C
Minnesota Vikings
A mixed bag for the Vikings, and a C to match.
by Kev05555 ·
2026 NFL Draft
· 9 picks
· 5 steals
· 2 reaches
The tape said wait; the Vikings did not. Trey Holly went at No. 18, a good 304 picks before the board was ready.
That is a safety worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped quarterback, which is a strange place to end up.
Hit on Trey Holly and the swing picks, and this ages a lot better than it grades today.
Pick-by-Pick
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Trey Holly. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Anthony Hill Jr. at pick No. 49 is the proof. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Julian Neal in No. 82 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Circle this one: Jake Golday at the Round 3 slot is a fall that decides a draft. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Eli Raridon in pick 163 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
You do not let a wide receiver like CJ Daniels reach slot 196 and blink. They did not. It fills a real need, too.
Thaddeus Dixon at the 234th pick is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the cornerback. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
They took Lander Barton at par in slot 235, which is nothing to complain about. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
Somehow Michael Taaffe was still sitting there in pick No. 244, and they pounced on premier safety value. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.