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treej'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 17, 2026

Mock 18

  • treej DRAFTING FOR THE
    Vikings
Draft Selections
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (MIN)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
D'Angelo Ponds Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (MIN)
D'Angelo Ponds
CB Indiana
Jonah Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (MIN)
Jonah Coleman
RB Washington
Kyle Louis Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (MIN)
Kyle Louis
LB Pittsburgh
Bryce Lance Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (MIN)
Bryce Lance
WR North Dakota State
Domonique Orange Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
Domonique Orange
DT Iowa State
Kage Casey Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (MIN)
Kage Casey
OT Boise State
Pat Coogan Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (MIN)
Pat Coogan
C Indiana
Zxavian Harris Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (MIN)
Zxavian Harris
DT Ole Miss
Andre Fuller Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (MIN)
Andre Fuller
CB Toledo
Draft Picks Received
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (BUF)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
Jonah Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (PHI)
Jonah Coleman
RB Washington
Bryce Lance Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (BUF)
Bryce Lance
WR North Dakota State
Kage Casey Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (PHI)
Kage Casey
OT Boise State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (BUF)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Makai Lemon Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (BUF)
Makai Lemon
WR USC
Isaiah Jatta Head Shot
PICK: 234 RND: 7 (BUF)
Isaiah Jatta
OT BYU
Miles Kitselman Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (PHI)
Miles Kitselman
TE Tennessee
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (LV)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (LV)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Players traded away
Head Shot
Jonathan Greenard
DE
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall C-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesF FutureB-
A costly weekend of dealing drags the Vikings to a C-.

It is the swing that defines the weekend: Pat Coogan in pick 163, a good 33 spots before the room expected him.

They lost the exchange badly enough to drag the whole class down. They punted on quarterback, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Orange.

It nets out as a middle-of-the-pack haul that neither helps nor hurts much.

Pick Analysis
Pick26 Rnd1 Dillon Thieneman
In Round 1, Pick 26 they get a downhill hitter at safety, even if it was a touch early. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick49 Rnd2 D'Angelo Ponds
No edge and no loss on D'Angelo Ponds in pick 49; it is a wash and a sensible one. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick68 Rnd3 Jonah Coleman
A straight-up fair deal on Jonah Coleman at No. 68, value and slot in agreement. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick82 Rnd3 Kyle Louis
Kyle Louis in pick No. 82 is fair value, right on his grade. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick91 Rnd3 Bryce Lance
A wild overpay on Bryce Lance in slot 91, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick97 Rnd3 Domonique Orange
Domonique Orange at the 97th pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. It fills a real need, too.
Pick122 Rnd4 Kage Casey
A big swing on Kage Casey at Round 4, Pick 22, well ahead of any board in the building. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick163 Rnd5 Pat Coogan
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Pat Coogan well ahead of where he belonged. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick196 Rnd6 Zxavian Harris
Zxavian Harris in pick 196 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick235 Rnd7 Andre Fuller
No drama and no debate, Andre Fuller went about where he belonged in No. 235. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.