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RUN ON MAR 13, 2026

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Draft Selections
Jeremiyah Love Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (MIN)
Jeremiyah Love
RB Notre Dame
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (MIN)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (MIN)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Anthony Lucas Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
Anthony Lucas
DE-EDGE USC
Tim Keenan III Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (MIN)
Tim Keenan III
DT Alabama
Jaeden Roberts Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (MIN)
Jaeden Roberts
OG Alabama
Toriano Pride Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 234 RND: 7 (MIN)
Toriano Pride Jr.
CB Missouri
Aaron Anderson Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (MIN)
Aaron Anderson
WR LSU
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B
ValueA NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Vikings let Anderson fall into their laps, and walked away with a B.

Somewhere a general manager is explaining how Aaron Anderson got past him. The Vikings do not have to explain a thing at the 240th pick. They moved the roster forward and banked a B for it.

A whole weekend of picks and quarterback is somehow still a want. On the needs board they went 6 of 8, with edge rusher the one that mattered most. Almost all the early capital went to that side of the ball.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Jeremiyah Love
In the 18th overall pick they get an every-down engine for the run game at a price that makes it sweeter.
Pick49 Rnd2 Dillon Thieneman
Dillon Thieneman slid further than he should have, and No. 49 is lovely value for the safety. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick82 Rnd3 Jake Slaughter
Steal is underselling it; Jake Slaughter at pick No. 82 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick97 Rnd3 Anthony Lucas
Anthony Lucas at Round 3, Pick 33 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick163 Rnd5 Tim Keenan III
Tim Keenan III at slot 163 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick196 Rnd6 Jaeden Roberts
Jaeden Roberts in pick 196 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick234 Rnd7 Toriano Pride Jr.
They barely believed it either: Toriano Pride Jr. still on the board at the 234th pick. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick240 Rnd7 Aaron Anderson
Taking Aaron Anderson in the Round 7 slot is close to grand larceny; a wide receiver that good had no business lasting this long. A need, and now a little less of one.