Jaybeast17'S MOCK DRAFT
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Jaybeast17'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JUL 28, 2026

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  • Jaybeast17 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Vikings
Draft Selections
Carter Smith Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (MIN)
Carter Smith
OT Indiana
DJ Lagway Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (MIN)
DJ Lagway
QB Baylor
Anthony Smith Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (MIN)
Anthony Smith
DE-EDGE Minnesota
Dashawn Spears Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (MIN)
Dashawn Spears
S LSU
Evan Tengesdahl Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
Evan Tengesdahl
OG Cincinnati
Joenel Aguero Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (MIN)
Joenel Aguero
S Ole Miss
Jaden Platt Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (MIN)
Jaden Platt
TE Arkansas
Tunmise Adeleye Head Shot
PICK: 234 RND: 7 (MIN)
Tunmise Adeleye
DE-EDGE Syracuse
Kyle Altuner Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (MIN)
Kyle Altuner
C Virginia Tech
Draft Picks Received
Carter Smith Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (LV)
Carter Smith
OT Indiana
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (LV)
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Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall C
ValueD+ NeedA- TradesF FutureA
The Vikings bet the future on Lagway. The board says C.

The DJ Lagway selection is the head-turner. The Vikings reached 79 spots for him, and it will define how this weekend is remembered. A weekend of give and take that grades a C.

DJ Lagway is the bet, and the class will be judged on how it pays off. The Spears pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged.

Overpaying at the table undid a lot of the good work elsewhere. The running back spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick1 Rnd1 Carter Smith
In No. 1 they get a cornerstone up front. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick18 Rnd1 DJ Lagway
In the 18th pick they get the arm they will build around, a steep price for the projection. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick49 Rnd2 Anthony Smith
Anthony Smith at the 49th overall pick is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick82 Rnd3 Dashawn Spears
They will replay Dashawn Spears at the Round 3 slot for years; that is how good the value is. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick97 Rnd3 Evan Tengesdahl
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Evan Tengesdahl at slot 97. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick161 Rnd5 Joenel Aguero
Joenel Aguero in pick No. 161 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick194 Rnd6 Jaden Platt
A straight-up fair deal on Jaden Platt at the 194th overall pick, value and slot in agreement. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick234 Rnd7 Tunmise Adeleye
They jumped the gun on Tunmise Adeleye, taking him earlier than his grade liked. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick240 Rnd7 Kyle Altuner
A reach for Kyle Altuner in the 240th pick; a little patience would have been rewarded. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.