31st'S MOCK DRAFT
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3 firsts in 2025

  • 31st DRAFTING FOR THE
    Vikings
Draft Selections
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (MIN)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (MIN)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
DeWayne Carter Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (MIN)
DeWayne Carter
DT Duke
Calen Bullock Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (MIN)
Calen Bullock
S USC
Isaiah Adams Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (MIN)
Isaiah Adams
OT Illinois
Nelson Ceaser Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (MIN)
Nelson Ceaser
DL-EDGE Houston
Mason McCormick Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (MIN)
Mason McCormick
OT South Dakota State
Ty'Ron Hopper Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (MIN)
Ty'Ron Hopper
LB Missouri
Jase McClellan Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 6 (MIN)
Jase McClellan
RB Alabama
Sheridan Jones Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (MIN)
Sheridan Jones
CB Clemson
Jowon Briggs Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (MIN)
Jowon Briggs
DT Cincinnati
Marcellas Dial Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (MIN)
Marcellas Dial
CB South Carolina
Draft Picks Received
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (WSH)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
DeWayne Carter Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (WSH)
DeWayne Carter
DT Duke
Nelson Ceaser Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (WSH)
Nelson Ceaser
DL-EDGE Houston
Jase McClellan Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 6 (BAL)
Jase McClellan
RB Alabama
Sheridan Jones Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (BAL)
Sheridan Jones
CB Clemson
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (BAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (WSH)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (BAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (BAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (BAL)
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Draft Picks Traded
Jared Verse Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (WSH)
Jared Verse
DE-EDGE Florida State
Grayson Murphy Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (BAL)
Grayson Murphy
DL-EDGE UCLA
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall C+
ValueB- NeedB TradesF FutureA+
A franchise passer in McCarthy headlines a C+ weekend for the Vikings.

The one hole that towered over the rest is filled. The Vikings spent their marquee pick on J.J. McCarthy, and for the first time in a while there is a real answer at quarterback. A weekend of give and take that grades a C+.

The cost of the Briggs reach is exactly the players who went right after him. The trade table is where this weekend went wrong.

The Bullock pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged. The wide receiver spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

A perfectly average weekend, for better and for worse.

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 J.J. McCarthy
In the 23rd overall pick they get their guy under center for the next decade. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick78 Rnd3 Payton Wilson
Circle this one: Payton Wilson at slot 78 is a fall that decides a draft. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick100 Rnd3 DeWayne Carter
A straight-up fair deal on DeWayne Carter at No. 100, value and slot in agreement. The roster fit checks out.
Pick108 Rnd4 Calen Bullock
Calen Bullock in the Round 4 slot is a gift, value that borders on unfair. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick129 Rnd4 Isaiah Adams
The board had cheaper options than Isaiah Adams at pick 129, and it noticed. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick152 Rnd5 Nelson Ceaser
They liked Nelson Ceaser enough to skip the value, taking him in the 152nd pick. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick157 Rnd5 Mason McCormick
A tidy bit of business in Round 5, Pick 21, where Mason McCormick graded well above the range. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick177 Rnd6 Ty'Ron Hopper
A market-rate linebacker, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Ty'Ron Hopper. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
Pick218 Rnd6 Jase McClellan
They will replay Jase McClellan at the 218th pick for years; that is how good the value is. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick228 Rnd7 Sheridan Jones
They read the board right and Sheridan Jones was the payoff at the 228th overall pick. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick230 Rnd7 Jowon Briggs
A real head-scratcher, Jowon Briggs in pick No. 230 is miles ahead of his ranking. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick232 Rnd7 Marcellas Dial
They jumped the gun on Marcellas Dial, taking him earlier than his grade liked. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.