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MINNESOTA VIKINGS TEAM NEEDS
Most recent team needs update:
June 6
Starter Need High (P1, P2)
SFTY
CB
Starter Need Medium (P3)
Mid Round Fill High (P5)
RB
WR
WRS
OG
TE
NT
DL5T
EDGE
ILB
Depth Fill (P4)
OT
OC
CBN
Late Round Fill (P6)
QB
DL3T
OLB
Minimal Need (P9)
VIKINGS PICKS/COMMENTS MOST RECENT MOCK
Results from 2026 Consensus Mock Draft:
2026 Mock Draft #1
Most recent mock draft update:
6/7/25
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R1
22
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Minnesota
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Dillon Thieneman
Oregon
S
Reach/Value:
-18
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Height:
6'0"
Weight:
207
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2025 Draft Grade B
The Vikings entered the draft with only five picks. Many folks thought they might trade down in the first round to score another Day 2 pick, or more. The work that Kwesi Adofo-Mensah did in free agency really allowed the team to go with almost any position in the first round. The consensus amongst many draftniks was that the Vikings were going to select a Cornerback or Safety.
However the Vikings selected Donovan Jackson who was one of the top three offensive guards in the rankings. Although selecting a Guard was not the most popular prediction, it did fill an immediate need and it served more than one purpose. The Vikings are going to start JJ McCarthy at Quarterback who has not taken a snap in the NFL to date. He was injured and missed his first season. Providing the best protection possible will help the young Quarterback greatly as he will be able to focus more on the coverage than scrambling around to avoid pressure.
The Vikings did not make any trades before their next pick which was at pick 102. The team selected Wide Receiver Tai Felton from Maryland. This could be considered a bit of a surprise until you realize that Jalen Nailor will be a free agent in 2026 and he might command more of a salary than the Vikings are prepared to offer. As with their RD1 pick, many fans were thinking the team would target safety or corner with pick 102.
On Day 3 the Vikings filled some immediate depth needs at Defensive End/Edge, Inside Linebacker, and Tight End. Tyrion Ingram-Dawkins who was their fifth round pick is a Defensive End/Edge from Georgia. PFF named him as their favorite selection of the Vikings saying 'He is a high-scoring athlete (weight-adjusted) who can play anywhere from 3-technique to 5-technique.".
Looking ahead - 2026 Draft
The Vikings contract situations should inform us about what positions they might target early next April. Safeties Harrison Smith and Josh Metellus will both be free agents with Smith likely retiring. They'll also strongly consider cornerback as well.
Mark P, Vikings Analyst - DrafttekVikings@Gmail.com
The Vikings entered the draft with only five picks. Many folks thought they might trade down in the first round to score another Day 2 pick, or more. The work that Kwesi Adofo-Mensah did in free agency really allowed the team to go with almost any position in the first round. The consensus amongst many draftniks was that the Vikings were going to select a Cornerback or Safety.
However the Vikings selected Donovan Jackson who was one of the top three offensive guards in the rankings. Although selecting a Guard was not the most popular prediction, it did fill an immediate need and it served more than one purpose. The Vikings are going to start JJ McCarthy at Quarterback who has not taken a snap in the NFL to date. He was injured and missed his first season. Providing the best protection possible will help the young Quarterback greatly as he will be able to focus more on the coverage than scrambling around to avoid pressure.
The Vikings did not make any trades before their next pick which was at pick 102. The team selected Wide Receiver Tai Felton from Maryland. This could be considered a bit of a surprise until you realize that Jalen Nailor will be a free agent in 2026 and he might command more of a salary than the Vikings are prepared to offer. As with their RD1 pick, many fans were thinking the team would target safety or corner with pick 102.
On Day 3 the Vikings filled some immediate depth needs at Defensive End/Edge, Inside Linebacker, and Tight End. Tyrion Ingram-Dawkins who was their fifth round pick is a Defensive End/Edge from Georgia. PFF named him as their favorite selection of the Vikings saying 'He is a high-scoring athlete (weight-adjusted) who can play anywhere from 3-technique to 5-technique.".
Looking ahead - 2026 Draft
The Vikings contract situations should inform us about what positions they might target early next April. Safeties Harrison Smith and Josh Metellus will both be free agents with Smith likely retiring. They'll also strongly consider cornerback as well.
Mark P, Vikings Analyst - DrafttekVikings@Gmail.com
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R2
54
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Minnesota
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Nyck Harbor
South Carolina
WR
Reach/Value:
-4
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Height:
6'5"
Weight:
235
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R3
86
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Minnesota
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Lee Hunter
Texas Tech
DL1T
Reach/Value:
-20
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Height:
6'4"
Weight:
320
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R4
118
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Minnesota
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Will Lee III
Texas A&M
CB
Reach/Value:
-18
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Height:
6'2"
Weight:
190
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R6
182
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Minnesota
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Caleb Tiernan
Northwestern
OT
Reach/Value:
-20
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Height:
6'6"
Weight:
329
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R7
214
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Minnesota
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Jayden Virgin-Morgan
Boise State
EDGE
Reach/Value:
26
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Height:
6'3"
Weight:
253
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VIKINGS HISTORICAL DRAFT PICKS
Reach/Value (R/V) Explained
The difference between where a player is selected in the NFL draft versus where the player was listed on the final Drafttek Big Board for the season in question.Example: A player who was listed at #50 on the Big Board and was selected at #35 will be a "Reach" of -15. Alternately, a player listed at #35 on the Big Board who was selected at #50 is a +15 "Value".
Simply put: a positive number is a Value pick, a negative number is a Reach.
| YEAR | RD | PK | NAME | SCHOOL | PSN | R/V | RV Val |
| 2025 | 1 | 24 | Donovan Jackson | Ohio State | OG | Reach | -19 |
| 2025 | 3 | 102 | Tai Felton | Maryland | WR | Reach | -2 |
| 2025 | 5 | 139 | Tyrion Ingram-Dawkins | Georgia | DL5T | Reach | -58 |
| 2025 | 6 | 201 | Kobe King | Penn State | ILB | Reach | -13 |
| 2025 | 6 | 202 | Gavin Bartholomew | Pittsburgh | TE | Reach | -60 |
| YEAR | RD | PK | NAME | SCHOOL | PSN | R/V | RV Val |
| 2024 | 1 | 10 | J.J. McCarthy | Michigan | QB | Reach | -1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 17 | Dallas Turner | Alabama | EDGE | Value | +8 |
| 2024 | 4 | 108 | Khyree Jackson | Oregon | CB | Value | +5 |
| 2024 | 6 | 177 | Walter Rouse | Oklahoma | OT | Reach | -25 |
| 2024 | 6 | 203 | Will Reichard | Alabama | PK | Reach | -56 |
| 2024 | 7 | 230 | Michael Jurgens | Wake Forest | OG | Reach | -122 |
| 2024 | 7 | 232 | Levi Drake-Rodriguez | TAMU-Commerce | DL3T | Reach | -148 |
| YEAR | RD | PK | NAME | SCHOOL | PSN | R/V | RV Val |
| 2023 | 1 | 23 | Jordan Addison | USC | WR | Reach | -5 |
| 2023 | 3 | 102 | Mekhi Blackmon | USC | CBN | Reach | -62 |
| 2023 | 4 | 134 | Jay Ward | LSU | S | Reach | -22 |
| 2023 | 5 | 141 | Jaquelin Roy | LSU | DL3T | Value | +20 |
| 2023 | 5 | 164 | Jaren Hall | BYU | QB | Reach | -7 |
| 2023 | 7 | 222 | DeWayne McBride | UAB | RB | Value | +85 |
| YEAR | RD | PK | NAME | SCHOOL | PSN | R/V | RV Val |
| 2022 | 1 | 32 | Lewis Cine | Georgia | S | Reach | -3 |
| 2022 | 2 | 42 | Andrew Booth Jr. | Clemson | CB | Value | +8 |
| 2022 | 2 | 59 | Ed Ingram | LSU | OG | Reach | -75 |
| 2022 | 3 | 66 | Brian Asamoah | Oklahoma | OLB | Reach | -18 |
| 2022 | 4 | 118 | Akayleb Evans | Missouri | CB | Reach | -66 |
| 2022 | 5 | 165 | Esezi Otomewo | Minnesota | DL5T | Reach | -43 |
| 2022 | 5 | 169 | Ty Chandler | North Carolina | RBC | Reach | -24 |
| 2022 | 6 | 184 | Vederian Lowe | Ilinois | OT | Reach | -57 |
| 2022 | 6 | 191 | Jalen Nailor | Michigan State | WR | Reach | -64 |
| 2022 | 7 | 227 | Nick Muse | South Carolina | TE | Reach | -129 |
| YEAR | RD | PK | NAME | SCHOOL | PSN | R/V | RV Val |
| 2021 | 1 | 23 | Christian Darrisaw | Virginia Tech | OT | Value | +9 |
| 2021 | 3 | 66 | Kellen Mond | Texas A&M | QB | Reach | -19 |
| 2021 | 3 | 78 | Chazz Surratt | North Carolina | ILB | Value | +5 |
| 2021 | 3 | 86 | Wyatt Davis | Ohio State | OG | Value | +53 |
| 2021 | 3 | 90 | Patrick Jones II | Pitt | EDGE | Value | +4 |
| 2021 | 4 | 119 | Kene Nwangwu | Iowa State | RB | Reach | -89 |
| 2021 | 4 | 125 | Camryn Bynum | Cal | CB | Reach | -56 |
| 2021 | 4 | 134 | Janarius Robinson | Florida State | EDGE | Reach | -75 |
| 2021 | 5 | 157 | Ihmir Smith-Marsette | Iowa | WR | Value | +36 |
| 2021 | 5 | 168 | Zach Davidson | Central Missouri St | TE | Reach | -79 |
| 2021 | 6 | 199 | Jaylen Twyman | Pitt | DL3T | Value | +143 |
| YEAR | RD | PK | NAME | SCHOOL | PSN | R/V | RV Val |
| 2020 | 1 | 22 | Justin Jefferson | LSU | WR | Reach | -2 |
| 2020 | 1 | 31 | Jeff Gladney | TCU | CB | Reach | -25 |
| 2020 | 2 | 58 | Ezra Cleveland | Boise State | OT | Reach | -3 |
| 2020 | 3 | 89 | Cameron Dantzler | Mississippi State | CB | Value | +10 |
| 2020 | 4 | 117 | D.J. Wonnum | South Carolina | EDGE | Reach | -68 |
| 2020 | 4 | 130 | James Lynch | Baylor | DL5T | Value | +75 |
| 2020 | 4 | 132 | Troy Dye | Oregon | ILB | Value | +69 |
| 2020 | 5 | 169 | Harrison Hand | Temple | S | Reach | -60 |
| 2020 | 5 | 176 | K.J. Osborn | Miami | WRS | Reach | -59 |
| 2020 | 6 | 203 | Blake Brandel | Oregon State | OT | Reach | -69 |
| 2020 | 6 | 205 | Josh Metellus | Michigan | DB | Reach | -184 |
| 2020 | 7 | 225 | Kenny Willekes | Michigan State | EDGE | Value | +36 |
| 2020 | 7 | 244 | Nate Stanley | Iowa | QB | Value | +89 |
| 2020 | 7 | 249 | Brian Cole II | Mississippi State | S | Reach | -80 |
| 2020 | 7 | 253 | Kyle Hinton | Washburn | OG | Reach | -121 |
| YEAR | RD | PK | NAME | SCHOOL | PSN | R/V | RV Val |
| 2019 | 1 | 18 | Garrett Bradbury | North Carolina St | OC | Reach | -10 |
| 2019 | 2 | 50 | Irv Smith Jr. | Alabama | TE | Value | +3 |
| 2019 | 3 | 102 | Alexander Mattison | Boise State | RB | Reach | -56 |
| 2019 | 4 | 114 | Dru Samia | Oklahoma | OG | Reach | -63 |
| 2019 | 5 | 162 | Cameron Smith | USC | ILB | Value | +60 |
| 2019 | 6 | 190 | Armon Watts | Arkansas | DL5T | Reach | -60 |
| 2019 | 6 | 191 | Marcus Epps | Wyoming | S | Reach | -49 |
| 2019 | 6 | 193 | Olisaemeka Udoh | Elon | OT | Reach | -23 |
| 2019 | 7 | 217 | Kris Boyd | Texas | CB | Value | +26 |
| 2019 | 7 | 239 | Dillon Mitchell | Oregon | WR | Value | +88 |
| 2019 | 7 | 247 | Bisi Johnson | Colorado St. | WR | Reach | -159 |
| 2019 | 7 | 250 | Austin Cutting | Air Force | LS | Reach | -98 |
| YEAR | RD | PK | NAME | SCHOOL | PSN | R/V | RV Val |
| 2018 | 1 | 30 | Mike Hughes | UCF | CB | Value | +2 |
| 2018 | 2 | 62 | Brian O'Neill | Pittsburgh | OT | Value | +22 |
| 2018 | 4 | 102 | Jalyn Holmes | Ohio State | DL5T | Reach | -12 |
| 2018 | 5 | 157 | Tyler Conklin | Central Michigan | TE | Reach | -133 |
| 2018 | 5 | 167 | Daniel Carlson | Auburn | PK | Reach | -75 |
| 2018 | 6 | 213 | Colby Gossett | Appalachian St | OG | Reach | -199 |
| 2018 | 6 | 218 | Ade Aruna | Tulane | DL | Reach | -110 |
| 2018 | 7 | 225 | Devante Downs | California | LB | Reach | -112 |
| YEAR | RD | PK | NAME | SCHOOL | PSN | R/V | RV Val |
| 2017 | 2 | 41 | Dalvin Cook | Florida St | RBF | Value | +21 |
| 2017 | 3 | 70 | Pat Elflein | Ohio St | OC | Value | +2 |
| 2017 | 4 | 109 | Jaleel Johnson | Iowa | DT | Value | +13 |
| 2017 | 4 | 120 | Ben Gedeon | Michigan | LB | Reach | -23 |
| 2017 | 5 | 170 | Rodney Adams | South Florida | WR | Reach | -9 |
| 2017 | 5 | 180 | Danny Isidora | Miami (FL) | G | Value | +4 |
| 2017 | 6 | 201 | Bucky Hodges | Virginia Tech | TE | Value | +7 |
| 2017 | 7 | 219 | Stacy Coley | Miami (FL) | WR | Value | +2 |
| 2017 | 7 | 220 | Ifeadi Odenigbo | Northwestern | DE | Reach | -17 |
| 2017 | 7 | 232 | Elijah Lee | Kansas State | LB | Reach | -33 |
| 2017 | 7 | 245 | Jack Tocho | NC State | CB | Value | +16 |
| YEAR | RD | PK | NAME | SCHOOL | PSN | R/V | RV Val |
| 2016 | 1 | 23 | Laquon Treadwell | Ole Miss | WR | Value | +7 |
| 2016 | 2 | 54 | Mackensie Alexander | Clemson | CB | Value | +42 |
| 2016 | 4 | 121 | Willie Beavers | W Michigan | OT | Reach | -53 |
| 2016 | 5 | 160 | Kentrell Brothers | Missouri | ILB | Value | +106 |
| 2016 | 6 | 180 | Moritz Boehringer | SH Unicorns | WR | Reach | -97 |
| 2016 | 6 | 188 | David Morgan | UTSA | TE | Reach | -310 |
| 2016 | 7 | 227 | Stephen Weatherly | Vanderbilt | OLB | Reach | -12 |
| 2016 | 7 | 244 | Jayron Kearse | Clemson | S | Value | +64 |
| YEAR | RD | PK | NAME | SCHOOL | PSN | R/V | RV Val |
| 2015 | 1 | 11 | Trae Waynes | Michigan St | CB | Value | +2 |
| 2015 | 2 | 45 | Eric Kendricks | UCLA | ILB | Value | +24 |
| 2015 | 3 | 88 | Danielle Hunter | LSU | EDGE | Value | +48 |
| 2015 | 4 | 110 | T.J. Clemmings | Pittsburgh | OT | Value | +90 |
| 2015 | 5 | 143 | MyCole Pruitt | Southern Illinois | TE | Value | +8 |
| 2015 | 5 | 146 | Stefon Diggs | Maryland | WR | Reach | -26 |
| 2015 | 6 | 185 | Tyrus Thompson | Oklahoma | OT | Reach | -80 |
| 2015 | 6 | 193 | B.J. Dubose | Louisville | DL5T | Reach | -70 |
| 2015 | 7 | 228 | Austin Shepherd | Alabama | OT | Value | +56 |
| 2015 | 7 | 232 | Joey Iosefa | Hawaii | FB | Value | +35 |
| YEAR | RD | PK | NAME | SCHOOL | PSN | R/V | RV Val |
| 2014 | 1 | 9 | Anthony Barr | UCLA | EDGE | Reach | -3 |
| 2014 | 1 | 32 | Teddy Bridgewater | Louisville | QB | Value | +15 |
| 2014 | 3 | 72 | Scott Crichton | Oregon State | EDGE | Value | +20 |
| 2014 | 3 | 96 | Jerick McKinnon | Georgia Southern | RB | Reach | -39 |
| 2014 | 5 | 145 | David Yankey | Stanford | OG | Value | +108 |
| 2014 | 6 | 182 | Antone Exum | Virginia Tech | CB | Reach | -49 |
| 2014 | 6 | 184 | Kendall James | Maine | CB | Reach | -60 |
| 2014 | 7 | 220 | Shamar Stephen | Connecticut | DL3T | Value | +4 |
| 2014 | 7 | 223 | Brandon Watts | Georgia Tech | OLB | Reach | -53 |
| 2014 | 7 | 225 | Jabari Price | North Carolina | CB | Reach | -53 |