Draft season is coming to a head with Vikings Top 30 visits this week and evaluations being finalized.
It’s completely wild to comprehend the 2026 occasion will get underway in 16 days. Where has the time gone?!
Our newest Mock Draft Tracker ought to assist set the stage for what the Vikings may do once they’re on the clock a pair picks after the midpoint of the opening spherical. Of course, the “best guesses” we discover do not at all times come to fruition, and just one prospect will hear his title known as with the 18th general decide.
It’s worthwhile then to be taught who among the anticipated suits are … even when they have not modified.
That brings us again to an ultra-productive security who starred at Purdue initially after which Oregon, a man who consultants seemingly cannot place on one other crew as a result of his recreation reminds them of Harrison Smith.
“The Hitman” hasn’t selected returning for Year 15 or retiring — there isn’t any rush, in any case — however in both situation, pundits assume Dillon Thieneman has the expertise and traits to make an affect within the NFL.
Thieneman has proven up in additional than half the mock drafts we have scouted — 56% in Version 4.0, 60% in 5.0 and 56% once more on this iteration (14 out of 25 submissions) — since he verified his athleticism on the mix. His inventory arrowed up after working the 40 in 4.35 seconds and posting a 41-inch vertical bounce.
Two different prospects appeared greater than as soon as on this roundup: two folks projected Tennessee CB Jermod McCoy, who did not play in 2025 as a result of an ACL harm however reportedly aced his Pro Day with a 40 within the 4.37-4.41 vary; and three folks casted predictions for Toledo S Emmanuel McNeil-Warren, an extended, dynamic participant who has been touted as a enjoyable, movable addition for Defensive Coordinator Brian Flores.
The six prospects who flashed as one-offs on this assortment of mocks are Florida DL Caleb Banks, Utah OL Spencer Fano, Notre Dame RB Jeremiyah Love, Ohio State DL Kayden McDonald, Miami edge Akheem Mesidor and Clemson DL Peter Woods. This is the primary time we have seen Mesidor talked about as a attainable selection for Minnesota in Round 1 (amongst greater than 50 totally different prognosticators that now we have featured).
