What We Would Have Done with Every Vikings Draft Pick
USC wide receiver Makai Lemon gazed into the camera and delivers a highly awkward speech in front of reporters at the 2026 NFL Combine. Lemon was later selected by the Philadelphia Eagles in the 2026 NFL Draft. Mandatory Credit: YouTube VikingsTerritory piloted a new exercise in 2026: selecting Minnesota Vikings draft picks in real-time as if we were the general manager.
It’s not necessarily a “mock” draft; it’s a “what we would have done in the heat of the moment” alternate draft. VT’s version of the Vikings’ draft is a completely different animal. For example, we would not have drafted Caleb Banks in Round 1; instead, we would have embraced, in our estimation, the best player available on the board.
Our Alternate Vikings Draft Class Is Here. Hold Us Accountable. Important note: for the purposes of this exercise, we ignore who and what the Vikings drafted.
For instance, the Vikings drafted a DT in Round 1; we did not. Our draft or roster still needed a DT. The Vikings did not.
And one more caveat: we would not have traded Jonathan Greenard to the Philadelphia Eagles. It’s hard to understand how a team that is paying its starting quarterback $1. 3 million has such profound salary cap trouble.
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