🏈 2026 NFL Draft Consensus
Top 100 Prospects · 11 Mock Analysts · 6 Ranking Sources — April 23-25, Pittsburgh
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🏆 #1 Pick: Fernando Mendoza (QB, Indiana) 📺 ESPN · ABC · NFL Network 📍 Acrisure Stadium, Pittsburgh 257 Picks · 7 Rounds
Last Updated: April 16, 2026

Minnesota Vikings

📋 9-8 🏟️ NFC North 🎯 9 picks in 2026 Draft

📋 2026 Draft Picks

Round 1 #18
Round 2 #49
Round 3 #82, #97
Round 5 #163
Round 6 #196
Round 7 #234, #235, #244

🎯 Top Needs

🔥 DL OL S WR CB
DL: Interior defensive line
OL: Offensive line protection
S: Safety help
WR: Receiving weapons
CB: Secondary coverage

⭐ Our Pick

R1 Pick #18 S
Dillon Thieneman
S · Oregon · 6'0 · 201 lbs
91.1 PFF coverage grade — best in the nation. 4 analysts have him 18-19. Vikings need secondary help.
91.1 coverage grade (PFF, nation-best). 4.35 40, 41" vert. 9.89 RAS — elite athletic profile.

📊 Analyst Mock Projections

NFL.com (Band) S Dillon Thieneman (18 · MIN)
FantasyPros S Dillon Thieneman (18 · MIN)
Kiper (ESPN) S Dillon Thieneman (18 · MIN)
Brugler (Athletic) CB Jermod McCoy (18 · MIN)
McShay (Ringer) WR Denzel Boston (18 · MIN)
Iyer (TSN) S Dillon Thieneman (18 · MIN)

💭 Dream Draft — All 9 Picks

R1 #18 WR Makai Lemon USC
R2 #49 CB Brandon Cisse South Carolina
R3 #82 WR Zachariah Branch Georgia
R3 #97 OG Jalen Farmer Kentucky
R5 #163 Target: DL — Interior defensive line
R6 #196 Target: OL — Offensive line protection
R7 #234 Target: DL — Interior defensive line
R7 #235 Target: CB — Secondary coverage
R7 #244 Target: S — Safety help

👀 Players to Watch

#13 WR Makai Lemon USC · 5'11 · 192 lbs
#14 CB Jermod McCoy Tennessee · 6'1 · 188 lbs
#15 WR Jordyn Tyson Arizona State · 6'2 · 203 lbs
#16 OT Monroe Freeling Georgia · 6'7 · 315 lbs
#18 OT Kadyn Proctor Alabama · 6'7 · 352 lbs
#19 S Dillon Thieneman Oregon · 6'0 · 201 lbs
#20 DT Peter Woods Clemson · 6'2 · 298 lbs
#21 WR Omar Cooper Jr. Indiana · 6'0 · 199 lbs
#24 CB Colton Hood Tennessee · 6'0 · 193 lbs
#26 DT Caleb Banks Florida · 6'6 · 327 lbs
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