The 2026 NFL Draft is months away, but with college football in full swing, it may be time to start looking ahead. On top of that, the Vikings‘ season kicked off yesterday, which means we are launching our weekly Mock Draft Monday series here on Vikings Wire.
The team’s positional needs heading into the season include cornerbacks, safety, linebacker, defensive line, and running back. The Vikings should easily find playmakers at those positions in this draft class. On defense, especially, this could prove to be a very special class with the amount of playmakers on that side of the ball.
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In this mock draft, we won’t be starting with any trades. Rather, we will sit wherever the PFF mock draft simulator has us. After seeing how the team performed in Week 2 against the Atlanta Falcons, this mock draft could go in any direction, as several needs seem to be emerging across the board.
Here is how things shaped up following Week 2 of the regular season.
Vikings Draft PicksRound 1, Pick 16: A.J. Harris, CB, Penn StateRound 2, Pick 48: Sonny Styles, LB, Ohio StateRound 3, Pick 80: Trevor Goosby, OT, TexasRound 3, Pick 97: Kyle Louis, LB, PittsburghRound 4, Pick 116: Christian Gray, CB, Notre DameRound 5, Pick 155: Chase Roberts, WR, BYURound 5, Pick 170: Iapani Laloulu, C, OregonRound 5, Pick 173: Eric O’Neill, Edge, RutgersRound 6, Pick 187: Marlin Klein, TE, MichiganRound 6, Pick 194: Justice Haynes, RB, MichiganRound 6, Pick 209: Byrum Brown, QB, USFRound 7, Pick 229: Fernando Carmona, G, Arkansas
This article originally appeared on Vikings Wire: Mock Draft Monday: What do the Vikings need after their Week 2 loss?