The staff of Defiant Takes Football participated in a three-round mock draft last week. The first section of this article reviews the Minnesota Vikings’ picks for these three mock draft rounds. The second section reviews the mock draft in its entirety.
First-Round Pick (#23): Will Levis Quarterback, Kentucky
I was actually incredibly surprised and happy that Will Levis fell to me at pick number 23. I thought that he would have been long gone by then. The Minnesota Vikings’ biggest draft need is at the cornerback position, but I could not pass up the opportunity to draft Kirk Cousins’ eventual successor. It was an excellent value pick. I originally tried to trade down to garner more draft picks for the Vikings (they only have five), but I received no offers. This worked out better than if I had planned it.
Second-Round Pick: The Minnesota Vikings have no second-round pick in this year’s draft.
Third Round Pick (#87): Gervon Dexter Sr. Defensive Tackle, University of Florida
This was both a need and value pick. Although the cornerback position is probably the number one need for the Minnesota Vikings this year, the defensive tackle position is next in line. With Dalvin Tomlinson departing for Cleveland in free agency, the Vikings have a huge hole to fill in the middle of their defensive line. If I hadn’t drafted Dexter at this spot, I probably would have chosen South Carolina cornerback Darius Rush. Dexter was just too good a value to ignore.
The Three-Round DTF Staff Mock Draft
Welcome to the DTF Staff Mock Draft for 2023! Every single team has a GM who manages trades and picks. See the bottom of the article for all trades and GM info!
Mock Draft Round One
One-CAR: CJ Stroud, QB Ohio State (Film Breakdown)
Two-HOU: Bryce Young, QB Alabama (Film Breakdown)
Three-ARI: Will Anderson Jr., ED Alabama (Film Breakdown)
Four-IND: Anthony Richardson, QB Florida (Film Breakdown)
Five-SEA: Jalen Carter, IDL Georgia (Film Breakdown)
Six-DET: Tyree Wilson, ED Texas Tech (Film Breakdown)
Seven-LV: Christian Gonzalez, CB Oregon (Film Breakdown)
Eight-ATL: Devon Witherspoon, CB Illinois
Nine-CHI: Peter Skoronski, OT Northwestern
Ten-PHI: Nolan Smith, ED Georgia (Film Breakdown)
Eleven-TEN: Broderick Jones, OT Georgia (Film Breakdown)
Twelve-HOU: Jaxon Smith-Njigba, WR Ohio State (Film Breakdown)
Thirteen-LAC: Jordan Addison, WR USC (Film Breakdown)
Fourteen-NE: Paris Johnson Jr., OT Ohio State (Film Breakdown)
Fifteen-NYJ: Darnell Wright, OT Tennessee (Film Breakdown)
Sixteen-WAS: Brian Branch, DB Alabama
Seventeen-PIT: Dawand Jones, OT Ohio State (Film Breakdown)
Eighteen-DET: Quentin Johnston, WR TCU (Film Breakdown)
Nineteen-TB: O’Cyrus Torrence, G, Florida
Twenty-SEA: Michael Mayer, TE Notre Dame (Film Breakdown)
Twenty-one-GB: Myles Murphy, ED Clemson (Film Breakdown)
Twenty-two-BAL: Joey Porter Jr., CB Penn State
Twenty-three-MIN: Will Levis, QB, Kentucky (Film Breakdown)
Twenty-four-JAC: Kelee Ringo, CB Georgia
Twenty-five-NYG: Bijan Robinson, RB Texas (Film Breakdown)
Twenty-six-DAL: Steve Avila, G TCU
Twenty-seven-BUF: Jack Campbell, LB Iowa (Film Breakdown)
Twenty-eight-CIN: Dalton Kincaid, TE Utah
Twenty-nine-NO: Lukas Van Ness, ED Iowa (Film Breakdown)
Thirty-PHI: Calijah Kancey, IDL Pitt
Thirty-one-KC: Anton Harrison, OT Oklahoma
Mock Draft Round Two
Thirty-two-PIT: Mazi Smith, IDL Michigan
Thirty-three-HOU: Jahmyr Gibbs, RB Alabama
Thirty-four-ARI: Deonte Banks, CB Maryland
Thirty-five-IND: Cam Smith, CB South Carolina
Thirty-six-LAR: Emmanuel Forbes, CB Mississippi State
Thirty-seven-SEA: Daiyan Henley, LB Washington State
Thirty-eight-LV: Bryan Bresee, IDL Clemson (Film Breakdown)
Thirty-nine-CAR: Darnell Washington, TE Georgia (Film Breakdown)
Forty-NO: Zay Flowers, WR Boston College (Film Breakdown)
Forty-one-TEN: Josh Downs, WR North Carolina (Film Breakdown)
Forty-two-GB: Cedric Tillman, WR Tennessee
Forty-three-CHI: Jalin Hyatt, WR Tennessee (Film Breakdown)
Forty-for-ATL: Adetomiwa Adebawore, ED Northwestern
Forty-five-GB: Cody Mauch, G North Dakota State
Forty-six-NE: Tuli Tuipulotu, ED USC
Forty-seven-WAS: John Michael Schmitz, C Minnesota
Forty-eight-NYJ: Joe Tippmann, C Wisconsin
Forty-nine-ARI: Matthew Bergeron, OT Syracuse
Fifty-TB: Jaelyn Duncan, OT Maryland
Fifty-one-MIA: Sam LaPorta, TE Iowa
Fifty-two-SEA: Luke Wypler, C Ohio State
Fifty-three-DET: Julius Brents, CB Kansas State
Fifty-four-SF: Wanya Morris, OT Oklahoma
Fifty-five-DET: Keanu Benton, IDL Wisconsin
Fifty-six-JAC: Felix Anudike-Uzomah, ED Kansas State
Fifty-sevenNYG: Andrew Vorhees, G USC
Fifty-eight-DAL: Will McDonald, ED Iowa State
Fifty-nine-BUF: Luke Musgrave, TE Oregon State
Sixty-CIN: Clark Phillips III, CB Utah
Sixty-one-CHI: Siaki Ika, IDL Baylor
Sixty-two-LV: Hendon Hooker, QB Tennessee
Sixty-three-KC: Marvin Mims Jr., WR Oklahoma
Mock Draft Round Three
Sixty-four-CHI: BJ Ojulari, ED LSU (Film Breakdown)
Sixty-five-HOU: Derick Hall, ED Auburn
Sixty-six-ARI: Keion White, ED Georgia Tech
Sixty-seven-DEN: Tyrique Stevenson, CB Miami
Sixty-eight-CLE: Tyler Scott, WR Cincinnati
Sixty-nine-LAR: Tyler Steen, OT Alabama
Seventy-PIT: DJ Turner, CB Michigan
Seventy-one-NO: Drew Sanders, LB Arkansas
Seventy-two-TEN: Michael Wilson, WR Stanford
Seventy-three-HOU: Jammie Robinson, S Florida State
Seventy-four-DEN: Jordan Battle, S Alabama
Seventy-five-ATL: Tank Dell, WR Houston
Seventy-six-ATL: Isaiah Foskey, ED Notre Dame
Seventy-seven-LAR: Eli Ricks, CB Alabama
Seventy-eight-GB: JL Skinner, S Boise State
Seventy-nine-IND: Isaiah McGuire, ED Missouri
Eighty-PHI: Trenton Simpson, LB Clemson (Film Breakdown)
Eighty-one-DET: Dorian Williams, LB Tulane
Eight-two-TB: Tank Bigsby, RB Auburn
Eight-three-DEN: Rashee Rice, WR SMU
Eight-four-PHI: Jartavius Martin, CB Illinois
Eighty-five-GB: Luke Schoonmaker, TE Michigan
Eighty-six-DEN: Zach Charbonnet, RB UCLA (Film Breakdown)
Eighty-seven-MIN: Gervon Dexter, IDL Florida
Eighty-eight-JAC: Chandler Zavala, G NC State
Eighty-nine-DEN: Byron Young, ED Tennessee
Ninety-DAL: Tyjae Spears, RB Tulane
Ninety-one-BUF: Colby Wooden, ED Missouri
Ninety-two-CIN: Antonio Johnson, S Texas A&M
Ninety-three-CAR: Devon Achane, RB Texas A&M
Ninety-four-PHI: Moro Ojomo, IDL Texas
Ninety-five-KC: Blake Freeland, OT BYU
Ninety-six-Nick Herbig, ED Wisconsin
Ninety-seven-WAS: Zach Harrison, ED Ohio State
Ninety-eight-DEN: Kayshon Boutte, WR LSU
Ninety-nine-LAC: DeWayne McBride, RB UAB
One-hundred-LV: Zach Kuntz, TE Old Dominion
One-hundred & one-SF: KJ Henry, ED Clemson
One-hundred & two-SF: Ji’Ayir Brown, S Penn State
Staff Mock Draft Team GMs:
BUF: Jamie Malloy
MIA: Taylor Tilley
NE: Kevin Perry
NYJ: Max Dean
CIN: Shane Carter
BAL: Kyle Starrett
PIT: Matthew Brown
CLE: Kyron Samuels
JAC: Reagan Harris
TEN: Kyron Samuels
IND: Noah Ashley
HOU: Jon Deakins
KC: Tyla Wright
LAC: Max Dean
LV: Isabel Villa
DEN: Brison Owens
PHI: Kyle Starrett
DAL: Shane Carter
NYG: Jordan Ramos
WAS: Nick Merriam
MIN: Greg Simbeck
DET: Ben Bosscher
GB: Matthew Brown
CHI: Max Dean
TB: Kyron Samuels
NO: Tyler Eschette
CAR: Max Dean
ATL: Tre’Shon Diaz
SF: Angela Miele
SEA: Julie Miller
LAR: Kyron Samuels
ARI: Sam Goodman
