I’m going to go ahead and label this the final edition of this year’s Minnesota Vikings Mock Draft Database. I know that I’ve said that I would try to get one put together between the weekend and draft night, but I don’t want to promise it and then not deliver it. So, if it doesn’t happen, my apologies. If I do manage to get it knocked out, it’ll be a “Bonus” edition or something. Either way, I’m not sure how much things are going to change between now and then.
With that, here are the 100 mock drafts that make up what appears to be the final version of this year’s Database to track who the pundits think the Minnesota Vikings will be selecting at #30 overall in the 2018 NFL Draft. At least 60 of these mocks are either new to this edition of the Database or have been updated since the one we did last week (dated 14 April).
2018 Minnesota Vikings Mock Draft Database, Final Edition
Site | Name | Date | Round 1 (30) | Round 2 (62) | Round 3 (94) |
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Site | Name | Date | Round 1 (30) | Round 2 (62) | Round 3 (94) |
Draft Season | Lupagus | 21-Apr | Will Hernandez, G, Texas-El Paso | Tim Settle, DT, Virginia Tech | Chukwuma Okorafor, OT, Western Michigan |
Land of 10 | Wayne Staats | 21-Apr | Billy Price, G, Ohio State | ||
SEC Country | Connor Riley | 21-Apr | Billy Price, G, Ohio State | ||
Sporting News | Vinnie Iyer | 21-Apr | Mike McGlinchey, OT, Notre Dame | ||
The Phinsider | Clint Clearwater | 21-Apr | Will Hernandez, G, Texas-El Paso | Wyatt Teller, G, Virginia Tech | |
Alpha Football | Site | 20-Apr | Kolton Miller, OT, California-Los Angeles | D.J. Chark, WR, Louisiana State | |
Bleacher Report | Zach Buckley | 20-Apr | Will Hernandez, G, Texas-El Paso | ||
Draft King | Lou Pickney | 20-Apr | Billy Price, G, Ohio State | ||
EDS Football | Site | 20-Apr | Will Hernandez, G, Texas-El Paso | ||
Hero Sports | Jim Oxley | 20-Apr | Kolton Miller, OT, California-Los Angeles | ||
Hero Sports | Zach Prosba | 20-Apr | Jaire Alexander, CB, Louisville | ||
Huddle Report | Forrest Long | 20-Apr | Joshua Jackson, CB, Iowa | ||
NFL Draft Diamonds | Jonathan Joyce | 20-Apr | Connor Williams, OT, Texas | ||
NFL Rough Draft | Ray Mencio | 20-Apr | Will Hernandez, G, Texas-El Paso | Mike Gesicki, TE, Penn State | Kemoko Turay, DE, Rutgers |
NFL.com | Chad Reuter | 20-Apr | Mike McGlinchey, OT, Notre Dame | Billy Price, G, Ohio State | Tre'Quan Smith, WR, Central Florida |
SB Nation | Blogger Mock | 20-Apr | Joshua Jackson, CB, Iowa | ||
Athlon Sports | Bryan Fischer | 19-Apr | Will Hernandez, G, Texas-El Paso | ||
CBS Sports | Pete Prisco | 19-Apr | Isaiah Wynn, G, Georgia | ||
Draft Ace | Ryan McCrystal | 19-Apr | Connor Williams, OT, Texas | Nathan Shepherd, DT, Fort Hays State | |
Draft Site | D.J. Boyer | 19-Apr | Connor Williams, OT, Texas | R.J. McIntosh, DT, Miami (FL) | Deon Cain, WR, Clemson |
Draft Utopia | Chris Ransom | 19-Apr | Ronnie Harrison, S, Alabama | Anthony Miller, WR, Memphis | J.C. Jackson, CB, Maryland |
Draft Wire | Luke Easterling | 19-Apr | Billy Price, G, Ohio State | Derrick Nnadi, DL, Florida State | Dorian O'Daniel, LB, Clemson |
My NFL Draft | Site | 19-Apr | Will Hernandez, G, Texas-El Paso | ||
NFL Draft Scout | Rob Rang | 19-Apr | Connor Williams, OT, Texas | ||
NFL Draft Scout | Dane Brugler | 19-Apr | Will Hernandez, G, Texas-El Paso | ||
Tankathon | Site | 19-Apr | Will Hernandez, G, Texas-El Paso | Uchenna Nwosu, LB, Southern California | Kameron Kelly, CB, San Diego State |
Walter Football | Walter Cherepinsky | 19-Apr | Will Hernandez, G, Texas-El Paso | Nathan Shepherd, DT, Fort Hays State | Kylie Fitts, DE, Utah |
CBS Sports | R.J. White | 18-Apr | Frank Ragnow, C, Arkansas | ||
CBS Sports | Ryan Wilson | 18-Apr | Isaiah Wynn, G, Georgia | ||
DraftTek | Staff | 18-Apr | Connor Williams, OT, Texas | Uchenna Nwosu, LB, Southern California | Trevon Young, DE, Louisville |
FanSpeak | John Manuel | 18-Apr | Leighton Vander Esch, LB, Boise State | ||
NFL Draft Blitz | Alex Khavtov | 18-Apr | Connor Williams, OT, Texas | ||
NFL Draft MPH | Site | 18-Apr | Connor Williams, OT, Texas | Donte Jackson, CB, Louisiana State | R.J. McIntosh, DT, Miami (FL) |
Rotoworld | Mark Lindquist | 18-Apr | Will Hernandez, G, Texas-El Paso | Equanimeous St. Brown, WR, Notre Dame | Kyzir White, S, West Virginia |
Sports Bank | Paul Banks | 18-Apr | Connor Williams, OT, Texas | ||
Yahoo! Sports | Jason Owens | 18-Apr | Will Hernandez, G, Texas-El Paso | ||
CBS Sports | Will Brinson | 17-Apr | Isaiah Oliver, CB, Colorado | ||
Draft Analyst | Tony Pauline | 17-Apr | Will Hernandez, G, Texas-El Paso | ||
NFL Draft Preview | Site | 17-Apr | Maurice Hurst, DT, Michigan | Tyrell Crosby, OT, Oregon | Holton Hill, CB, Texas |
NFL.com | Daniel Jeremiah | 17-Apr | Isaiah Wynn, G, Georgia | ||
NFL.com | Charley Casserly | 17-Apr | Connor Williams, OT, Texas | ||
Press Box | Ken Zalis | 17-Apr | Will Hernandez, G, Texas-El Paso | ||
Pro Football Focus | Site | 17-Apr | Will Hernandez, G, Texas-El Paso | Orlando Brown, OT, Oklahoma | Kris Weatherspoon, S, Troy |
Read American Football | David Howell | 17-Apr | Isaiah Wynn, G, Georgia | ||
SI.com | Albert Breer | 17-Apr | Connor Williams, OT, Texas | ||
The Game Haus | Joe Ditullio | 17-Apr | Orlando Brown, OT, Oklahoma | ||
The Ringer | Danny Kelly | 17-Apr | James Daniels, C, Iowa | ||
USA Today | Michael Middlehurst-Schwartz | 17-Apr | Connor Williams, OT, Texas | ||
CBS Sports | Chris Trapasso | 16-Apr | Kolton Miller, OT, California-Los Angeles | ||
Draft Season | Ultimate | 16-Apr | Will Hernandez, G, Texas-El Paso | Ronnie Harrison, S, Alabama | |
Mock Out | Micky McKeon | 16-Apr | Billy Price, G, Ohio State | ||
Pro Football Weekly | Eric Edholm | 16-Apr | Connor Williams, OT, Texas | ||
SB Nation | Dan Kadar | 16-Apr | Joshua Jackson, CB, Iowa | ||
The Big Lead | Jason McIntyre | 16-Apr | Jaire Alexander, CB, Louisville | ||
The Huddle | Corey Bonini | 16-Apr | Billy Price, G, Ohio State | ||
Walter Football | Charlie Campbell | 16-Apr | Mike Hughes, CB, Central Florida | Connor Williams, OT, Texas | Jaylen Samuels, RB, North Carolina State |
Football Dungeon | Duane Lively | 15-Apr | Isaiah Wynn, G, Georgia | ||
Football Couch Scout | Site | 14-Apr | Will Hernandez, G, Texas-El Paso | Nathan Shepherd, DT, Fort Hays State | J.C. Jackson, CB, Maryland |
NJ.com | Joe Giglio | 14-Apr | Billy Price, G, Ohio State | ||
CBS Sports | Jared Dubin | 13-Apr | Kolton Miller, OT, California-Los Angeles | ||
Deep Fried Draft | Brian Bosarge | 13-Apr | Will Hernandez, G, Texas-El Paso | ||
National Fanatic | James Fedewa | 13-Apr | Isaiah Wynn, G, Georgia | ||
NFL Draft Express | Site | 13-Apr | Kolton Miller, OT, California-Los Angeles | ||
Rotoworld | Josh Norris | 13-Apr | Will Hernandez, G, Texas-El Paso | ||
With The First Pick | Jon Dove | 13-Apr | Kolton Miller, OT, California-Los Angeles | Ronald Jones, RB, Southern California | |
247 Sports | Site | 12-Apr | Isaiah Wynn, G, Georgia | Tyrell Crosby, OT, Oregon | Breeland Speaks, DT, Mississippi |
NFL.com | Bucky Brooks | 12-Apr | Isaiah Wynn, G, Georgia | ||
Scouturf | Site | 12-Apr | Billy Price, G, Ohio State | Lorenzo Carter, LB, Georgia | Anthony Miller, WR, Memphis |
CBS Sports | Sean Wagner-McGough | 11-Apr | Mike Hughes, CB, Central Florida | ||
College Football Metrics | Ender | 11-Apr | Carlton Davis, CB, Auburn | ||
College Football Metrics | Xavier Cromartie | 11-Apr | Connor Williams, OT, Texas | ||
ESPN | Todd McShay | 11-Apr | Isaiah Wynn, G, Georgia | Ian Thomas, TE, Indiana | Avonte Maddox, CB, Pittsburgh |
ESPN | Mel Kiper | 11-Apr | Joshua Jackson, CB, Iowa | Tyrell Crosby, OT, Oregon | |
NewsDay | Nick Klopsis | 11-Apr | Isaiah Wynn, G, Georgia | ||
NFL Mock | Site | 11-Apr | Will Hernandez, G, Texas-El Paso | Jamarco Jones, OT, Ohio State | Bradley Bozeman, C, Alabama |
Patriots.com | Don Banks | 11-Apr | Jaire Alexander, CB, Louisville | ||
San Diego Union-Tribune | Eddie Brown | 11-Apr | Will Hernandez, G, Texas-El Paso | Nathan Shepherd, DT, Fort Hays State | Isaac Yiadom, CB, Boston College |
Sports Gambling Podcast | Site | 11-Apr | Kolton Miller, OT, California-Los Angeles | ||
NFL.com | Maurice Jones-Drew | 10-Apr | Orlando Brown, OT, Oklahoma | ||
Ourlads | Site | 10-Apr | Mike Hughes, CB, Central Florida | ||
Sport Smasher | Site | 10-Apr | James Daniels, C, Iowa | ||
AZ Central | Bob McManaman | 9-Apr | Jaire Alexander, CB, Louisville | ||
Draft Season | Onebar | 9-Apr | Will Hernandez, G, Texas-El Paso | Rasheem Greene, DE, Southern California | |
Fantasy Pros | Mike Tagliere | 9-Apr | Isaiah Wynn, G, Georgia | ||
FF Today | Justin Bales | 9-Apr | Will Hernandez, G, Texas-El Paso | ||
Great Blue North | Site | 9-Apr | Will Hernandez, G, Texas-El Paso | Orlando Brown, OT, Oklahoma | B.J. Hill, DT, North Carolina State |
Metro | Matt Burke | 9-Apr | Calvin Ridley, WR, Alabama | Brandon Parker, OT, North Carolina A&T | |
NBC Sports | Ben Standig | 9-Apr | Isaiah Wynn, G, Georgia | Isaiah Oliver, CB, Colorado | |
NFL Draft Zone | Chris Nano | 9-Apr | Will Hernandez, G, Texas-El Paso | ||
Big Blue View | Invictus XI | 7-Apr | Will Hernandez, G, Texas-El Paso | Rasheem Greene, DE, Southern California | Oren Burks, LB, Vanderbilt |
Football Fan Spot | Site | 7-Apr | Connor Williams, OT, Texas | Harrison Phillips, DT, Stanford | Michael Gallup, WR, Colorado State |
CBS Sports | Tom Fornelli | 6-Apr | Mike Hughes, CB, Central Florida | ||
The Blog That Boredom Built | Erik Voldness | 6-Apr | Jaire Alexander, CB, Louisville | ||
NDT Scouting | Jonah Tuls | 5-Apr | Isaiah Wynn, G, Georgia | Dane Cruikshank, S, Arizona | |
Breaking Football | Mike Fanelli | 31-Mar | Will Hernandez, G, Texas-El Paso | Donte Jackson, CB, Louisiana State | |
Baltimore Beatdown | Logan Levy | 30-Mar | Will Hernandez, G, Texas-El Paso | ||
LWO Sports | Connor Dale | 30-Mar | Isaiah Oliver, CB, Colorado | ||
NFL.com | Peter Schrager | 29-Mar | Leighton Vander Esch, LB, Boise State | ||
ACC Diehards | Raj Prashad | 28-Mar | James Daniels, C, Iowa | ||
NFL.com | Lance Zierlein | 27-Mar | Isaiah Wynn, G, Georgia |
So, we know that the offensive lineman have absolutely obliterated every other position group in this year’s edition of the Database, and obviously with good reason. How bad did it wind up getting?
Well, of the 100 mocks that make up the final version of this year’s Minnesota Vikings Mock Draft Database, 79 of them have the Vikings selecting an offensive lineman at #30 overall. Yes, just about four out of every five mocks has the Vikings taking a card with an offensive lineman’s name on it to the podium at Jerryworld on Thursday.
As he did every week throughout the Database process, University of Texas-El Paso guard Will Hernandez finds himself on top of the pile this week. In our Pre-Combine Database, he was actually tied for the top spot, but every week after that he had the lead all to himself. He wound up being the pick in 28% of the mocks in our final version of the Database for this year. Does that mean he’s going to be the guy? Well, we’ll have a story about how accurate our Database has been throughout the years tomorrow.
Hernandez’s 28 selections were twice as many as anyone else got in this final edition, but there was a tie for second place between two other linemen. University of Texas offensive tackle Connor Williams and University of Georgia guard Isaiah Wynn each finished with 14% of the selections in our Database. That means Hernandez, Williams, and Wynn make up over half of our selections between the three of them.
Ohio State center Billy Price, who stayed fairly steady throughout our tracking this year, was next in line with 8% of the selections, while UCLA tackle Kolton Miller was right behind him with 7%. Iowa center James Daniels wound up with 3%, while a pair of tackles. . .Mike McGlinchey from Notre Dame and Orlando Brown from Oklahoma. . .each sit at 2%. Last, but not least, we got one more new name in our Database right at the end, as University of Arkansas center (and Chanhassen native) Frank Ragnow makes his first appearance in our Database this week, picking up 1% of the selections.
The dominance of the offensive line meant that there are just 21-non offensive line picks in this year’s final Database, and the defensive back contingent managed to pick up 17 of those 21. We wound up having a new leader among the defensive backs right at the end, as Louisville cornerback Jaire Alexander made a little jump up at the end to finish with 5% of the selections.
Right behind him was a tie between two more cornerbacks, as Central Florida cornerback Mike Hughes and Iowa cornerback Josh Jackson each wound up with 4% of the selections. Colorado cornerback Isaiah Oliver finished with 2% of the selection, while Auburn cornerback Carlton Davis and Alabama safety Ronnie Harrison each wound up at 1%.
That leaves just four selections for the rest of the field, and two of them wound up going to Boise State linebacker Leighton Vander Esch. There was also just one pass catcher in the final version of our Database, as Alabama wideout Calvin Ridley ended our process with 1%.
You’re probably wondering, “What the heck happened to the defensive linemen?” A group that held on to a solid second place throughout a good portion of our Database process for this year, the entire position group finishes our final Database with just one selection. That went to Michigan defensive tackle Maurice Hurst.
Our final Database contains no quarterbacks or running backs, which is good because. . .come on, the Vikings aren’t using a first round pick on a quarterback or a running back. But, there were players at those positions mocked to the Vikings over the course of the past nine weeks, so they’re still a part of this year’s Database.
Overall, over the course of this year’s Database, there were 41 different players projected to the Minnesota Vikings at #30 overall. However, out of those 41 players, only 18 appear as first-round selections in our final edition.
On to our final graphs of the year, starting with our Donut Graph, which depicts the 18 players that I just mentioned and how our final Database of 2018 breaks down.
Last, but not least, the final Jell-o Salad graph of 2018, which tracks the rise and fall. . .and, in some cases, the disappearances and reappearances. . .of all 41 players that were mocked to the Minnesota Vikings across the interwebs since the week before the Scouting Combine.
Oh, and on each of those pictures, as always. . .you may click to embiggen.
So, that’s our Mock Draft Database for the time period leading up to the 2018 NFL Draft down in Dallas. Obviously, from what we can see, it’s going to be a huge upset if the Vikings address a position other than offensive line at #30 overall. I mean, provided that they actually make the pick at #30 and don’t trade up or down or something. We don’t know what’s going to happen yet, but we’re just a few days away from finally finding out.