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2 picks in Rd 1

Draft Selections
Jeremiyah Love Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (MIN)
Jeremiyah Love
RB Notre Dame
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (MIN)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Will Lee III Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (MIN)
Will Lee III
CB Texas A&M
Zachariah Branch Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (MIN)
Zachariah Branch
WR Georgia
Justin Joly Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (MIN)
Justin Joly
TE NC State
CJ Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (MIN)
CJ Daniels
WR Miami
Malik Hartford Head Shot
PICK: 234 RND: 7 (MIN)
Malik Hartford
S Ohio State
Trey Zuhn III Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (MIN)
Trey Zuhn III
OT Texas A&M
Draft Picks Received
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (CLE)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Will Lee III Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (CLE)
Will Lee III
CB Texas A&M
Zachariah Branch Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (NE)
Zachariah Branch
WR Georgia
Draft Picks Traded
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CLE)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
Xavier Chaplin Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (CLE)
Xavier Chaplin
OT Auburn
Mikail Kamara Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (NE)
Mikail Kamara
DE-EDGE Indiana
Players traded away
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Jonathan Greenard
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Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall C-
ValueB+ NeedB TradesF FutureB-
The Vikings got the worse of every deal, and it shows in the C-.

Somebody took the Vikings to the cleaners. The deals they made bled real value, and the whole class wears it.

A whole weekend of picks and quarterback is somehow still a want. The Joly steal is the beam this whole class leans on.

Safety was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

In the end, a coin-flip class: fine today, with a wide range of outcomes ahead.

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Jeremiyah Love
In pick 18 they get an every-down engine for the run game at a price that makes it sweeter.
Pick28 Rnd1 Arvell Reese
In pick No. 28 they get a coverage-and-run second-level piece, outstanding value to boot. More want than need.
Pick70 Rnd3 Will Lee III
They did well to land Will Lee III in slot 70, just ahead of his grade. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick130 Rnd4 Zachariah Branch
Nice patience on Zachariah Branch, who had no business lasting to Round 4, Pick 30. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick161 Rnd5 Justin Joly
Justin Joly in the 161st overall pick is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick196 Rnd6 CJ Daniels
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and CJ Daniels at the 196th pick is the proof. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick234 Rnd7 Malik Hartford
No edge and no loss on Malik Hartford in No. 234; it is a wash and a sensible one. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick244 Rnd7 Trey Zuhn III
Trey Zuhn III at the Round 7 slot nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.