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RUN ON MAR 2, 2026

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Draft Selections
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (MIN)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
Caleb Banks Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (MIN)
Caleb Banks
DL Florida
Jake Golday Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (MIN)
Jake Golday
OLB Cincinnati
Julian Neal Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (MIN)
Julian Neal
CB Arkansas
Sam Hecht Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
Sam Hecht
C Kansas State
Bryce Lance Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (MIN)
Bryce Lance
WR North Dakota State
Eli Raridon Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (MIN)
Eli Raridon
TE Notre Dame
Kage Casey Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 4 (MIN)
Kage Casey
OT Boise State
Domani Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (MIN)
Domani Jackson
CB Alabama
Seth McGowan Head Shot
PICK: 172 RND: 5 (MIN)
Seth McGowan
RB Kentucky
Bryce Boettcher Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (MIN)
Bryce Boettcher
LB Oregon
Ted Hurst Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (MIN)
Ted Hurst
WR Georgia State
Jalon Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 234 RND: 7 (MIN)
Jalon Daniels
QB Kansas
Riley Nowakowski Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (MIN)
Riley Nowakowski
TE Indiana
Draft Picks Received
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (SF)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
Caleb Banks Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (SF)
Caleb Banks
DL Florida
Jake Golday Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (BAL)
Jake Golday
OLB Cincinnati
Julian Neal Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (BUF)
Julian Neal
CB Arkansas
Bryce Lance Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (SF)
Bryce Lance
WR North Dakota State
Eli Raridon Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (SF)
Eli Raridon
TE Notre Dame
Kage Casey Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 4 (SF)
Kage Casey
OT Boise State
Seth McGowan Head Shot
PICK: 172 RND: 5 (BAL)
Seth McGowan
RB Kentucky
Bryce Boettcher Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (BAL)
Bryce Boettcher
LB Oregon
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (BAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (SF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (BUF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (SF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (SF)
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Draft Picks Traded
Jeremiyah Love Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (SF)
Jeremiyah Love
RB Notre Dame
Gabe Jacas Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (BAL)
Gabe Jacas
LB-EDGE Illinois
Brian Parker II Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (SF)
Brian Parker II
OT Duke
Players traded away
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Jonathan Greenard
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Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall C-
ValueB NeedB TradesF FutureA-
The Vikings got the worse of every deal, and it shows in the C-.

The Vikings torched the value chart for Riley Nowakowski, taking him 32 spots sooner than anyone had him slotted. The final tally is a middling C-.

The trades bled value they could not afford to lose. That is an edge rusher worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly. They left with quarterback solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

So much rides on Dillon Thieneman that the real verdict is a season or two away.

Pick Analysis
Pick27 Rnd1 Dillon Thieneman
Dillon Thieneman in slot 27 is fair value, right on his grade. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick58 Rnd2 Caleb Banks
Value with a capital V on Caleb Banks in No. 58, a genuine coup. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick80 Rnd3 Jake Golday
Jake Golday in pick 80 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick91 Rnd3 Julian Neal
A quiet steal in pick No. 91: Julian Neal for less than the market said. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick97 Rnd3 Sam Hecht
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Sam Hecht at the 97th pick is the proof. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick127 Rnd4 Bryce Lance
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Bryce Lance at the Round 4 slot. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick133 Rnd4 Eli Raridon
Eli Raridon in the Round 4 slot is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick138 Rnd4 Kage Casey
Kage Casey at pick 138 is a conviction pick that outran the value. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick161 Rnd5 Domani Jackson
They let Domani Jackson come to them and pounced at No. 161. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
Pick172 Rnd5 Seth McGowan
Seth McGowan at Round 5, Pick 34 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick173 Rnd5 Bryce Boettcher
A reasonable price with a little left over, Bryce Boettcher in pick No. 173. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick194 Rnd6 Ted Hurst
Circle this one: Ted Hurst at the 194th pick is a fall that decides a draft. The roster fit checks out.
Pick234 Rnd7 Jalon Daniels
No drama and no debate, Jalon Daniels went about where he belonged in the 234th overall pick. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick240 Rnd7 Riley Nowakowski
Riley Nowakowski in slot 240 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. It fills a real need, too.