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Draft Selections
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (MIN)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (MIN)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Jeremiah Trotter Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (MIN)
Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
LB Clemson
Tyler Davis Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (MIN)
Tyler Davis
DT Clemson
Beaux Limmer Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (MIN)
Beaux Limmer
C Arkansas
Nehemiah Pritchett Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (MIN)
Nehemiah Pritchett
CB Auburn
Dillon Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (MIN)
Dillon Johnson
RB Washington
Tip Reiman Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (MIN)
Tip Reiman
TE Illinois
Keaton Bills Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (MIN)
Keaton Bills
OG Utah
Tayvion Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (MIN)
Tayvion Robinson
WR Kentucky
Draft Picks Received
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NE)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Jeremiah Trotter Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
LB Clemson
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (NE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (NE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (NE)
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Draft Picks Traded
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (NE)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (NE)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
Players Gained
Head Shot
Terez Hall
LB
Players traded away
Head Shot
Christian Darrisaw
OT
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall D
ValueC+ NeedA- TradesF FutureB+
The Vikings answered their biggest question with Daniels. Grade: D.

Every swap seemed to tilt away from the Vikings, and the value they bled adds up to real damage. The board pushed back all weekend, and the D is the result.

Everything downstream of Jayden Daniels depends on Jayden Daniels, and the building knows it. The Suamataia reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through edge rusher.

On value alone, Pritchett makes the weekend a net positive.

Add it up and it is a weekend the front office will hope everyone forgets, edge rusher very much included.

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Jayden Daniels
In the Round 1 slot they get a long-term answer under center at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick34 Rnd2 Kingsley Suamataia
Kingsley Suamataia at the 34th pick is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick68 Rnd3 Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
They took Jeremiah Trotter Jr. at par in slot 68, which is nothing to complain about. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick108 Rnd4 Tyler Davis
A conviction pick on Tyler Davis at pick No. 108 that the board grades a round light. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick129 Rnd4 Beaux Limmer
Beaux Limmer in pick 129 lands just on the right side of the ledger. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick157 Rnd5 Nehemiah Pritchett
Nehemiah Pritchett at the 157th overall pick is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick167 Rnd5 Dillon Johnson
Dillon Johnson in No. 167 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick177 Rnd6 Tip Reiman
They paid sticker price for Tip Reiman in Round 6, Pick 2, and that is fine. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick230 Rnd7 Keaton Bills
A reach for Keaton Bills in pick 230; a little patience would have been rewarded. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick232 Rnd7 Tayvion Robinson
No edge and no loss on Tayvion Robinson in No. 232; it is a wash and a sensible one. It fills a real need, too.