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  • Tyler67 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Vikings
Draft Selections
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (MIN)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Cobee Bryant Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (MIN)
Cobee Bryant
CB Kansas
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (MIN)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
Tyler Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (MIN)
Tyler Cooper
OG Minnesota
Kyren Lacy Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (MIN)
Kyren Lacy
WR LSU
Moliki Matavao Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (MIN)
Moliki Matavao
TE UCLA
Draft Picks Received
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NE)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Cobee Bryant Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (CLE)
Cobee Bryant
CB Kansas
Kyren Lacy Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (DET)
Kyren Lacy
WR LSU
Moliki Matavao Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (DET)
Moliki Matavao
TE UCLA
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (CLE)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Landon Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (CLE)
Landon Jackson
DL-EDGE Arkansas
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall C+
ValueC NeedB TradesC FutureB-
The Vikings did enough to get by: C+.

Nobody had Kyren Lacy this high, and it is not close. The Vikings reached 96 spots to get him at the 198th overall pick. A mixed bag that lands at C+.

For all the activity, quarterback went untouched, which is hard to explain. Safety was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

They came away with juice, if not much beef up front.

If Omarion Hampton and a couple of the gambles land, hindsight will be kinder than this grade.

Pick Analysis
Pick38 Rnd2 Omarion Hampton
Nothing to complain about; Omarion Hampton went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick97 Rnd3 Kevin Winston Jr.
They paid sticker price for Kevin Winston Jr. in slot 97, and that is fine. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick103 Rnd4 Cobee Bryant
Cobee Bryant at pick No. 103 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick140 Rnd5 Jay Higgins
They left a pile of value on the table to take Jay Higgins this early at No. 140. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick161 Rnd5 Tyler Cooper
Tyler Cooper in pick 161 is fair value, right on his grade. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick198 Rnd6 Kyren Lacy
A wild overpay on Kyren Lacy in the 198th overall pick, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick230 Rnd7 Moliki Matavao
Moliki Matavao at the 230th overall pick is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.