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Draft Selections
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIN)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Marshawn Kneeland Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
Marshawn Kneeland
DE-EDGE Western Michigan
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (MIN)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Kalen King Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (MIN)
Kalen King
CB Penn State
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (MIN)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Grayson Murphy Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (MIN)
Grayson Murphy
DL-EDGE UCLA
Dwight McGlothern Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (MIN)
Dwight McGlothern
CB Arkansas
Jaylan Ford Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (MIN)
Jaylan Ford
LB Texas
Draft Picks Received
Marshawn Kneeland Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (CIN)
Marshawn Kneeland
DE-EDGE Western Michigan
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (BAL)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Dwight McGlothern Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (MIA)
Dwight McGlothern
CB Arkansas
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (WSH)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (WSH)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (DET)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (WSH)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (NYJ)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (DET)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (WSH)
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Draft Picks Traded
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (MIA)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (CIN)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Tanor Bortolini Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (CIN)
Tanor Bortolini
C Wisconsin
Evan Williams Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (CIN)
Evan Williams
S Oregon
Players traded away
Head Shot
C.J. Coldon Jr.
CB
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Jaren Hall
QB
Head Shot
Kamu Grugier-Hill
LB
Head Shot
Myron Mitchell
WR
Head Shot
Nick Mullens
QB
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall C
ValueB NeedA- TradesF FutureA+
Quarterback settled, Maye in the fold, and a C for the Vikings.

After circling the position for what felt like forever, the Vikings committed. Drake Maye is the quarterback now, and the roster gets built to his timeline. A weekend of give and take that grades a C.

That is a cornerback worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly. They lost the exchange badly enough to drag the whole class down. They punted on safety, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

Bottom line, the swing picks will decide whether this ages well.

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In No. 11 they get the face of the franchise. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick97 Rnd3 Marshawn Kneeland
Marshawn Kneeland in pick No. 97 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick108 Rnd4 Zak Zinter
Fair-plus on Zak Zinter, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick157 Rnd5 Kalen King
Kalen King at Round 5, Pick 21 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick165 Rnd5 Luke McCaffrey
A slide stopped in the Round 5 slot, with Luke McCaffrey worth more than the price. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick177 Rnd6 Grayson Murphy
Grayson Murphy in the 177th overall pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick198 Rnd6 Dwight McGlothern
A top-tier cornerback at a bargain, Dwight McGlothern in pick 198, plain and simple. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
Pick230 Rnd7 Jaylan Ford
They will replay Jaylan Ford at the 230th pick for years; that is how good the value is. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.