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Draft Selections
Malik Nabers Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (MIN)
Malik Nabers
WR LSU
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIN)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (MIN)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Beaux Limmer Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (MIN)
Beaux Limmer
C Arkansas
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (MIN)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Trevor Keegan Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 5 (MIN)
Trevor Keegan
OG Michigan
Layden Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (MIN)
Layden Robinson
OG Texas A&M
Jaylin Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (MIN)
Jaylin Simpson
CB Auburn
Sione Vaki Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (MIN)
Sione Vaki
S Utah
Nathaniel Watson Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (MIN)
Nathaniel Watson
LB Mississippi State
Jaylan Ford Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (MIN)
Jaylan Ford
LB Texas
Draft Picks Received
Malik Nabers Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (ARI)
Malik Nabers
WR LSU
Trevor Keegan Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 5 (ARI)
Trevor Keegan
OG Michigan
Players traded away
Head Shot
Justin Jefferson
WR
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall D-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesF FutureB-
A passer of the future in McCarthy, and a D-, for the Vikings.

The phones were a trap the Vikings kept walking into, shipping out surplus on nearly every deal.

So much rides on J.J. McCarthy that the rest of the class almost grades on a curve behind him. A whole weekend of picks and edge rusher is somehow still a want.

They will need Robinson to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it. Simpson falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch.

In short, the board sent warnings, and they will be hoping it was wrong.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Malik Nabers
In pick No. 4 they get a matchup problem out wide. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick11 Rnd1 J.J. McCarthy
In Round 1, Pick 11 they get a passer to set the clock by, though they paid up to get him. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick23 Rnd1 Brian Thomas Jr.
In the Round 1 slot they get a No. 1 receiver at fair value. A real need, handled.
Pick108 Rnd4 Beaux Limmer
They reached a country mile for Beaux Limmer at the 108th pick, and the board is aghast. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick129 Rnd4 Ben Sinnott
A straight-up fair deal on Ben Sinnott at slot 129, value and slot in agreement. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick138 Rnd5 Trevor Keegan
They took Trevor Keegan at par in the 138th overall pick, which is nothing to complain about. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick157 Rnd5 Layden Robinson
A real head-scratcher, Layden Robinson in pick 157 is miles ahead of his ranking. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick167 Rnd5 Jaylin Simpson
They will replay Jaylin Simpson at No. 167 for years; that is how good the value is. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick177 Rnd6 Sione Vaki
Circle this one: Sione Vaki at the 177th overall pick is a fall that decides a draft. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick230 Rnd7 Nathaniel Watson
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Nathaniel Watson at pick No. 230 is the proof. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick232 Rnd7 Jaylan Ford
Jaylan Ford at slot 232 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.