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  • Jaybeast17 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Vikings
Draft Selections
John Henry Daley Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (MIN)
John Henry Daley
DE-EDGE Michigan
Darian Mensah Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (MIN)
Darian Mensah
QB Miami
Peyton Bowen Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
Peyton Bowen
S Oklahoma
Ty Benefield Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (MIN)
Ty Benefield
S LSU
Malachi Nelson Head Shot
PICK: 234 RND: 7 (MIN)
Malachi Nelson
QB Syracuse
Conner Weigman Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (MIN)
Conner Weigman
QB Houston
Draft Picks Received
John Henry Daley Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (LV)
John Henry Daley
DE-EDGE Michigan
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (DAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (DAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (DAL)
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Draft Picks Traded
Cayden Green Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (CIN)
Cayden Green
OT Missouri
A'Mauri Washington Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
A'Mauri Washington
DT Oregon
Niki Prongos Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (DAL)
Niki Prongos
OT Stanford
Players Gained
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Joe Burrow
QB
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KaVontae Turpin
WR
Players traded away
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Jordan Addison
WR
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Justin Jefferson
WR
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B
ValueD NeedA- TradesA+ FutureB
The Vikings won the night they stopped Bowen from sliding. Grade: B.

The Vikings did not reach, did not trade up, did not blink. They just waited, and Peyton Bowen fell into pick No. 97.

The cost of the Daley reach is exactly the players who went right after him. They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast.

For all the activity, offensive lineman went untouched, which is hard to explain.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick1 Rnd1 John Henry Daley
In Round 1, Pick 1 they get a premier pass rusher, though the board says they badly overpaid. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick82 Rnd3 Darian Mensah
A straight-up fair deal on Darian Mensah at slot 82, value and slot in agreement. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick97 Rnd3 Peyton Bowen
You do not let a safety like Peyton Bowen reach No. 97 and blink. They did not. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick161 Rnd5 Ty Benefield
Ty Benefield in the 161st pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick234 Rnd7 Malachi Nelson
Value said wait; Malachi Nelson in pick No. 234 says they were not listening. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick240 Rnd7 Conner Weigman
Conner Weigman in the 240th overall pick is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.