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Jayden Maiava Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (MIN)
Jayden Maiava
QB USC
Jadan Baugh Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (MIN)
Jadan Baugh
RB Florida
T.J. Moore Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (MIN)
T.J. Moore
WR Clemson
Teitum Tuioti Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (MIN)
Teitum Tuioti
LB-EDGE Oregon
Robert Fitzgerald Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (MIN)
Robert Fitzgerald
S Northwestern
John Curry Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (MIN)
John Curry
CB Texas Tech
Blake Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (MIN)
Blake Frazier
OT Michigan
Andrew Rappleyea Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (MIN)
Andrew Rappleyea
TE Penn State
Kemari Copeland Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (MIN)
Kemari Copeland
DL Virginia Tech
Quintavius Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (MIN)
Quintavius Johnson
LB-EDGE Georgia
Aaron Flowers Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (MIN)
Aaron Flowers
S Oregon
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
A passer of the future in Maiava, and a B, for the Vikings.

The Vikings spent the pick that matters most on Jayden Maiava, and a roster that has been waiting on a passer can start to take shape.

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

Quarterback was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job. The offense got the lion's share of the attention.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Jayden Maiava
In pick No. 30 they get a franchise quarterback, and a steal at that. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick62 Rnd2 Jadan Baugh
Somehow Jadan Baugh was still sitting there in Round 2, Pick 30, and they pounced on premier running back value. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick78 Rnd3 T.J. Moore
Nice patience on T.J. Moore, who had no business lasting to No. 78. The roster fit checks out.
Pick94 Rnd3 Teitum Tuioti
The board had Teitum Tuioti higher than the Round 3 slot, and the edge rusher fell to them anyway. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick156 Rnd5 Robert Fitzgerald
A market-rate safety, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Robert Fitzgerald. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick157 Rnd5 John Curry
A reach on John Curry in pick 157; the board had better options right there. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick167 Rnd5 Blake Frazier
The board had cheaper options than Blake Frazier at the 167th pick, and it noticed. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick186 Rnd6 Andrew Rappleyea
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Andrew Rappleyea. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick200 Rnd6 Kemari Copeland
They will replay Kemari Copeland at slot 200 for years; that is how good the value is. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick212 Rnd6 Quintavius Johnson
Quintavius Johnson at the 212th pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick230 Rnd7 Aaron Flowers
They barely believed it either: Aaron Flowers still on the board at Round 7, Pick 10. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.