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Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (MIN)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (MIN)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (MIN)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (MIN)
Donovan Jackson
OG Ohio State
Justin Rogers Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (MIN)
Justin Rogers
DL Auburn
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (MIN)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
Layden Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (MIN)
Layden Robinson
OG Texas A&M
Nick Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (MIN)
Nick Jackson
LB Iowa
Connor Colby Head Shot
PICK: 256 RND: 7 (MIN)
Connor Colby
OT Iowa
Draft Picks Received
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (ATL)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (SEA)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
Justin Rogers Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (DEN)
Justin Rogers
DL Auburn
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (ATL)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
Nick Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (DEN)
Nick Jackson
LB Iowa
Connor Colby Head Shot
PICK: 256 RND: 7 (NYJ)
Connor Colby
OT Iowa
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (SEA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (TEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (SEA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (TEN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Olumuyiwa Fashanu Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (SEA)
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
OT Penn State
Beaux Limmer Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (DEN)
Beaux Limmer
C Arkansas
Anthony Belton Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (KC)
Anthony Belton
OL North Carolina State
Ty'Ron Hopper Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (KC)
Ty'Ron Hopper
LB Missouri
Jonah Monheim Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (KC)
Jonah Monheim
OT USC
De'Corian Clark Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (KC)
De'Corian Clark
WR UTSA
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIA)
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Players Gained
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Nick Bolton
LB
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Riley Moss
CB
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Isiah Pacheco
RB
Players traded away
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Alexander Mattison
RB
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Ezra Cleveland
OG
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Hakeem Adeniji
OT
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Jordan Hicks
LB
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Kirk Cousins
QB
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Ryan Wright
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Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall D-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesF FutureB
Daniels is the Vikings' new face under center. Grade: D-.

Call it belief, call it a gut call, but Nick Jackson at Round 7, Pick 23 is 172 spots clear of consensus, and that is the headline. The math is unkind, and the D- follows.

The trades bled value they could not afford to lose. They have staked the next five years on Jayden Daniels, which is the only story that really matters here. A whole weekend of picks and safety is somehow still a want.

The roster is better shaped than it was, with quarterback chief among the fixes.

Add it up and it is a weekend the front office will hope everyone forgets, safety very much included.

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Jayden Daniels
In the Round 1 slot they get a long-term answer under center at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick16 Rnd1 Cooper DeJean
In pick 16 they get a potential shutdown corner. More want than need.
Pick42 Rnd2 Chop Robinson
Fair-plus on Chop Robinson, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick108 Rnd4 Donovan Jackson
Donovan Jackson at the 108th pick is a conviction pick that outran the value. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick124 Rnd4 Justin Rogers
A big swing on Justin Rogers at slot 124, well ahead of any board in the building. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick145 Rnd5 Frank Gore Jr.
They talked themselves into Frank Gore Jr. at No. 145, and the board did not agree. The roster fit checks out.
Pick148 Rnd5 Layden Robinson
Layden Robinson in pick 148 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick243 Rnd7 Nick Jackson
They left a pile of value on the table to take Nick Jackson this early at the Round 7 slot. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick256 Rnd7 Connor Colby
Connor Colby at the 256th pick is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.