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Draft Selections
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (MIN)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
JT Tuimoloau Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (MIN)
JT Tuimoloau
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Jordan Morgan Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (MIN)
Jordan Morgan
OT Arizona
Tahj Brooks Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (MIN)
Tahj Brooks
RB Texas Tech
Jack Nelson Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (MIN)
Jack Nelson
OT Wisconsin
Jamari Thrash Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (MIN)
Jamari Thrash
WR Louisville
Lathan Ransom Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (MIN)
Lathan Ransom
S Ohio State
Kamal Hadden Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (MIN)
Kamal Hadden
CB Tennessee
Michael Trigg Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (MIN)
Michael Trigg
TE Mississippi
Draft Picks Received
JT Tuimoloau Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (KC)
JT Tuimoloau
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Draft Picks Traded
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIA)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureD
The Vikings cashed the board's mistake on Thrash: B.

If you want a masterclass in dealing, watch the Vikings, who turned every swap into a profit this weekend. The bottom line is a respectable B.

Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Thrash. A whole weekend of picks and quarterback is somehow still a want. Every board in the league had Brooks lower, and that gap is the story.

Edge rusher was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick20 Rnd1 Xavier Legette
In No. 20 they get a go-to option on the outside. A real need, handled.
Pick31 Rnd1 JT Tuimoloau
In pick No. 31 they get a premier pass rusher at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick52 Rnd2 Jordan Morgan
Jordan Morgan in the Round 2 slot lands just on the right side of the ledger. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick120 Rnd4 Tahj Brooks
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Tahj Brooks. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick157 Rnd5 Jack Nelson
A quiet steal in the 157th pick: Jack Nelson for less than the market said. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick161 Rnd5 Jamari Thrash
Jamari Thrash at the 161st overall pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. It fills a real need, too.
Pick168 Rnd5 Lathan Ransom
Value with a capital V on Lathan Ransom in Round 5, Pick 32, a genuine coup. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick179 Rnd6 Kamal Hadden
Kamal Hadden at the 179th pick is money in the bank, a cornerback taken below his worth. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick241 Rnd7 Michael Trigg
A conviction pick on Michael Trigg at the Round 7 slot that the board grades a round light. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.