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Draft Selections
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (MIN)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
JC Latham Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (MIN)
JC Latham
OT Alabama
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (MIN)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
Javon Bullard Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (MIN)
Javon Bullard
S Georgia
DeWayne Carter Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (MIN)
DeWayne Carter
DT Duke
Beaux Limmer Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (MIN)
Beaux Limmer
C Arkansas
Josh Newton Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (MIN)
Josh Newton
CB TCU
Dylan Laube Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (MIN)
Dylan Laube
RB New Hampshire
Tykee Smith Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (MIN)
Tykee Smith
S Georgia
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (MIN)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Austin Reed Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (MIN)
Austin Reed
QB Western Kentucky
Elijah Jones Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (MIN)
Elijah Jones
CB Boston College
Nathan Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (MIN)
Nathan Thomas
OT Louisiana
Draft Picks Received
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NE)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
JC Latham Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (LV)
JC Latham
OT Alabama
Javon Bullard Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (LV)
Javon Bullard
S Georgia
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (IND)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Austin Reed Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (LV)
Austin Reed
QB Western Kentucky
Elijah Jones Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (NE)
Elijah Jones
CB Boston College
Nathan Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (IND)
Nathan Thomas
OT Louisiana
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (LV)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (LV)
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Draft Picks Traded
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (LV)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
Jaylan Ford Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (IND)
Jaylan Ford
LB Texas
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIA)
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Players Gained
Head Shot
Robert Spillane
LB
Players traded away
Head Shot
Ezra Cleveland
OG
Head Shot
Kirk Cousins
QB
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall F
ValueB NeedB+ TradesF FutureD
The Vikings answered their biggest question with Maye. Grade: F.

Every swap seemed to tilt away from the Vikings, and the value they bled adds up to real damage.

Drake Maye gives the offense a face and a plan, and the grade leans heavily on whether he hits. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped edge rusher, which is a strange place to end up. That is a cornerback worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly.

Spend now, pay later; the math only works if this class delivers.

About as rough as a weekend gets on paper, with edge rusher still staring back at them.

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In slot 3 they get a franchise quarterback. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick13 Rnd1 JC Latham
JC Latham at Round 1, Pick 13 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick42 Rnd2 Edgerrin Cooper
They paid sticker price for Edgerrin Cooper in the 42nd pick, and that is fine. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick77 Rnd3 Javon Bullard
Javon Bullard slid further than he should have, and the 77th overall pick is lovely value for the safety. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick109 Rnd4 DeWayne Carter
DeWayne Carter at the Round 4 slot is money in the bank, a interior defensive lineman taken below his worth. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick130 Rnd4 Beaux Limmer
Beaux Limmer at No. 130 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick156 Rnd5 Josh Newton
A cornerback of that caliber at pick No. 156 is the definition of value, full stop. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick166 Rnd5 Dylan Laube
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Dylan Laube in pick 166. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick179 Rnd6 Tykee Smith
Tykee Smith in the 179th overall pick is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick193 Rnd6 Luke McCaffrey
They will replay Luke McCaffrey at the 193rd pick for years; that is how good the value is. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick227 Rnd7 Austin Reed
Austin Reed at slot 227 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick229 Rnd7 Elijah Jones
A top-tier cornerback at a bargain, Elijah Jones in pick 229, plain and simple. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
Pick232 Rnd7 Nathan Thomas
Steal is underselling it; Nathan Thomas at pick No. 232 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.