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Draft Selections
Jahdae Barron Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (MIN)
Jahdae Barron
CB Texas
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (MIN)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Andrew Mukuba Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (MIN)
Andrew Mukuba
S Texas
Hollin Pierce Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (MIN)
Hollin Pierce
OT Rutgers
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (MIN)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Tyler Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (MIN)
Tyler Cooper
OG Minnesota
Jarquez Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (MIN)
Jarquez Hunter
RB Auburn
Caleb Ransaw Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 7 (MIN)
Caleb Ransaw
S Tulane
Draft Picks Received
Jahdae Barron Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NYG)
Jahdae Barron
CB Texas
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (BUF)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Andrew Mukuba Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (NYG)
Andrew Mukuba
S Texas
Hollin Pierce Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (DAL)
Hollin Pierce
OT Rutgers
Tyler Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (DAL)
Tyler Cooper
OG Minnesota
Jarquez Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (BUF)
Jarquez Hunter
RB Auburn
Caleb Ransaw Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 7 (NYG)
Caleb Ransaw
S Tulane
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (DAL)
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Draft Picks Traded
Tetairoa McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (BUF)
Tetairoa McMillan
WR Arizona
Rylie Mills Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (DAL)
Rylie Mills
DL Notre Dame
Players Gained
Head Shot
Ray Davis
RB
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesA FutureB-
The Vikings robbed the room for Mukuba. Final grade: B.

The trade table was a mismatch, and the Vikings were on the right end of it, hauling in a fortune in surplus value. They moved the roster forward and banked a B for it.

The Mukuba steal is the beam this whole class leans on. They will regret leaving quarterback for another day if the season turns on it.

Good work on the whole, with quarterback the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick34 Rnd2 Jahdae Barron
The board fumbled Jahdae Barron all the way to the 34th pick, and they scooped it up. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick62 Rnd2 Tate Ratledge
Tate Ratledge at slot 62 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick97 Rnd3 Cam Skattebo
Cam Skattebo in the 97th overall pick is fair value, right on his grade. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick105 Rnd4 Andrew Mukuba
They will replay Andrew Mukuba at No. 105 for years; that is how good the value is. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick149 Rnd5 Hollin Pierce
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Hollin Pierce in pick No. 149. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick187 Rnd6 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
They did well to land Dont'e Thornton Jr. in pick 187, just ahead of his grade. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick204 Rnd6 Tyler Cooper
Tyler Cooper at slot 204 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick206 Rnd6 Jarquez Hunter
Taking Jarquez Hunter in No. 206 is close to grand larceny; a running back that good had no business lasting this long. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick219 Rnd7 Caleb Ransaw
A tidy bit of business in the 219th overall pick, where Caleb Ransaw graded well above the range. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.