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Draft Selections
Derrick Harmon Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (MIN)
Derrick Harmon
DT Oregon
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (MIN)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Denzel Burke Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (MIN)
Denzel Burke
CB Ohio State
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (MIN)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (MIN)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
RJ Harvey Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (MIN)
RJ Harvey
RB UCF
Dorian Strong Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (MIN)
Dorian Strong
CB Virginia Tech
Jonah Monheim Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (MIN)
Jonah Monheim
C USC
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 203 RND: 6 (MIN)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
Draft Picks Received
Derrick Harmon Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (KC)
Derrick Harmon
DT Oregon
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (LAR)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Denzel Burke Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (BAL)
Denzel Burke
CB Ohio State
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (KC)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (BUF)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
RJ Harvey Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (BUF)
RJ Harvey
RB UCF
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 203 RND: 6 (LAR)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (LAR)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Shavon Revel Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (HOU)
Shavon Revel Jr.
CB East Carolina
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB- TradesA FutureB-
Good, not great, for the Vikings: B.

The Vikings spent real capital to be 28 picks early on RJ Harvey, and the board is going to hold them to it. It nets out to a B, which feels about right.

The Higgins pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch. For all the activity, quarterback went untouched, which is hard to explain.

They left with safety solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off. The dealing nudged the ledger their way without much fuss.

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick31 Rnd1 Derrick Harmon
In pick 31 they get an anchor for the defensive front at fair value.
Pick90 Rnd3 Donovan Jackson
Donovan Jackson slipping to pick No. 90 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick91 Rnd3 Denzel Burke
Denzel Burke at Round 3, Pick 27 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the cornerback. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick95 Rnd3 Cam Skattebo
A market-rate running back, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Cam Skattebo. The roster fit checks out.
Pick97 Rnd3 Jake Majors
No drama and no debate, Jake Majors went about where he belonged in the 97th overall pick. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick108 Rnd4 Kevin Winston Jr.
Value with a capital V on Kevin Winston Jr. in the Round 4 slot, a genuine coup. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick131 Rnd4 RJ Harvey
Value said wait; RJ Harvey in pick 131 says they were not listening. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick140 Rnd5 Dorian Strong
Dorian Strong in No. 140 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
Pick161 Rnd5 Jonah Monheim
Jonah Monheim in slot 161 is fair value, right on his grade. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick203 Rnd6 Jay Higgins
They robbed the room for Jay Higgins here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.