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Draft Selections
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIN)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (MIN)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
DJ James Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (MIN)
DJ James
CB Auburn
Darius Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (MIN)
Darius Robinson
DL-EDGE Missouri
Edefuan Ulofoshio Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (MIN)
Edefuan Ulofoshio
LB Washington
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 162 RND: 5 (MIN)
James Williams
S Miami (FL)
Nehemiah Pritchett Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 6 (MIN)
Nehemiah Pritchett
CB Auburn
Michael Barrett Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (MIN)
Michael Barrett
LB Michigan
Chau Smith-Wade Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (MIN)
Chau Smith-Wade
CB Washington State
Jaylen Harrell Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (MIN)
Jaylen Harrell
DE-EDGE Michigan
Isaiah Davis Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 6 (MIN)
Isaiah Davis
RB South Dakota State
Dylan McMahon Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (MIN)
Dylan McMahon
C North Carolina State
Draft Picks Received
Darius Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (NO)
Darius Robinson
DL-EDGE Missouri
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 162 RND: 5 (BUF)
James Williams
S Miami (FL)
Nehemiah Pritchett Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 6 (NO)
Nehemiah Pritchett
CB Auburn
Michael Barrett Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (PIT)
Michael Barrett
LB Michigan
Chau Smith-Wade Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (BUF)
Chau Smith-Wade
CB Washington State
Jaylen Harrell Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (BUF)
Jaylen Harrell
DE-EDGE Michigan
Isaiah Davis Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 6 (TB)
Isaiah Davis
RB South Dakota State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (PIT)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (NO)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (PIT)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (NO)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (PIT)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (TB)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (BUF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (TB)
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Draft Picks Traded
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (PIT)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Javion Cohen Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (BUF)
Javion Cohen
OG Miami (FL)
Joe Milton III Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (TB)
Joe Milton III
QB Tennessee
Julian Pearl Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (BUF)
Julian Pearl
OT-EDGE Illinois
Players Gained
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Darnell Washington
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Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesC FutureA
The Vikings left with their quarterback, and a B to match.

They finally answered the question that shadows every other one. Jayden Daniels is the Vikings' quarterback, full stop.

The Smith-Wade steal is the beam this whole class leans on. A whole weekend of picks and wide receiver is somehow still a want.

They are betting McMahon proves the room right and everyone else wrong.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Jayden Daniels
In pick 11 they get the face of the franchise. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick108 Rnd4 Zak Zinter
Zak Zinter in No. 108 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick130 Rnd4 DJ James
A tidy bit of business in the 130th overall pick, where DJ James graded well above the range. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick136 Rnd4 Darius Robinson
A quiet steal in the Round 4 slot: Darius Robinson for less than the market said. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick160 Rnd5 Edefuan Ulofoshio
Edefuan Ulofoshio in Round 5, Pick 24 lands just on the right side of the ledger. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick162 Rnd5 James Williams
Somehow James Williams was still sitting there in the 162nd pick, and they pounced on premier safety value. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick176 Rnd6 Nehemiah Pritchett
They will replay Nehemiah Pritchett at slot 176 for years; that is how good the value is. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
Pick198 Rnd6 Michael Barrett
Michael Barrett at pick No. 198 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
Pick202 Rnd6 Chau Smith-Wade
Steal is underselling it; Chau Smith-Wade at the Round 6 slot is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.
Pick206 Rnd6 Jaylen Harrell
Jaylen Harrell at pick 206 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the edge rusher. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick220 Rnd6 Isaiah Davis
They barely believed it either: Isaiah Davis still on the board at No. 220. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick230 Rnd7 Dylan McMahon
The board had cheaper options than Dylan McMahon at slot 230, and it noticed. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.