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Caleb Williams Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (MIN)
Caleb Williams
QB USC
Kamren Kinchens Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (MIN)
Kamren Kinchens
S Miami (FL)
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (MIN)
T'Vondre Sweat
DL Texas
Mike Sainristil Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (MIN)
Mike Sainristil
CB Michigan
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (MIN)
James Williams
S Miami (FL)
Javion Cohen Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (MIN)
Javion Cohen
OG Miami (FL)
Austin Booker Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (MIN)
Austin Booker
DL-EDGE Kansas
Grayson Murphy Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (MIN)
Grayson Murphy
DL-EDGE UCLA
Chau Smith-Wade Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (MIN)
Chau Smith-Wade
CB Washington State
Myles Jones Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (MIN)
Myles Jones
CB Duke
Draft Picks Received
Caleb Williams Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (WSH)
Caleb Williams
QB USC
Kamren Kinchens Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (WSH)
Kamren Kinchens
S Miami (FL)
Draft Picks Traded
Olumuyiwa Fashanu Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (WSH)
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
OT Penn State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIA)
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Players traded away
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Ezra Cleveland
OG
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Jalen Nailor
WR
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Justin Jefferson
WR
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall D-
ValueB NeedA- TradesF FutureD
The Vikings finally solved quarterback, and it carried them to a D-.

Every swap seemed to tilt away from the Vikings, and the value they bled adds up to real damage. It grades a D-, and the process earned it.

Everything downstream of Caleb Williams depends on Caleb Williams, and the building knows it. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through running back.

Reaching for Sweat left real value on the table behind him. Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Jones.

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

Add it up and it is a weekend the front office will hope everyone forgets, running back very much included.

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 Caleb Williams
In the 2nd overall pick they get a passer to set the clock by. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick40 Rnd2 Kamren Kinchens
Kamren Kinchens at the 40th pick is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick42 Rnd2 T'Vondre Sweat
A swing that ignored the value entirely, T'Vondre Sweat well ahead of where he belonged. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick108 Rnd4 Mike Sainristil
A cornerback of that caliber at the Round 4 slot is the definition of value, full stop. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick130 Rnd4 James Williams
No edge and no loss on James Williams in pick No. 130; it is a wash and a sensible one. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick148 Rnd5 Javion Cohen
Javion Cohen in pick 148 lands just on the right side of the ledger. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick160 Rnd5 Austin Booker
A reasonable price with a little left over, Austin Booker in slot 160. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick166 Rnd5 Grayson Murphy
No drama and no debate, Grayson Murphy went about where he belonged in Round 5, Pick 30. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick179 Rnd6 Chau Smith-Wade
You do not let a cornerback like Chau Smith-Wade reach the 179th overall pick and blink. They did not. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
Pick230 Rnd7 Myles Jones
Myles Jones at pick 230 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.