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Draft Selections
Avieon Terrell Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (MIN)
Avieon Terrell
CB Clemson
Jaydn Ott Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (MIN)
Jaydn Ott
RB Oklahoma
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (MIN)
Sonny Styles
S Ohio State
Parker Brailsford Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (MIN)
Parker Brailsford
C Alabama
Barion Brown Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (MIN)
Barion Brown
WR LSU
DJ Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
DJ Campbell
OG Texas
Carson Beck Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (MIN)
Carson Beck
QB Miami
Micah Morris Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (MIN)
Micah Morris
OG Georgia
Gentry Williams Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (MIN)
Gentry Williams
CB Oklahoma
Xavian Sorey Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (MIN)
Xavian Sorey Jr.
LB Arkansas
TJ Ferguson Head Shot
PICK: 208 RND: 6 (MIN)
TJ Ferguson
OG Florida State
Sage Ryan Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (MIN)
Sage Ryan
S Ole Miss
Draft Picks Received
Avieon Terrell Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (CIN)
Avieon Terrell
CB Clemson
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (CIN)
Sonny Styles
S Ohio State
Barion Brown Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (DEN)
Barion Brown
WR LSU
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (DEN)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (DEN)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Carnell Tate Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (DEN)
Carnell Tate
WR Ohio State
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B
ValueC+ NeedB TradesA- FutureB-
Larceny in the 118th overall pick lands the Vikings a B, Beck and all.

Every so often the board makes a mistake, and the Vikings were there to profit. Carson Beck, the No. 61 name on the board, should have been long gone before slot 118.

Every board in the league had Sorey Jr. lower, and that gap is the story. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through edge rusher.

The dealing nudged the ledger their way without much fuss.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Avieon Terrell
In the 25th overall pick they get an island corner. More want than need.
Pick50 Rnd2 Jaydn Ott
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Jaydn Ott at the Round 2 slot. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick57 Rnd2 Sonny Styles
Sonny Styles at pick 57 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick82 Rnd3 Parker Brailsford
Parker Brailsford in pick No. 82 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick83 Rnd3 Barion Brown
They reached a country mile for Barion Brown at Round 3, Pick 19, and the board is aghast. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick97 Rnd3 DJ Campbell
They left a pile of value on the table to take DJ Campbell this early at No. 97. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick118 Rnd4 Carson Beck
They will replay Carson Beck at the 118th pick for years; that is how good the value is. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick157 Rnd5 Micah Morris
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Micah Morris well ahead of where he belonged. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick173 Rnd5 Gentry Williams
Gentry Williams in Round 5, Pick 35 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
Pick196 Rnd6 Xavian Sorey Jr.
They talked themselves into Xavian Sorey Jr. at the 196th pick, and the board did not agree. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick208 Rnd6 TJ Ferguson
This one needs a full-page explanation: TJ Ferguson in No. 208, miles early. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick231 Rnd7 Sage Ryan
They paid up for Sage Ryan at pick 231 when waiting would have done the job. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.