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Draft Selections
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 54 RND: 2 (MIN)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Shemar Turner Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (MIN)
Shemar Turner
DL Texas A&M
Denzel Burke Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
Denzel Burke
CB Ohio State
Jordan James Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (MIN)
Jordan James
RB Oregon
Connor Colby Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (MIN)
Connor Colby
OG Iowa
Kobe Hudson Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (MIN)
Kobe Hudson
WR UCF
Kitan Crawford Head Shot
PICK: 250 RND: 7 (MIN)
Kitan Crawford
S Nevada
Draft Picks Received
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 54 RND: 2 (GB)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Shemar Turner Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (CIN)
Shemar Turner
DL Texas A&M
Connor Colby Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (GB)
Connor Colby
OG Iowa
Kitan Crawford Head Shot
PICK: 250 RND: 7 (GB)
Kitan Crawford
S Nevada
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (GB)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (GB)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Matthew Golden Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (CIN)
Matthew Golden
WR Texas
Players Gained
Head Shot
Emanuel Wilson
RB
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B-
ValueC NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Vikings checked most of the boxes and earned a B-.

The Kobe Hudson selection is the head-turner. The Vikings reached 27 spots for him, and it will define how this weekend is remembered. It nets out to a B-, which feels about right.

James falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch. The quarterback spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

Safety is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

Nothing here to lose sleep over, and plenty to feel decent about.

Pick Analysis
Pick54 Rnd2 Tate Ratledge
They paid up for Tate Ratledge at Round 2, Pick 22 when waiting would have done the job. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick81 Rnd3 Shemar Turner
No drama and no debate, Shemar Turner went about where he belonged in pick No. 81. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick97 Rnd3 Denzel Burke
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Denzel Burke. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick139 Rnd5 Jordan James
Jordan James at the 139th pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick159 Rnd5 Connor Colby
A wild overpay on Connor Colby in slot 159, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick187 Rnd6 Kobe Hudson
They left a pile of value on the table to take Kobe Hudson this early at the 187th overall pick. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick250 Rnd7 Kitan Crawford
A tidy little value on Kitan Crawford in pick No. 250, a step better than break-even. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.