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Draft Selections
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIN)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Ennis Rakestraw Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (MIN)
Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
CB Missouri
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (MIN)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
Kris Abrams-Draine Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (MIN)
Kris Abrams-Draine
CB Missouri
Javion Cohen Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (MIN)
Javion Cohen
OG Miami (FL)
Darius Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (MIN)
Darius Robinson
DL-EDGE Missouri
Malik Mustapha Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (MIN)
Malik Mustapha
S Wake Forest
Zion Tupuola-Fetui Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (MIN)
Zion Tupuola-Fetui
DE-EDGE Washington
Tatum Bethune Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (MIN)
Tatum Bethune
LB Florida State
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Vikings answered their biggest question with Daniels. Grade: B.

The search is over. The Vikings handed the keys to Jayden Daniels, and the whole operation now runs on his development. No fireworks, but a solid B.

On value alone, Bethune makes the weekend a net positive. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through wide receiver. It is not that Abrams-Draine is a bad player; it is that the Vikings had louder needs to answer first.

They trusted the board more than the depth chart.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Jayden Daniels
In pick 11 they get their quarterback of the future. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick42 Rnd2 Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
No edge and no loss on Ennis Rakestraw Jr. in the 42nd overall pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick108 Rnd4 Braelon Allen
Braelon Allen in No. 108 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. The roster fit checks out.
Pick128 Rnd4 Kris Abrams-Draine
A surprising call. With wide receiver, tight end and other spots still to address, they spent the Round 4 slot on Kris Abrams-Draine, a cornerback they were not short of.
Pick148 Rnd5 Javion Cohen
Nothing to complain about; Javion Cohen went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick163 Rnd5 Darius Robinson
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Darius Robinson in the 163rd pick. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick164 Rnd5 Malik Mustapha
Value with a capital V on Malik Mustapha in pick No. 164, a genuine coup. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick179 Rnd6 Zion Tupuola-Fetui
They paid sticker price for Zion Tupuola-Fetui in Round 6, Pick 4, and that is fine. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick230 Rnd7 Tatum Bethune
Somehow Tatum Bethune was still sitting there in the 230th overall pick, and they pounced on premier linebacker value. It adds depth where they could use a little.