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Draft Selections
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (MIN)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIN)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (MIN)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Junior Colson Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (MIN)
Junior Colson
LB Michigan
Marist Liufau Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (MIN)
Marist Liufau
LB Notre Dame
Drake Nugent Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (MIN)
Drake Nugent
C Michigan
Sincere Haynesworth Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (MIN)
Sincere Haynesworth
C Tulane
Kitan Oladapo Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (MIN)
Kitan Oladapo
S Oregon State
Rasheen Ali Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (MIN)
Rasheen Ali
RB Marshall
Jawhar Jordan Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (MIN)
Jawhar Jordan
RB Louisville
Joshua Cephus Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (MIN)
Joshua Cephus
WR UTSA
Ajou Ajou Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (MIN)
Ajou Ajou
WR USF
Draft Picks Received
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (ARI)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Rasheen Ali Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (JAX)
Rasheen Ali
RB Marshall
Jawhar Jordan Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (JAX)
Jawhar Jordan
RB Louisville
Ajou Ajou Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (NE)
Ajou Ajou
WR USF
Draft Picks Traded
Eric Watts Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (NE)
Eric Watts
DL-EDGE Connecticut
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIA)
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Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall D-
ValueB- NeedA- TradesF FutureC
A franchise passer in Daniels headlines a D- weekend for the Vikings.

The war room fell hard for Ajou Ajou, and it showed at the 229th pick: 80 picks ahead of a board that had other ideas.

The trades bled value they could not afford to lose. Whatever Jayden Daniels becomes, the front office has tied its fortunes to the answer. They will answer for taking linebacker early while tight end and interior defensive lineman went begging.

Liufau at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped tight end, which is a strange place to end up.

Bottom line, they will be counting on several picks to beat their grades.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Jayden Daniels
In the 4th overall pick they get a franchise quarterback. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick11 Rnd1 Dallas Turner
In the 11th pick they get a problem off the edge at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick42 Rnd2 Chop Robinson
A clean, defensible pick in Round 2, Pick 10 with a little surplus value in Chop Robinson. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick109 Rnd4 Junior Colson
Junior Colson in pick 109 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick130 Rnd4 Marist Liufau
A surprising call. With tight end and interior defensive lineman still to address, they spent pick No. 130 on Marist Liufau, a linebacker they were not short of.
Pick145 Rnd5 Drake Nugent
They paid sticker price for Drake Nugent in the Round 5 slot, and that is fine. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick157 Rnd5 Sincere Haynesworth
No drama and no debate, Sincere Haynesworth went about where he belonged in the Round 5 slot. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick166 Rnd5 Kitan Oladapo
Kitan Oladapo in Round 5, Pick 30 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick195 Rnd6 Rasheen Ali
By-the-book stuff, Rasheen Ali at the 195th overall pick squarely in line with his ranking. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick211 Rnd6 Jawhar Jordan
Jawhar Jordan in slot 211 is fair value, right on his grade. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick227 Rnd7 Joshua Cephus
A reach for Joshua Cephus in pick 227; a little patience would have been rewarded. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick229 Rnd7 Ajou Ajou
Ajou Ajou at No. 229 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. It patches a soft spot without any drama.