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Draft Selections
Derrick Harmon Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (MIN)
Derrick Harmon
DT Oregon
Benjamin Morrison Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (MIN)
Benjamin Morrison
CB Notre Dame
Quinshon Judkins Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (MIN)
Quinshon Judkins
RB Ohio State
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (MIN)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Jared Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (MIN)
Jared Wilson
C Georgia
Tez Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (MIN)
Tez Johnson
WR Oregon
Danny Stutsman Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (MIN)
Danny Stutsman
LB Oklahoma
Lathan Ransom Head Shot
PICK: 142 RND: 5 (MIN)
Lathan Ransom
S Ohio State
Ozzy Trapilo Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (MIN)
Ozzy Trapilo
OT Boston College
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (MIN)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Dorian Strong Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (MIN)
Dorian Strong
CB Virginia Tech
CJ West Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (MIN)
CJ West
DT Indiana
Bhayshul Tuten Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (MIN)
Bhayshul Tuten
RB Virginia Tech
Draft Picks Received
Derrick Harmon Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (LV)
Derrick Harmon
DT Oregon
Benjamin Morrison Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (LV)
Benjamin Morrison
CB Notre Dame
Quinshon Judkins Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (BAL)
Quinshon Judkins
RB Ohio State
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (LV)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Jared Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (BUF)
Jared Wilson
C Georgia
Tez Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (BAL)
Tez Johnson
WR Oregon
Lathan Ransom Head Shot
PICK: 142 RND: 5 (TEN)
Lathan Ransom
S Ohio State
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (BUF)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Dorian Strong Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (BUF)
Dorian Strong
CB Virginia Tech
CJ West Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (TEN)
CJ West
DT Indiana
Bhayshul Tuten Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (LV)
Bhayshul Tuten
RB Virginia Tech
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (BAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (BAL)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Ashton Gillotte Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (BAL)
Ashton Gillotte
DE-EDGE Louisville
Jordan Phillips Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (BUF)
Jordan Phillips
DT Maryland
Players Gained
Head Shot
T.J. Tampa
CB
Players traded away
Head Shot
Sam Darnold
QB
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B
ValueA- NeedB- TradesA- FutureB-
Trapilo should have been long gone. The Vikings pounced, and earned a B.

You could see the war room lean forward. Ozzy Trapilo at No. 161 is the sort of fall that does not happen, except it just did. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B.

Reaching for West left real value on the table behind him. They will regret leaving quarterback for another day if the season turns on it. Small wins on the phones, but wins all the same.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the quarterback spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick37 Rnd2 Derrick Harmon
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Derrick Harmon at pick No. 37 is the proof. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick73 Rnd3 Benjamin Morrison
A cornerback of that caliber at Round 3, Pick 9 is the definition of value, full stop. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick91 Rnd3 Quinshon Judkins
They will replay Quinshon Judkins at slot 91 for years; that is how good the value is. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick107 Rnd4 Kevin Winston Jr.
Fair-plus on Kevin Winston Jr., a quiet win that adds up over a draft. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick108 Rnd4 Jared Wilson
No edge and no loss on Jared Wilson in pick 108; it is a wash and a sensible one. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick128 Rnd4 Tez Johnson
Somehow Tez Johnson was still sitting there in No. 128, and they pounced on premier wide receiver value. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick140 Rnd5 Danny Stutsman
Danny Stutsman in the Round 5 slot should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick142 Rnd5 Lathan Ransom
Lathan Ransom at the 142nd overall pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick161 Rnd5 Ozzy Trapilo
Ozzy Trapilo in the Round 5 slot is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick171 Rnd5 Cam Skattebo
The board fumbled Cam Skattebo all the way to pick 171, and they scooped it up. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick179 Rnd6 Dorian Strong
A reasonable price with a little left over, Dorian Strong in the 179th overall pick. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
Pick180 Rnd6 CJ West
Value said wait; CJ West in pick No. 180 says they were not listening. It fills a real need, too.
Pick214 Rnd6 Bhayshul Tuten
You do not let a running back like Bhayshul Tuten reach No. 214 and blink. They did not. The roster fit checks out.