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Draft Selections
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIN)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Taliese Fuaga Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (MIN)
Taliese Fuaga
OT Oregon State
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (MIN)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Josh Newton Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (MIN)
Josh Newton
CB TCU
Trevor Keegan Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (MIN)
Trevor Keegan
OG Michigan
Fabien Lovett Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (MIN)
Fabien Lovett
DL Florida State
Kalen King Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (MIN)
Kalen King
CB Penn State
Jase McClellan Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (MIN)
Jase McClellan
RB Alabama
JD Bertrand Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (MIN)
JD Bertrand
LB Notre Dame
Draft Picks Received
Taliese Fuaga Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (BUF)
Taliese Fuaga
OT Oregon State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (BUF)
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Terrion Arnold Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (BUF)
Terrion Arnold
CB Alabama
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB+ TradesC FutureB
Quarterback settled, Daniels in the fold, and a B for the Vikings.

They finally answered the question that shadows every other one. Jayden Daniels is the Vikings' quarterback, full stop. It nets out to a B, which feels about right.

However the rest shakes out, King at that price is a win they earned. If Lovett pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about. They will regret leaving edge rusher for another day if the season turns on it.

Job largely done: quarterback settled and 5 of 8 of the wish list covered.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Jayden Daniels
In the 11th pick they get their guy under center for the next decade. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick28 Rnd1 Taliese Fuaga
In pick 28 they get an anchor for the offensive line at a price that makes it sweeter. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick108 Rnd4 Brenden Rice
Value with a capital V on Brenden Rice in the Round 4 slot, a genuine coup. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick129 Rnd4 Josh Newton
Josh Newton at slot 129 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick157 Rnd5 Trevor Keegan
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Trevor Keegan at the 157th overall pick. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick167 Rnd5 Fabien Lovett
A reach on Fabien Lovett in Round 5, Pick 31; the board had better options right there. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick177 Rnd6 Kalen King
They robbed the room for Kalen King here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
Pick230 Rnd7 Jase McClellan
Jase McClellan in pick No. 230 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick232 Rnd7 JD Bertrand
JD Bertrand slipping to the 232nd pick is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.