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Draft Selections
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIN)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Chris Braswell Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (MIN)
Chris Braswell
LB-EDGE Alabama
Malachi Corley Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (MIN)
Malachi Corley
WR Western Kentucky
DeWayne Carter Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (MIN)
DeWayne Carter
DT Duke
MarShawn Lloyd Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (MIN)
MarShawn Lloyd
RB USC
Tyrice Knight Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (MIN)
Tyrice Knight
LB UTEP
Khristian Boyd Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (MIN)
Khristian Boyd
DL-EDGE Northern Iowa
LaDarius Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (MIN)
LaDarius Henderson
OT Michigan
Zion Tupuola-Fetui Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (MIN)
Zion Tupuola-Fetui
DE-EDGE Washington
Javon Baker Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (MIN)
Javon Baker
WR UCF
Andru Phillips Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (MIN)
Andru Phillips
CB Kentucky
Myles Jones Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (MIN)
Myles Jones
CB Duke
Draft Picks Received
Chris Braswell Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (LAR)
Chris Braswell
LB-EDGE Alabama
Malachi Corley Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (PIT)
Malachi Corley
WR Western Kentucky
Javon Baker Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (PIT)
Javon Baker
WR UCF
Andru Phillips Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (LAR)
Andru Phillips
CB Kentucky
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (PIT)
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Draft Picks Traded
Jonah Elliss Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (LAR)
Jonah Elliss
DE-EDGE Utah
Players Gained
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Elijah Riley
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Jonah Williams
DT
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB+ TradesA FutureB-
The Vikings bet the future on Maye. The board says B+.

Start where it matters. The Vikings took Drake Maye to run the offense for the next decade, and every other decision this weekend bends around that one. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B+.

Getting Phillips where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class. The trade ledger is the best part of the whole weekend.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through safety.

Good work on the whole, with safety the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In the Round 1 slot they get a franchise quarterback. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick51 Rnd2 Chris Braswell
Chris Braswell in the 51st pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick84 Rnd3 Malachi Corley
A slide stopped in slot 84, with Malachi Corley worth more than the price. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick109 Rnd4 DeWayne Carter
DeWayne Carter at Round 4, Pick 9 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick130 Rnd4 MarShawn Lloyd
MarShawn Lloyd in pick 130 is fair value, right on his grade. The roster fit checks out.
Pick145 Rnd5 Tyrice Knight
Steal is underselling it; Tyrice Knight at the 145th overall pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick157 Rnd5 Khristian Boyd
No drama and no debate, Khristian Boyd went about where he belonged in pick No. 157. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick166 Rnd5 LaDarius Henderson
LaDarius Henderson at No. 166 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick179 Rnd6 Zion Tupuola-Fetui
A reasonable price with a little left over, Zion Tupuola-Fetui in pick 179. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick198 Rnd6 Javon Baker
A quiet steal in No. 198: Javon Baker for less than the market said. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick212 Rnd6 Andru Phillips
A cornerback of that caliber at Round 6, Pick 37 is the definition of value, full stop. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick227 Rnd7 Myles Jones
They paid sticker price for Myles Jones in the Round 7 slot, and that is fine. Stacking talent where they were already deep.