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  • ldazi DRAFTING FOR THE
    Vikings
Draft Selections
Caleb Williams Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (MIN)
Caleb Williams
QB USC
Quinyon Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (MIN)
Quinyon Mitchell
CB Toledo
McKinnley Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 3 (MIN)
McKinnley Jackson
DL Texas A&M
Jaden Hicks Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (MIN)
Jaden Hicks
S Washington State
Ainias Smith Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (MIN)
Ainias Smith
WR Texas A&M
Xavier Restrepo Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (MIN)
Xavier Restrepo
WR Miami (FL)
Eric Gentry Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (MIN)
Eric Gentry
LB USC
Draft Picks Received
Caleb Williams Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (CHI)
Caleb Williams
QB USC
Quinyon Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (DET)
Quinyon Mitchell
CB Toledo
McKinnley Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 3 (SF)
McKinnley Jackson
DL Texas A&M
Jaden Hicks Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (BAL)
Jaden Hicks
S Washington State
Ainias Smith Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (CIN)
Ainias Smith
WR Texas A&M
Xavier Restrepo Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (HOU)
Xavier Restrepo
WR Miami (FL)
Eric Gentry Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (CIN)
Eric Gentry
LB USC
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (CHI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (CHI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (BUF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (NYJ)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (TB)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (NYJ)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (LAC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (PHI)
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Draft Picks Traded
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (CHI)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
Kalen King Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (PHI)
Kalen King
CB Penn State
Dominick Puni Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (DET)
Dominick Puni
OT Kansas
Kamal Hadden Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (DET)
Kamal Hadden
CB Tennessee
Mike Sainristil Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (ATL)
Mike Sainristil
CB Michigan
Dylan Laube Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (PHI)
Dylan Laube
RB New Hampshire
Jordan Travis Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (SF)
Jordan Travis
QB Florida State
Julian Pearl Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (DEN)
Julian Pearl
OT-EDGE Illinois
Maurice Smith Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (CIN)
Maurice Smith
C Florida State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (MIA)
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Players Gained
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Matthew Bergeron
OG
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Michael Carter II
CB
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Drew Dalman
C
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T.J. Edwards
LB
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Alex Highsmith
EDGE
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Quinn Meinerz
OG
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Puka Nacua
WR
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Joe Thuney
OG
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Joe Tippmann
C
Players traded away
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Ed Ingram
OG
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Garrett Bradbury
C
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Greg Joseph
PK
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Justin Jefferson
WR
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall D
ValueB NeedA- TradesF FutureB-
Quarterback settled, Williams in the fold, and a D for the Vikings.

You can lose a draft before you make a pick. The Vikings did it at the trade table, overpaying to chase players the board did not price nearly as high. A D that will need time and luck to look better.

The whole projection now runs through Caleb Williams; hit there and everything else looks smarter. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped edge rusher, which is a strange place to end up. The Mitchell pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged.

It is a steep hill from here, and the grade knows it.

Pick Analysis
Pick1 Rnd1 Caleb Williams
By-the-book stuff, Caleb Williams at the Round 1 slot squarely in line with his ranking. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick62 Rnd2 Quinyon Mitchell
Somehow Quinyon Mitchell was still sitting there in the 62nd pick, and they pounced on premier cornerback value. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick98 Rnd3 McKinnley Jackson
McKinnley Jackson in the 98th overall pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick132 Rnd4 Jaden Hicks
Jaden Hicks at No. 132 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick173 Rnd5 Ainias Smith
They read the board right and Ainias Smith was the payoff at pick No. 173. The roster fit checks out.
Pick247 Rnd7 Xavier Restrepo
You do not let a wide receiver like Xavier Restrepo reach pick 247 and blink. They did not. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick254 Rnd7 Eric Gentry
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Eric Gentry at Round 7, Pick 34 is the proof. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.