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Drake Maye

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Draft Selections
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIN)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (MIN)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Jamari Thrash Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (MIN)
Jamari Thrash
WR Louisville
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (MIN)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
Kris Abrams-Draine Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (MIN)
Kris Abrams-Draine
CB Missouri
MarShawn Lloyd Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (MIN)
MarShawn Lloyd
RB USC
Malik Mustapha Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (MIN)
Malik Mustapha
S Wake Forest
Brennan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (MIN)
Brennan Jackson
DE-EDGE Washington State
Erick All Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (MIN)
Erick All
TE Iowa
Draft Picks Received
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (ATL)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (ATL)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (CIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (CIN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Ja'Tavion Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (ATL)
Ja'Tavion Sanders
TE Texas
Tanor Bortolini Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (CIN)
Tanor Bortolini
C Wisconsin
Players Gained
Head Shot
Jonnu Smith
TE
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B+
ValueB NeedA- TradesA+ FutureB-
The Vikings bet the future on Maye. The board says B+.

After circling the position for what felt like forever, the Vikings committed. Drake Maye is the quarterback now, and the roster gets built to his timeline. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B+.

The trade ledger is the best part of the whole weekend. For all the activity, offensive lineman went untouched, which is hard to explain. If Jackson pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about.

However the rest shakes out, Thrash at that price is a win they earned.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In No. 11 they get a franchise quarterback. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick43 Rnd2 Chop Robinson
They let Chop Robinson come to them and pounced at the 43rd pick. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick109 Rnd4 Jamari Thrash
Jamari Thrash in the Round 4 slot is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick110 Rnd4 Leonard Taylor III
Leonard Taylor III at the 110th overall pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It fills a real need, too.
Pick130 Rnd4 Kris Abrams-Draine
Value with a capital V on Kris Abrams-Draine in pick 130, a genuine coup. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick145 Rnd5 MarShawn Lloyd
Nice patience on MarShawn Lloyd, who had no business lasting to slot 145. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick157 Rnd5 Malik Mustapha
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Malik Mustapha at Round 5, Pick 21 is the proof. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick166 Rnd5 Brennan Jackson
They jumped the gun on Brennan Jackson, taking him earlier than his grade liked. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick227 Rnd7 Erick All
Erick All in pick 227 is fair value, right on his grade. It patches a soft spot without any drama.