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Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (MIN)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 3 (MIN)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (MIN)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Luke Kandra Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (MIN)
Luke Kandra
OG Cincinnati
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (MIN)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 5 (MIN)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Kalel Mullings Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (MIN)
Kalel Mullings
RB Michigan
Brashard Smith Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (MIN)
Brashard Smith
RB SMU
Draft Picks Received
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 3 (MIA)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (SF)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Luke Kandra Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (LAR)
Luke Kandra
OG Cincinnati
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (MIA)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Kalel Mullings Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (DEN)
Kalel Mullings
RB Michigan
Brashard Smith Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (DEN)
Brashard Smith
RB SMU
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (DEN)
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Draft Picks Traded
R Mason Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (LAR)
R Mason Thomas
DE-EDGE Oklahoma
Dorian Strong Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (DEN)
Dorian Strong
CB Virginia Tech
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (ATL)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (ATL)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Players traded away
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Blake Brandel
OG
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Garrett Bradbury
C
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall C-
ValueA- NeedB TradesF FutureC+
The Vikings cashed the board's mistake on Smith: C-.

The best pick of the weekend was also the simplest. The Vikings watched Brashard Smith slide 105 picks past his grade and did not hesitate. Fine in stretches, shaky in others: a C-.

They handed away value on the phones that the picks cannot earn back. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped quarterback, which is a strange place to end up.

On the needs board they went 4 of 8, with safety the one that mattered most.

Call it incomplete, and check back in a couple of seasons.

Pick Analysis
Pick24 Rnd1 Kenneth Grant
In the Round 1 slot they get a pocket-collapsing interior rusher at fair value.
Pick98 Rnd3 Jihaad Campbell
The board fumbled Jihaad Campbell all the way to Round 3, Pick 34, and they scooped it up. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick99 Rnd3 Jake Majors
Jake Majors at the 99th pick nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick100 Rnd3 Luke Kandra
They paid sticker price for Luke Kandra in pick No. 100, and that is fine. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick114 Rnd4 Xavier Watts
Somehow Xavier Watts was still sitting there in slot 114, and they pounced on premier safety value. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick138 Rnd5 Kevin Winston Jr.
Taking Kevin Winston Jr. in No. 138 is close to grand larceny; a safety that good had no business lasting this long. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick189 Rnd6 Kalel Mullings
They robbed the room for Kalel Mullings here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick205 Rnd6 Brashard Smith
They barely believed it either: Brashard Smith still on the board at the 205th overall pick. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.