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Draft Selections
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (MIN)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Jalen Royals Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (MIN)
Jalen Royals
WR Utah State
Andrew Mukuba Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (MIN)
Andrew Mukuba
S Texas
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Barrett Carter Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (MIN)
Barrett Carter
LB Clemson
Malachi Moore Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (MIN)
Malachi Moore
S Alabama
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 5 (MIN)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Kalel Mullings Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (MIN)
Kalel Mullings
RB Michigan
Draft Picks Received
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (BUF)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Jalen Royals Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Jalen Royals
WR Utah State
Andrew Mukuba Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (LAR)
Andrew Mukuba
S Texas
Barrett Carter Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (BUF)
Barrett Carter
LB Clemson
Malachi Moore Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (NYJ)
Malachi Moore
S Alabama
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (BUF)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (BUF)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Jonah Savaiinaea Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (HOU)
Jonah Savaiinaea
OT Arizona
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ATL)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (ATL)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (ATL)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Players Gained
Head Shot
Ray Davis
RB
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Desmond King II
CB
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B+
ValueA- NeedB TradesA+ FutureB-
The Vikings let Henderson fall and pounced. Final grade: B+.

The board owed the Vikings one, and it paid up: TreVeyon Henderson, the No. 60 name on the board, sitting there at pick 138 like a gift left on the doorstep. It nets out to a B+, which feels about right.

They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own. Leaving quarterback unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Kenneth Grant
Kenneth Grant in the 30th overall pick is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. It fills a real need, too.
Pick89 Rnd3 Jalen Royals
They will replay Jalen Royals at Round 3, Pick 25 for years; that is how good the value is. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick90 Rnd3 Andrew Mukuba
The board fumbled Andrew Mukuba all the way to No. 90, and they scooped it up. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick97 Rnd3 Jake Majors
Fair-plus on Jake Majors, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick107 Rnd4 Barrett Carter
Circle this one: Barrett Carter at pick 107 is a fall that decides a draft. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick108 Rnd4 Malachi Moore
Malachi Moore in slot 108 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick138 Rnd5 TreVeyon Henderson
TreVeyon Henderson at the Round 5 slot is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. The roster fit checks out.
Pick159 Rnd5 Kalel Mullings
A running back of that caliber at pick No. 159 is the definition of value, full stop. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.