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    Vikings
Draft Selections
Caleb Williams Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (MIN)
Caleb Williams
QB USC
Matt Goncalves Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (MIN)
Matt Goncalves
OT Pittsburgh
Marcus Harris Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (MIN)
Marcus Harris
DE-EDGE Auburn
Ty'Ron Hopper Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (MIN)
Ty'Ron Hopper
LB Missouri
Tip Reiman Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (MIN)
Tip Reiman
TE Illinois
Curtis Jacobs Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (MIN)
Curtis Jacobs
LB Penn State
Tahj Washington Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (MIN)
Tahj Washington
WR USC
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (MIN)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
Johnny Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (MIN)
Johnny Dixon
CB Penn State
Draft Picks Received
Caleb Williams Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (WSH)
Caleb Williams
QB USC
Curtis Jacobs Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (NE)
Curtis Jacobs
LB Penn State
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (NE)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (NE)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Jared Verse Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (WSH)
Jared Verse
DE-EDGE Florida State
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (WSH)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Tyrone Tracy Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (NE)
Tyrone Tracy Jr.
WR Purdue
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (CHI)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B
ValueB- NeedA- TradesA+ FutureD
The Vikings left with their quarterback, and a B to match.

The one hole that towered over the rest is filled. The Vikings spent their marquee pick on Caleb Williams, and for the first time in a while there is a real answer at quarterback. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B.

The Dixon pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch. The phones were where this weekend was really won.

A whole weekend of picks and safety is somehow still a want. The cost of the Hopper reach is exactly the players who went right after him.

Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 Caleb Williams
In the Round 1 slot they get their quarterback of the future. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick108 Rnd4 Matt Goncalves
They paid sticker price for Matt Goncalves in the 108th overall pick, and that is fine. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick129 Rnd4 Marcus Harris
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Marcus Harris well ahead of where he belonged. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick157 Rnd5 Ty'Ron Hopper
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Ty'Ron Hopper. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick177 Rnd6 Tip Reiman
Tip Reiman at slot 177 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick180 Rnd6 Curtis Jacobs
This one needs a full-page explanation: Curtis Jacobs in No. 180, miles early. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.
Pick230 Rnd7 Tahj Washington
A top-tier wide receiver at a bargain, Tahj Washington in pick 230, plain and simple. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick231 Rnd7 Frank Gore Jr.
Frank Gore Jr. in the 231st pick is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick232 Rnd7 Johnny Dixon
Taking Johnny Dixon in Round 7, Pick 12 is close to grand larceny; a cornerback that good had no business lasting this long. It adds depth where they could use a little.