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Draft Selections
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (MIN)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (MIN)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Danny Stutsman Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 3 (MIN)
Danny Stutsman
LB Oklahoma
Devin Neal Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (MIN)
Devin Neal
RB Kansas
Dorian Strong Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (MIN)
Dorian Strong
CB Virginia Tech
Bhayshul Tuten Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (MIN)
Bhayshul Tuten
RB Virginia Tech
Draft Picks Received
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (TB)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (TB)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Danny Stutsman Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 3 (MIA)
Danny Stutsman
LB Oklahoma
Devin Neal Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (TB)
Devin Neal
RB Kansas
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (TB)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (TB)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Princely Umanmielen Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (TB)
Princely Umanmielen
DE-EDGE Ole Miss
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIA)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Players Gained
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CB
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Elijah Klein
OG
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B+
ValueA NeedB TradesA- FutureB+
The Vikings won the night they stopped Emmanwori from sliding. Grade: B+.

The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: Nick Emmanwori, the Round 2 slot, roughly 34 picks past where he belonged. No fireworks, but a solid B+.

The quarterback spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. They squeezed a little extra out of every move they made.

It is a bet on later, and a defensible one for a team playing the long game. Job largely done: safety settled and 3 of 8 of the wish list covered.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick53 Rnd2 Nick Emmanwori
They barely believed it either: Nick Emmanwori still on the board at the Round 2 slot. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick84 Rnd3 Donovan Jackson
Steal is underselling it; Donovan Jackson at pick No. 84 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick98 Rnd3 Danny Stutsman
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Danny Stutsman at pick 98 is the proof. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick121 Rnd4 Devin Neal
You do not let a running back like Devin Neal reach Round 4, Pick 19 and blink. They did not. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick139 Rnd5 Dorian Strong
A slide stopped in No. 139, with Dorian Strong worth more than the price. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick187 Rnd6 Bhayshul Tuten
Bhayshul Tuten at the 187th overall pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A need, and now a little less of one.