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Draft Selections
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIN)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Troy Franklin Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (MIN)
Troy Franklin
WR Oregon
DeWayne Carter Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (MIN)
DeWayne Carter
DT Duke
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (MIN)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Cam Hart Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (MIN)
Cam Hart
CB Notre Dame
Keith Randolph Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (MIN)
Keith Randolph Jr.
DL-EDGE Illinois
LaDarius Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (MIN)
LaDarius Henderson
OT Michigan
Layden Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (MIN)
Layden Robinson
OG Texas A&M
Chad Lindberg Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (MIN)
Chad Lindberg
C Georgia
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Vikings drew a line under the quarterback search with Daniels: B.

They finally answered the question that shadows every other one. Jayden Daniels is the Vikings' quarterback, full stop. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B.

The cost of the Lindberg reach is exactly the players who went right after him. They punted on safety, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

The Franklin value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere.

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Jayden Daniels
In Round 1, Pick 11 they get a franchise quarterback. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick42 Rnd2 Troy Franklin
The board had Troy Franklin higher than the Round 2 slot, and the wide receiver fell to them anyway. The roster fit checks out.
Pick108 Rnd4 DeWayne Carter
A clean, defensible pick in slot 108 with a little surplus value in DeWayne Carter. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick129 Rnd4 Cedric Gray
Cedric Gray in the 129th overall pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick148 Rnd5 Cam Hart
Cam Hart in the 148th pick is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick160 Rnd5 Keith Randolph Jr.
Nothing to complain about; Keith Randolph Jr. went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick168 Rnd5 LaDarius Henderson
LaDarius Henderson in No. 168 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick179 Rnd6 Layden Robinson
Layden Robinson at pick No. 179 is money in the bank, a offensive lineman taken below his worth. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick230 Rnd7 Chad Lindberg
Chad Lindberg in pick 230 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.