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Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIN)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Jared Verse Head Shot
PICK: 19 RND: 1 (MIN)
Jared Verse
DE-EDGE Florida State
Quinyon Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (MIN)
Quinyon Mitchell
CB Toledo
Tyler Guyton Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (MIN)
Tyler Guyton
OT Oklahoma
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (MIN)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
Jalen McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (MIN)
Jalen McMillan
WR Washington
Max Melton Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (MIN)
Max Melton
CB Rutgers
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (MIN)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
Keith Randolph Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (MIN)
Keith Randolph Jr.
DL-EDGE Illinois
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (MIN)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
Javion Cohen Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (MIN)
Javion Cohen
OG Miami (FL)
Ty'Ron Hopper Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (MIN)
Ty'Ron Hopper
LB Missouri
Kenny Logan Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (MIN)
Kenny Logan Jr.
S Kansas
Brevyn Spann-Ford Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (MIN)
Brevyn Spann-Ford
TE Minnesota
Draft Picks Received
Jared Verse Head Shot
PICK: 19 RND: 1 (LAR)
Jared Verse
DE-EDGE Florida State
Tyler Guyton Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (LAR)
Tyler Guyton
OT Oklahoma
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (CLE)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (CLE)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
Brevyn Spann-Ford Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (NE)
Brevyn Spann-Ford
TE Minnesota
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (LAR)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (LAR)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (CLE)
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Draft Picks Traded
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIA)
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PICK: RND: 2 (MIA)
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Players Gained
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Mike Ford
CB
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Puka Nacua
WR
Players traded away
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Ezra Cleveland
OG
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Kirk Cousins
QB
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall D
ValueB NeedB+ TradesF FutureB-
Daniels is the plan now, and the Vikings grade out a D.

You can lose a draft before you make a pick. The Vikings did it at the trade table, overpaying to chase players the board did not price nearly as high. Hard to defend, and the D reflects that.

Jayden Daniels is the bet, and the class will be judged on how it pays off. They will answer for taking cornerback early while interior defensive lineman went begging.

The Gore Jr. reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. For all the activity, interior defensive lineman went untouched, which is hard to explain.

They banked enough surplus on McMillan to cover a lot of smaller sins.

In the end, a class the front office will want to grow past quickly.

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Jayden Daniels
In No. 11 they get a franchise quarterback. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick19 Rnd1 Jared Verse
Good price on Jared Verse in the Round 1 slot, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick42 Rnd2 Quinyon Mitchell
A tidy bit of business in slot 42, where Quinyon Mitchell graded well above the range. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick51 Rnd2 Tyler Guyton
They read the board right and Tyler Guyton was the payoff at pick 51. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick86 Rnd3 Edgerrin Cooper
Steal is underselling it; Edgerrin Cooper at the 86th overall pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick109 Rnd4 Jalen McMillan
Jalen McMillan at Round 4, Pick 9 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick130 Rnd4 Max Melton
They bypassed pressing needs at interior defensive lineman to take Max Melton, a cornerback that was not the priority.
Pick135 Rnd4 Tommy Eichenberg
Of all the spots to shop, they chose linebacker. Tommy Eichenberg in the 135th pick leaves interior defensive lineman for later.
Pick145 Rnd5 Keith Randolph Jr.
They jumped the gun on Keith Randolph Jr., taking him earlier than his grade liked. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick157 Rnd5 Frank Gore Jr.
Frank Gore Jr. in Round 5, Pick 21 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick166 Rnd5 Javion Cohen
A slide stopped in the 166th overall pick, with Javion Cohen worth more than the price. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick179 Rnd6 Ty'Ron Hopper
Ty'Ron Hopper in No. 179 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
Pick227 Rnd7 Kenny Logan Jr.
A tidy little value on Kenny Logan Jr. in the Round 7 slot, a step better than break-even. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick229 Rnd7 Brevyn Spann-Ford
They liked Brevyn Spann-Ford enough to skip the value, taking him in pick 229. A need, and now a little less of one.