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Draft Selections
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (MIN)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Nate Wiggins Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (MIN)
Nate Wiggins
CB Clemson
Roman Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (MIN)
Roman Wilson
WR Michigan
Keon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (MIN)
Keon Coleman
WR Florida State
Javon Bullard Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (MIN)
Javon Bullard
S Georgia
T.J. Tampa Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (MIN)
T.J. Tampa
CB Iowa State
Blake Corum Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (MIN)
Blake Corum
RB Michigan
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (MIN)
Maason Smith
DT LSU
Jalen McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (MIN)
Jalen McMillan
WR Washington
Cam Hart Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (MIN)
Cam Hart
CB Notre Dame
Caedan Wallace Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (MIN)
Caedan Wallace
OT Penn State
Jordan Travis Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (MIN)
Jordan Travis
QB Florida State
Jordan Jefferson Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (MIN)
Jordan Jefferson
DT LSU
Beau Brade Head Shot
PICK: 172 RND: 5 (MIN)
Beau Brade
S Maryland
Jaheim Bell Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (MIN)
Jaheim Bell
TE Florida State
KT Leveston Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (MIN)
KT Leveston
OT Kansas State
Darius Muasau Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (MIN)
Darius Muasau
LB UCLA
Michael Barrett Head Shot
PICK: 256 RND: 7 (MIN)
Michael Barrett
LB Michigan
Jacob Monk Head Shot
PICK: 257 RND: 7 (MIN)
Jacob Monk
OT Duke
Draft Picks Received
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (ARI)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Nate Wiggins Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (ARI)
Nate Wiggins
CB Clemson
Roman Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (NO)
Roman Wilson
WR Michigan
Keon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (JAX)
Keon Coleman
WR Florida State
Javon Bullard Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (PHI)
Javon Bullard
S Georgia
T.J. Tampa Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (MIA)
T.J. Tampa
CB Iowa State
Blake Corum Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (ARI)
Blake Corum
RB Michigan
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (LAR)
Maason Smith
DT LSU
Cam Hart Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (PHI)
Cam Hart
CB Notre Dame
Beau Brade Head Shot
PICK: 172 RND: 5 (PHI)
Beau Brade
S Maryland
Michael Barrett Head Shot
PICK: 256 RND: 7 (NYJ)
Michael Barrett
LB Michigan
Jacob Monk Head Shot
PICK: 257 RND: 7 (NYJ)
Jacob Monk
OT Duke
Draft Picks Traded
Jared Verse Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (JAX)
Jared Verse
DE-EDGE Florida State
Amarius Mims Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (ARI)
Amarius Mims
OT Georgia
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (MIA)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Players Gained
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Paulson Adebo
CB
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Arik Armstead
DT
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Mekhi Becton
OT
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Jonah Jackson
OG
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Puka Nacua
WR
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Jordan Poyer
S
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Cam Smith
CB
Players traded away
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Andrew Booth Jr.
CB
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Brian O'Neill
OT
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Justin Jefferson
WR
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Lewis Cine
S
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall F
ValueB- NeedB TradesF FutureD
A passer of the future in Daniels, and a F, for the Vikings.

The Vikings lost the trade war and it was not close, handing partners the better end again and again.

Everything downstream of Jayden Daniels depends on Jayden Daniels, and the building knows it. They are betting Travis proves the room right and everyone else wrong.

It is not that Tampa is a bad player; it is that the Vikings had louder needs to answer first. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped edge rusher, which is a strange place to end up.

That is an offensive lineman worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly. Spend now, pay later; the math only works if this class delivers.

The verdict is harsh because the weekend was, and there is little to argue.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Jayden Daniels
In pick No. 4 they get a passer to set the clock by. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick27 Rnd1 Nate Wiggins
In Round 1, Pick 27 they get a sticky cover corner at fair value. Need was not the driver here.
Pick45 Rnd2 Roman Wilson
Roman Wilson at slot 45 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick48 Rnd2 Keon Coleman
Keon Coleman at pick 48 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick53 Rnd2 Javon Bullard
They took Javon Bullard at par in the Round 2 slot, which is nothing to complain about. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick55 Rnd2 T.J. Tampa
Hard to square with the roster. With positions of obvious need still on the board, T.J. Tampa adds a cornerback and leaves edge rusher untouched.
Pick71 Rnd3 Blake Corum
Blake Corum at No. 71 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick83 Rnd3 Maason Smith
This one needs a full-page explanation: Maason Smith in the 83rd overall pick, miles early. It fills a real need, too.
Pick108 Rnd4 Jalen McMillan
No edge and no loss on Jalen McMillan in Round 4, Pick 8; it is a wash and a sensible one. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick120 Rnd4 Cam Hart
The eyebrow-raiser of the weekend. They went cornerback with Cam Hart while clear needs at edge rusher sat open.
Pick129 Rnd4 Caedan Wallace
They paid sticker price for Caedan Wallace in No. 129, and that is fine. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick157 Rnd5 Jordan Travis
A real head-scratcher, Jordan Travis in the Round 5 slot is miles ahead of his ranking. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick167 Rnd5 Jordan Jefferson
Jordan Jefferson in pick 167 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick172 Rnd5 Beau Brade
Beau Brade at slot 172 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick177 Rnd6 Jaheim Bell
Jaheim Bell at the 177th overall pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick230 Rnd7 KT Leveston
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing KT Leveston in pick No. 230. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick232 Rnd7 Darius Muasau
A quiet steal in No. 232: Darius Muasau for less than the market said. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick256 Rnd7 Michael Barrett
Nothing to complain about; Michael Barrett went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
Pick257 Rnd7 Jacob Monk
Jacob Monk in pick 257 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.