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    Vikings
Draft Selections
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (MIN)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Olumuyiwa Fashanu Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIN)
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
OT Penn State
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (MIN)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Ja'Tavion Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (MIN)
Ja'Tavion Sanders
TE Texas
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (MIN)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
Calen Bullock Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (MIN)
Calen Bullock
S USC
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (MIN)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (MIN)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Christian Mahogany Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (MIN)
Christian Mahogany
OG Boston College
Mason McCormick Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (MIN)
Mason McCormick
OT South Dakota State
Tanor Bortolini Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (MIN)
Tanor Bortolini
C Wisconsin
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (MIN)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Fabien Lovett Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (MIN)
Fabien Lovett
DL Florida State
Joe Milton III Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (MIN)
Joe Milton III
QB Tennessee
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (MIN)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
Ro Torrence Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (MIN)
Ro Torrence
CB Arizona State
JD Bertrand Head Shot
PICK: 213 RND: 6 (MIN)
JD Bertrand
LB Notre Dame
Jaylen Harrell Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (MIN)
Jaylen Harrell
DE-EDGE Michigan
Trevin Wallace Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (MIN)
Trevin Wallace
LB Kentucky
Draft Picks Received
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (ATL)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (SEA)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (LAR)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
Calen Bullock Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (SEA)
Calen Bullock
S USC
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (LAR)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Joe Milton III Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (NE)
Joe Milton III
QB Tennessee
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (ATL)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
Ro Torrence Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (DEN)
Ro Torrence
CB Arizona State
JD Bertrand Head Shot
PICK: 213 RND: 6 (LAR)
JD Bertrand
LB Notre Dame
Trevin Wallace Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (NE)
Trevin Wallace
LB Kentucky
Draft Picks Traded
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIA)
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PICK: RND: 2 (MIA)
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PICK: RND: 3 (MIA)
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Players Gained
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Zach Charbonnet
RB
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Drew Dalman
C
Players traded away
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Danielle Hunter
EDGE
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Ezra Cleveland
OG
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Harrison Smith
S
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Jaren Hall
QB
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Kirk Cousins
QB
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Marcus Davenport
LB
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall F
ValueB NeedB+ TradesF FutureF
The Vikings finally solved quarterback, and it carried them to a F.

Nobody had Frank Gore Jr. this high, and it is not close. The Vikings reached 30 spots to get him at the 197th pick. The warnings were there, and the F is the bill.

Drake Maye gives the offense a face and a plan, and the grade leans heavily on whether he hits. The trades bled value they could not afford to lose. Getting Mahogany where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class.

It is a win-now wager, and the future is the stake.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In slot 8 they get a long-term answer under center. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick11 Rnd1 Olumuyiwa Fashanu
In the 11th overall pick they get a blindside protector at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick16 Rnd1 Dallas Turner
In the 16th pick they get a premier pass rusher. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick42 Rnd2 Ja'Tavion Sanders
A clean, defensible pick in pick No. 42 with a little surplus value in Ja'Tavion Sanders. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick52 Rnd2 Edgerrin Cooper
Edgerrin Cooper in No. 52 lands just on the right side of the ledger. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick81 Rnd3 Calen Bullock
Calen Bullock at pick 81 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick83 Rnd3 Brenden Rice
The board had cheaper options than Brenden Rice at slot 83, and it noticed. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick108 Rnd4 Khyree Jackson
They barely believed it either: Khyree Jackson still on the board at pick No. 108. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick129 Rnd4 Christian Mahogany
A offensive lineman of that caliber at pick 129 is the definition of value, full stop. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick157 Rnd5 Mason McCormick
The board had Mason McCormick higher than No. 157, and the offensive lineman fell to them anyway. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick167 Rnd5 Tanor Bortolini
Tanor Bortolini at the 167th pick is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick177 Rnd6 Luke McCaffrey
You do not let a wide receiver like Luke McCaffrey reach the 177th overall pick and blink. They did not. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick188 Rnd6 Fabien Lovett
A tidy little value on Fabien Lovett in Round 6, Pick 13, a step better than break-even. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick193 Rnd6 Joe Milton III
They took Joe Milton III at par in the Round 6 slot, which is nothing to complain about. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick197 Rnd6 Frank Gore Jr.
They left a pile of value on the table to take Frank Gore Jr. this early at slot 197. The roster fit checks out.
Pick207 Rnd6 Ro Torrence
Ro Torrence at No. 207 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
Pick213 Rnd6 JD Bertrand
They went early on JD Bertrand in pick No. 213, and the value did not follow. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
Pick230 Rnd7 Jaylen Harrell
They will replay Jaylen Harrell at the 230th pick for years; that is how good the value is. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick231 Rnd7 Trevin Wallace
No edge and no loss on Trevin Wallace in Round 7, Pick 11; it is a wash and a sensible one. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.