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Draft Selections
Travis Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (MIN)
Travis Hunter
CB Colorado
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 3 (MIN)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Armand Membou Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (MIN)
Armand Membou
OT Missouri
Jahdae Barron Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (MIN)
Jahdae Barron
CB Texas
Alfred Collins Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 7 (MIN)
Alfred Collins
DT Texas
Elijah Arroyo Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (MIN)
Elijah Arroyo
TE Miami
Draft Picks Received
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 3 (MIA)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Armand Membou Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (NYG)
Armand Membou
OT Missouri
Alfred Collins Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 7 (NYG)
Alfred Collins
DT Texas
Elijah Arroyo Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (SF)
Elijah Arroyo
TE Miami
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (MIA)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (SF)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Hayden Conner Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIA)
Hayden Conner
OG Texas
Andres Borregales Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (SF)
Andres Borregales
PK Miami
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B
ValueA+ NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
The Vikings let Arroyo fall and pounced. Final grade: B.

You build a draft on nights like this. Elijah Arroyo had no business being available in slot 249, and the Vikings did the only sane thing and turned in the card. The bottom line is a respectable B.

That quarterback hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. The roster is better shaped than it was, with offensive lineman chief among the fixes.

They reloaded the coverage unit in bulk.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick24 Rnd1 Travis Hunter
In pick No. 24 they get a lockdown presence outside at a price that makes it sweeter.
Pick98 Rnd3 Ashton Jeanty
Ashton Jeanty in the 98th pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick154 Rnd5 Armand Membou
Steal is underselling it; Armand Membou at pick 154 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick187 Rnd6 Jahdae Barron
Somehow Jahdae Barron was still sitting there in the Round 6 slot, and they pounced on premier cornerback value. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
Pick219 Rnd7 Alfred Collins
Circle this one: Alfred Collins at slot 219 is a fall that decides a draft. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick249 Rnd7 Elijah Arroyo
They robbed the room for Elijah Arroyo here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It fills a real need, too.