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Draft Selections
Will Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (MIN)
Will Campbell
OT LSU
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 32 RND: 1 (MIN)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (MIN)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Dylan Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
Dylan Fairchild
OG Georgia
Dylan Sampson Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 5 (MIN)
Dylan Sampson
RB Tennessee
Gunnar Helm Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (MIN)
Gunnar Helm
TE Texas
Barrett Carter Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (MIN)
Barrett Carter
LB Clemson
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (MIN)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Daylen Everette Head Shot
PICK: 142 RND: 5 (MIN)
Daylen Everette
CB Georgia
Elic Ayomanor Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (MIN)
Elic Ayomanor
WR Stanford
Kalel Mullings Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (MIN)
Kalel Mullings
RB Michigan
Draft Picks Received
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 32 RND: 1 (KC)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (SEA)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Gunnar Helm Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (CAR)
Gunnar Helm
TE Texas
Barrett Carter Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (TEN)
Barrett Carter
LB Clemson
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (JAX)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Daylen Everette Head Shot
PICK: 142 RND: 5 (LV)
Daylen Everette
CB Georgia
Kalel Mullings Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (CLE)
Kalel Mullings
RB Michigan
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (CIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (KC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (CIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (JAX)
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Draft Picks Traded
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (ATL)
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Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall A-
ValueA NeedB TradesA+ FutureB
The Vikings won the night they stopped Sampson from sliding. Grade: A-.

The Vikings did not reach, did not trade up, did not blink. They just waited, and Dylan Sampson fell into Round 5, Pick 1.

They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast. Leaving quarterback unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

The hoard sets up next April more than it helps this September.

In the end it comes back to Will Campbell, and a haul good enough to build on right away.

Pick Analysis
Pick24 Rnd1 Will Campbell
In the 24th overall pick they get a cornerstone up front at a price that makes it sweeter. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick32 Rnd1 Kenneth Grant
In the 32nd pick they get a load in the middle, and a steal at that. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick82 Rnd3 Xavier Watts
Xavier Watts in No. 82 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick97 Rnd3 Dylan Fairchild
Steal is underselling it; Dylan Fairchild at the Round 3 slot is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick138 Rnd5 Dylan Sampson
Taking Dylan Sampson in pick No. 138 is close to grand larceny; a running back that good had no business lasting this long. It fills a real need, too.
Pick139 Rnd5 Gunnar Helm
Somehow Gunnar Helm was still sitting there in slot 139, and they pounced on premier tight end value. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick140 Rnd5 Barrett Carter
Barrett Carter at pick 140 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick141 Rnd5 Donovan Jackson
Donovan Jackson in Round 5, Pick 4 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick142 Rnd5 Daylen Everette
They robbed the room for Daylen Everette here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick159 Rnd5 Elic Ayomanor
The board fumbled Elic Ayomanor all the way to the 159th pick, and they scooped it up. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick198 Rnd6 Kalel Mullings
A running back of that caliber at Round 6, Pick 23 is the definition of value, full stop. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.