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Draft Selections
Quinshon Judkins Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (MIN)
Quinshon Judkins
RB Ohio State
Josh Conerly Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (MIN)
Josh Conerly Jr.
OT Oregon
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (MIN)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Terrance Ferguson Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (MIN)
Terrance Ferguson
TE Oregon
Jaeden Roberts Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 6 (MIN)
Jaeden Roberts
OG Alabama
Fentrell Cypress II Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 7 (MIN)
Fentrell Cypress II
CB Florida State
Lander Barton Head Shot
PICK: 201 RND: 7 (MIN)
Lander Barton
LB Utah
Draft Picks Received
Quinshon Judkins Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (DAL)
Quinshon Judkins
RB Ohio State
Josh Conerly Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (DAL)
Josh Conerly Jr.
OT Oregon
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (DAL)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Benjamin Morrison Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (LV)
Benjamin Morrison
CB Notre Dame
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesD+ FutureA
No fireworks, just a tidy B- for the Vikings.

Everything else got attention, and quarterback got none. That is a strange way for the Vikings to leave a draft.

The Barton reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Emmanwori.

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick26 Rnd1 Quinshon Judkins
In Round 1, Pick 26 they get a workhorse for the backfield. A real need, handled.
Pick58 Rnd2 Josh Conerly Jr.
Josh Conerly Jr. in the 58th overall pick is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick137 Rnd5 Nick Emmanwori
Value with a capital V on Nick Emmanwori in the Round 5 slot, a genuine coup. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick145 Rnd5 Terrance Ferguson
Terrance Ferguson at slot 145 is a conviction pick that outran the value. The roster fit checks out.
Pick169 Rnd6 Jaeden Roberts
No drama and no debate, Jaeden Roberts went about where he belonged in pick No. 169. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick195 Rnd7 Fentrell Cypress II
A conviction pick on Fentrell Cypress II at the 195th pick that the board grades a round light. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick201 Rnd7 Lander Barton
They left a pile of value on the table to take Lander Barton this early at No. 201. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.