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Draft Selections
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (MIN)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
Bralen Trice Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (MIN)
Bralen Trice
DE-EDGE Washington
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (MIN)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Will Shipley Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (MIN)
Will Shipley
RB Clemson
Jordan Travis Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (MIN)
Jordan Travis
QB Florida State
Jacob Cowing Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (MIN)
Jacob Cowing
WR Arizona
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (MIN)
Luke McCaffrey
QB Rice
Cody Schrader Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (MIN)
Cody Schrader
RB Missouri
Braiden McGregor Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (MIN)
Braiden McGregor
DL-EDGE Michigan
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 201 RND: 6 (MIN)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
Chad Lindberg Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (MIN)
Chad Lindberg
C Georgia
Steele Chambers Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (MIN)
Steele Chambers
LB Ohio State
Draft Picks Received
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (SEA)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (SEA)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Jordan Travis Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (SEA)
Jordan Travis
QB Florida State
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 201 RND: 6 (ATL)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
Steele Chambers Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (SEA)
Steele Chambers
LB Ohio State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (SEA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Malik Nabers Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (SEA)
Malik Nabers
WR LSU
McCallan Castles Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (ATL)
McCallan Castles
TE Tennessee
Players Gained
Head Shot
Tariq Woolen
CB
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureB
Larceny in No. 130 lands the Vikings a B+, Cowing and all.

Thirty-one other rooms let Jacob Cowing slide, and the Vikings were the ones holding the card at the 130th pick. Highway robbery. Call it a sensible B+, earned the boring way.

They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own. Reaching for Lindberg left real value on the table behind him.

The safety hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the safety spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick16 Rnd1 Cooper DeJean
In pick 16 they get an island corner at fair value. Need was not the driver here.
Pick42 Rnd2 Bralen Trice
Bralen Trice in the Round 2 slot is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick81 Rnd3 Brenden Rice
A quiet steal in slot 81: Brenden Rice for less than the market said. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick108 Rnd4 Will Shipley
By-the-book stuff, Will Shipley at pick No. 108 squarely in line with his ranking. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick118 Rnd4 Jordan Travis
They liked Jordan Travis enough to skip the value, taking him in the 118th pick. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick130 Rnd4 Jacob Cowing
Jacob Cowing at the 130th overall pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. It fills a real need, too.
Pick148 Rnd5 Luke McCaffrey
Nice patience on Luke McCaffrey, who had no business lasting to Round 5, Pick 12. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick165 Rnd5 Cody Schrader
A tidy little value on Cody Schrader in No. 165, a step better than break-even. The roster fit checks out.
Pick179 Rnd6 Braiden McGregor
They reached into another round for Braiden McGregor, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick201 Rnd6 Christian Jones
Christian Jones is a better player than pick No. 201 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick230 Rnd7 Chad Lindberg
Chad Lindberg at Round 7, Pick 10 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick236 Rnd7 Steele Chambers
Steele Chambers slipping to pick 236 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. It adds depth where they could use a little.