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Draft Selections
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (MIN)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (MIN)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (MIN)
T'Vondre Sweat
DT Texas
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (MIN)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Christian Mahogany Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (MIN)
Christian Mahogany
OG Boston College
Dwight McGlothern Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (MIN)
Dwight McGlothern
CB Arkansas
Myles Cole Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (MIN)
Myles Cole
DE-EDGE Texas Tech
Nathaniel Watson Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (MIN)
Nathaniel Watson
LB Mississippi State
Jack Westover Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (MIN)
Jack Westover
TE Washington
Draft Picks Received
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (NYG)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (NYG)
T'Vondre Sweat
DT Texas
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (DAL)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Christian Mahogany Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (GB)
Christian Mahogany
OG Boston College
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (NYG)
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Draft Picks Traded
Michael Penix Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (NE)
Michael Penix Jr.
QB Washington
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (NE)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (GB)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
McKinnley Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (GB)
McKinnley Jackson
DL Texas A&M
Tyrone Tracy Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (GB)
Tyrone Tracy Jr.
WR Purdue
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (CHI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (CHI)
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Players Gained
Head Shot
Bobby Okereke
LB
Players traded away
Head Shot
Garrett Bradbury
C
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureD
The Vikings bet the future on Daniels. The board says B.

The war room fell hard for Jack Westover, and it showed at slot 232: 88 picks ahead of a board that had other ideas. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B.

So much rides on Jayden Daniels that the rest of the class almost grades on a curve behind him. The dealing alone would carry a lesser class. The safety hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

The Watson steal is the beam this whole class leans on.

Good work on the whole, with safety the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick6 Rnd1 Jayden Daniels
In No. 6 they get a franchise quarterback. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick34 Rnd2 Jackson Powers-Johnson
A straight-up fair deal on Jackson Powers-Johnson at Round 2, Pick 2, value and slot in agreement. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick47 Rnd2 T'Vondre Sweat
T'Vondre Sweat in the 47th pick is fair value, right on his grade. The roster fit checks out.
Pick87 Rnd3 Brenden Rice
A reach on Brenden Rice in pick 87; the board had better options right there. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick88 Rnd3 Christian Mahogany
They paid a round early for Christian Mahogany in pick No. 88, more than the board wanted. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick167 Rnd5 Dwight McGlothern
Good price on Dwight McGlothern in slot 167, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick177 Rnd6 Myles Cole
Myles Cole at No. 177 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick230 Rnd7 Nathaniel Watson
Taking Nathaniel Watson in Round 7, Pick 10 is close to grand larceny; a linebacker that good had no business lasting this long. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick232 Rnd7 Jack Westover
They left a pile of value on the table to take Jack Westover this early at pick 232. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.