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Draft Selections
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (MIN)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Jahdae Barron Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (MIN)
Jahdae Barron
CB Texas
Armand Membou Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (MIN)
Armand Membou
OT Missouri
Cam Ward Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (MIN)
Cam Ward
QB Miami
Wyatt Milum Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (MIN)
Wyatt Milum
OT West Virginia
Draft Picks Received
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (LV)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Cam Ward Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (BUF)
Cam Ward
QB Miami
Wyatt Milum Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (LV)
Wyatt Milum
OT West Virginia
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (BUF)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Quincy Riley Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (BUF)
Quincy Riley
CB Louisville
Players Gained
Head Shot
James Cook
RB
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall A-
ValueA+ NeedB TradesA+ FutureB-
The Vikings won the night they stopped Milum from sliding. Grade: A-.

Call it larceny. Wyatt Milum sat on the board until the 214th pick, and the Vikings did not need to be asked twice.

Every deal seemed to tilt their way, which is not luck. The edge rusher hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

Bottom line, with Ashton Jeanty leading the way, this is a class that should pay off fast and rarely be regretted.

Pick Analysis
Pick37 Rnd2 Ashton Jeanty
Ashton Jeanty at Round 2, Pick 5 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick97 Rnd3 Walter Nolen
They robbed the room for Walter Nolen here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick140 Rnd5 Jahdae Barron
A cornerback of that caliber at the 140th pick is the definition of value, full stop. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick161 Rnd5 Armand Membou
Taking Armand Membou in No. 161 is close to grand larceny; an offensive lineman that good had no business lasting this long. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick179 Rnd6 Cam Ward
Cam Ward at pick No. 179 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick214 Rnd6 Wyatt Milum
Somehow Wyatt Milum was still sitting there in pick 214, and they pounced on premier offensive lineman value. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.