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Draft Selections
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIN)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Kalen King Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (MIN)
Kalen King
CB Penn State
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (MIN)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (MIN)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (MIN)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
Kamal Hadden Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (MIN)
Kamal Hadden
CB Tennessee
Kitan Oladapo Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (MIN)
Kitan Oladapo
S Oregon State
Grayson Murphy Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (MIN)
Grayson Murphy
DL-EDGE UCLA
Zakhari Franklin Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (MIN)
Zakhari Franklin
WR Mississippi
Walter Rouse Head Shot
PICK: 253 RND: 7 (MIN)
Walter Rouse
OT Oklahoma
Draft Picks Received
Kalen King Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (LV)
Kalen King
CB Penn State
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (BAL)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Walter Rouse Head Shot
PICK: 253 RND: 7 (BAL)
Walter Rouse
OT Oklahoma
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (LV)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (BAL)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Ladd McConkey Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (LV)
Ladd McConkey
WR Georgia
Matt Goncalves Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (BAL)
Matt Goncalves
OT Pittsburgh
Players Gained
Head Shot
John Jenkins
DT
Head Shot
Josh Johnson
QB
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB FutureB
The Vikings finally solved quarterback, and it carried them to a B.

They finally answered the question that shadows every other one. Jayden Daniels is the Vikings' quarterback, full stop.

The Hadden steal is the beam this whole class leans on. The tight end spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. The dealing nudged the ledger their way without much fuss.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Jayden Daniels
In pick No. 11 they get their guy under center for the next decade. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick44 Rnd2 Kalen King
No edge and no loss on Kalen King in the 44th overall pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick108 Rnd4 Leonard Taylor III
By-the-book stuff, Leonard Taylor III at No. 108 squarely in line with his ranking. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick132 Rnd4 Cedric Gray
They paid sticker price for Cedric Gray in pick 132, and that is fine. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick148 Rnd5 Braelon Allen
A straight-up fair deal on Braelon Allen at the 148th pick, value and slot in agreement. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick160 Rnd5 Kamal Hadden
Kamal Hadden at the Round 5 slot is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
Pick165 Rnd5 Kitan Oladapo
Nothing to complain about; Kitan Oladapo went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick179 Rnd6 Grayson Murphy
They read the board right and Grayson Murphy was the payoff at slot 179. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick230 Rnd7 Zakhari Franklin
A clean, defensible pick in Round 7, Pick 10 with a little surplus value in Zakhari Franklin. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick253 Rnd7 Walter Rouse
Walter Rouse at the Round 7 slot is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.