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Draft Selections
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIN)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (MIN)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Jarrian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (MIN)
Jarrian Jones
CB Florida State
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (MIN)
James Williams
S Miami (FL)
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (MIN)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
Cedric Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (MIN)
Cedric Johnson
DE-EDGE Mississippi
Roger Rosengarten Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (MIN)
Roger Rosengarten
OT Washington
Curtis Jacobs Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (MIN)
Curtis Jacobs
LB Penn State
Sheridan Jones Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (MIN)
Sheridan Jones
CB Clemson
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B
ValueB NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
The Vikings drew a line under the quarterback search with Daniels: B.

After circling the position for what felt like forever, the Vikings committed. Jayden Daniels is the quarterback now, and the roster gets built to his timeline. They moved the roster forward and banked a B for it.

On value alone, Jones makes the weekend a net positive. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped wide receiver, which is a strange place to end up. The cost of the Jones reach is exactly the players who went right after him.

Nothing here to lose sleep over, and plenty to feel decent about.

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Jayden Daniels
In the 11th pick they get a franchise quarterback. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick42 Rnd2 Chop Robinson
Nothing to complain about; Chop Robinson went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick108 Rnd4 Jarrian Jones
Jarrian Jones in the 108th overall pick is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick130 Rnd4 James Williams
By-the-book stuff, James Williams at pick No. 130 squarely in line with his ranking. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick148 Rnd5 Braelon Allen
Braelon Allen at Round 5, Pick 12 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick160 Rnd5 Cedric Johnson
Good price on Cedric Johnson in No. 160, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick166 Rnd5 Roger Rosengarten
They paid sticker price for Roger Rosengarten in pick 166, and that is fine. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick179 Rnd6 Curtis Jacobs
Curtis Jacobs at slot 179 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the linebacker. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick230 Rnd7 Sheridan Jones
They barely believed it either: Sheridan Jones still on the board at pick 230. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.