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Draft Selections
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (MIN)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Jeremiah Trotter Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (MIN)
Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
LB Clemson
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (MIN)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Tyler Guyton Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (MIN)
Tyler Guyton
OT Oklahoma
Mike Sainristil Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (MIN)
Mike Sainristil
CB Michigan
J. Michael Sturdivant Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (MIN)
J. Michael Sturdivant
WR UCLA
Dwight McGlothern Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (MIN)
Dwight McGlothern
CB Arkansas
Draft Picks Received
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (ARI)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (KC)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (BUF)
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PICK: RND: 2 (LV)
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PICK: RND: 3 (LV)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (ARI)
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PICK: RND: 4 (BUF)
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PICK: RND: 4 (LV)
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PICK: RND: 4 (SEA)
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PICK: RND: 5 (BUF)
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PICK: RND: 5 (LV)
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PICK: RND: 5 (SEA)
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PICK: RND: 6 (BUF)
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PICK: RND: 6 (LV)
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PICK: RND: 7 (BUF)
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PICK: RND: 7 (LV)
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Draft Picks Traded
Taliese Fuaga Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (ARI)
Taliese Fuaga
OT Oregon State
Jalen McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (SEA)
Jalen McMillan
WR Washington
Brennan Armstrong Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (BUF)
Brennan Armstrong
QB North Carolina State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIA)
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PICK: RND: 3 (MIA)
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PICK: RND: 4 (MIA)
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Players Gained
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Tommy Doyle
OG
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Josh Johnson
RB
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Jakob Johnson
FB
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Michael Mayer
TE
Players traded away
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Justin Jefferson
WR
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall D
ValueB NeedA- TradesF FutureB
The Vikings bet the future on Maye. The board says D.

The trade table was where it all came apart. The Vikings shipped out far more than they hauled back, and no amount of spin dresses up the bill. Too much went sideways, and the D is the honest tally.

Drake Maye is the bet, and the class will be judged on how it pays off. Leaving edge rusher unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Sturdivant.

Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even.

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In the Round 1 slot they get the arm they will build around. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick52 Rnd2 Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Jeremiah Trotter Jr. at pick No. 52. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick94 Rnd3 Brenden Rice
Brenden Rice in the 94th overall pick is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick157 Rnd5 Tyler Guyton
Tyler Guyton at the 157th pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick168 Rnd5 Mike Sainristil
A quiet steal in slot 168: Mike Sainristil for less than the market said. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick179 Rnd6 J. Michael Sturdivant
They will replay J. Michael Sturdivant at No. 179 for years; that is how good the value is. It fills a real need, too.
Pick241 Rnd7 Dwight McGlothern
Dwight McGlothern at pick 241 is money in the bank, a cornerback taken below his worth. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.