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Draft Selections
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 32 RND: 1 (MIN)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (MIN)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (MIN)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Danny Stutsman Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 5 (MIN)
Danny Stutsman
LB Oklahoma
Jared Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (MIN)
Jared Wilson
C Georgia
Luke Lachey Head Shot
PICK: 213 RND: 6 (MIN)
Luke Lachey
TE Iowa
Deion Burks Head Shot
PICK: 253 RND: 7 (MIN)
Deion Burks
WR Oklahoma
Draft Picks Received
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 32 RND: 1 (KC)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (KC)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (DEN)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Jared Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (LAC)
Jared Wilson
C Georgia
Luke Lachey Head Shot
PICK: 213 RND: 6 (LAC)
Luke Lachey
TE Iowa
Deion Burks Head Shot
PICK: 253 RND: 7 (LAC)
Deion Burks
WR Oklahoma
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (KC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (KC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (KC)
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Draft Picks Traded
Cameron Williams Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (KC)
Cameron Williams
OT Texas
Elijah Arroyo Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (DEN)
Elijah Arroyo
TE Miami
Jahvaree Ritzie Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (DEN)
Jahvaree Ritzie
DL North Carolina
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (ATL)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Players Gained
Head Shot
Kareem Hunt
RB
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B+
ValueA NeedB TradesA+ FutureC+
Best value of the weekend goes to the Vikings for Wilson: B+.

The Vikings did not reach, did not trade up, did not blink. They just waited, and Jared Wilson fell into the 157th pick.

They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own. A whole weekend of picks and quarterback is somehow still a want.

They will need Burks to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick32 Rnd1 Walter Nolen
In slot 32 they get a disruptive interior force, and a steal at that. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick66 Rnd3 Omarion Hampton
They robbed the room for Omarion Hampton here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick85 Rnd3 Xavier Watts
Xavier Watts in Round 3, Pick 21 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick138 Rnd5 Danny Stutsman
They barely believed it either: Danny Stutsman still on the board at No. 138. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick157 Rnd5 Jared Wilson
You do not let an offensive lineman like Jared Wilson reach the 157th overall pick and blink. They did not. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick213 Rnd6 Luke Lachey
Steal is underselling it; Luke Lachey at the 213th pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick253 Rnd7 Deion Burks
Deion Burks at the Round 7 slot jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.