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  • kgrundseth DRAFTING FOR THE
    Vikings
Draft Selections
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (MIN)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (MIN)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
Christian Mahogany Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (MIN)
Christian Mahogany
OG Boston College
Justin Eboigbe Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (MIN)
Justin Eboigbe
DL-EDGE Alabama
Tyrone Tracy Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (MIN)
Tyrone Tracy Jr.
WR Purdue
Dillon Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (MIN)
Dillon Johnson
RB Washington
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (MIN)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Mason McCormick Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (MIN)
Mason McCormick
OT South Dakota State
Tyler Owens Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (MIN)
Tyler Owens
S Texas Tech
Draft Picks Received
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (LAC)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Justin Eboigbe Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (BAL)
Justin Eboigbe
DL-EDGE Alabama
Tyler Owens Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (BAL)
Tyler Owens
S Texas Tech
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (BAL)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Jared Verse Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (LAC)
Jared Verse
DE-EDGE Florida State
Javon Foster Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (BAL)
Javon Foster
OT Missouri
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIA)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B
ValueB NeedA- TradesA FutureD
The Vikings bet the future on Maye. The board says B.

The Vikings spent the pick that matters most on Drake Maye, and a roster that has been waiting on a passer can start to take shape. Good, not great, and the B says as much.

Tracy Jr. falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch. They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast. The tight end hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

Eboigbe has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick5 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In slot 5 they get a franchise quarterback at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick42 Rnd2 Edgerrin Cooper
By-the-book stuff, Edgerrin Cooper at the Round 2 slot squarely in line with his ranking. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick109 Rnd4 Christian Mahogany
They read the board right and Christian Mahogany was the payoff at the 109th overall pick. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick134 Rnd4 Justin Eboigbe
They liked Justin Eboigbe enough to skip the value, taking him in pick 134. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick156 Rnd5 Tyrone Tracy Jr.
A wide receiver of that caliber at No. 156 is the definition of value, full stop. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick166 Rnd5 Dillon Johnson
Dillon Johnson in pick No. 166 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick179 Rnd6 Luke McCaffrey
A slide stopped in the 179th pick, with Luke McCaffrey worth more than the price. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick190 Rnd6 Mason McCormick
Taking Mason McCormick in Round 6, Pick 15 is close to grand larceny; an offensive lineman that good had no business lasting this long. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick226 Rnd7 Tyler Owens
They paid sticker price for Tyler Owens in Round 7, Pick 6, and that is fine. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.