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Draft Selections
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (MIN)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Chris Braswell Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (MIN)
Chris Braswell
LB-EDGE Alabama
Isaac Guerendo Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (MIN)
Isaac Guerendo
RB Louisville
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (MIN)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Josh Newton Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (MIN)
Josh Newton
CB TCU
Chau Smith-Wade Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (MIN)
Chau Smith-Wade
CB Washington State
Caedan Wallace Head Shot
PICK: 184 RND: 6 (MIN)
Caedan Wallace
OT Penn State
Eric Watts Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (MIN)
Eric Watts
DL-EDGE Connecticut
Tip Reiman Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (MIN)
Tip Reiman
TE Illinois
Nathan Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (MIN)
Nathan Thomas
OT Louisiana
Dominique Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 251 RND: 7 (MIN)
Dominique Hampton
S Washington
Draft Picks Received
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (LAC)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Caedan Wallace Head Shot
PICK: 184 RND: 6 (NYJ)
Caedan Wallace
OT Penn State
Nathan Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (SF)
Nathan Thomas
OT Louisiana
Dominique Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 251 RND: 7 (SF)
Dominique Hampton
S Washington
Draft Picks Traded
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (LAC)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Anthony Gould Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 6 (NYJ)
Anthony Gould
WR Oregon State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIA)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B
ValueB NeedA- TradesA FutureD
Daniels is the Vikings' new face under center. Grade: 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. The bottom line is a respectable B.

Getting Smith-Wade where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class. The phones were where this weekend was really won.

If Watts pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about. For all the activity, interior defensive lineman went untouched, which is hard to explain.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick5 Rnd1 Jayden Daniels
In No. 5 they get a passer to set the clock by. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick42 Rnd2 Chris Braswell
No edge and no loss on Chris Braswell in the 42nd overall pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick107 Rnd4 Isaac Guerendo
Isaac Guerendo at pick 107 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick128 Rnd4 Brenden Rice
They robbed the room for Brenden Rice here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick156 Rnd5 Josh Newton
Circle this one: Josh Newton at the Round 5 slot is a fall that decides a draft. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick166 Rnd5 Chau Smith-Wade
They will replay Chau Smith-Wade at pick No. 166 for years; that is how good the value is. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.
Pick184 Rnd6 Caedan Wallace
A clean, defensible pick in the 184th pick with a little surplus value in Caedan Wallace. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick187 Rnd6 Eric Watts
They went early on Eric Watts in slot 187, and the value did not follow. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick230 Rnd7 Tip Reiman
Tip Reiman in pick No. 230 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick232 Rnd7 Nathan Thomas
Nathan Thomas in pick 232 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick251 Rnd7 Dominique Hampton
The board had cheaper options than Dominique Hampton at the 251st overall pick, and it noticed. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.