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  • kgrundseth DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (MIN)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (MIN)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
Isaac Guerendo Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (MIN)
Isaac Guerendo
RB Louisville
Jaylin Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (MIN)
Jaylin Simpson
CB Auburn
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (MIN)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Jordan Jefferson Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (MIN)
Jordan Jefferson
DT LSU
Dillon Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 6 (MIN)
Dillon Johnson
RB Washington
Cedric Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (MIN)
Cedric Johnson
DE-EDGE Mississippi
KT Leveston Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (MIN)
KT Leveston
OT Kansas State
Draft Picks Received
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (LAC)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Draft Picks Traded
Jared Verse Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (LAC)
Jared Verse
DE-EDGE Florida State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIA)
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Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesA FutureD
The Vikings drew a line under the quarterback search with Daniels: B.

The Vikings spent the pick that matters most on Jayden Daniels, and a roster that has been waiting on a passer can start to take shape. Call it a sensible B, earned the boring way.

The dealing alone would carry a lesser class. The cost of the Johnson reach is exactly the players who went right after him. A whole weekend of picks and safety is somehow still a want.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick5 Rnd1 Jayden Daniels
In slot 5 they get a passer to set the clock by. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick42 Rnd2 Edgerrin Cooper
Edgerrin Cooper in pick 42 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick107 Rnd4 Isaac Guerendo
By-the-book stuff, Isaac Guerendo at pick No. 107 squarely in line with his ranking. It fills a real need, too.
Pick128 Rnd4 Jaylin Simpson
They paid sticker price for Jaylin Simpson in the 128th overall pick, and that is fine. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick156 Rnd5 Luke McCaffrey
Luke McCaffrey in No. 156 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick166 Rnd5 Jordan Jefferson
They reached a country mile for Jordan Jefferson at the 166th pick, and the board is aghast. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick176 Rnd6 Dillon Johnson
Dillon Johnson at the Round 6 slot nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick187 Rnd6 Cedric Johnson
This one needs a full-page explanation: Cedric Johnson in Round 6, Pick 12, miles early. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick230 Rnd7 KT Leveston
They paid up for KT Leveston at the 230th pick when waiting would have done the job. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.