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  • kgrundseth DRAFTING FOR THE
    Vikings
Draft Selections
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (MIN)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (MIN)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (MIN)
T'Vondre Sweat
DT Texas
DJ James Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (MIN)
DJ James
CB Auburn
Cole Bishop Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (MIN)
Cole Bishop
S Utah
Gabriel Murphy Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (MIN)
Gabriel Murphy
DL-EDGE UCLA
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (MIN)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
Trevor Keegan Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (MIN)
Trevor Keegan
OG Michigan
Jarrian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (MIN)
Jarrian Jones
CB Florida State
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (MIN)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Hunter Nourzad Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (MIN)
Hunter Nourzad
C Penn State
Dillon Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (MIN)
Dillon Johnson
RB Washington
Jaylen Harrell Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (MIN)
Jaylen Harrell
DE-EDGE Michigan
Draft Picks Received
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (ARI)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (LAC)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (ATL)
T'Vondre Sweat
DT Texas
DJ James Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (ARI)
DJ James
CB Auburn
Gabriel Murphy Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (ATL)
Gabriel Murphy
DL-EDGE UCLA
Hunter Nourzad Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (ATL)
Hunter Nourzad
C Penn State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (ATL)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Taliese Fuaga Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (LAC)
Taliese Fuaga
OT Oregon State
Kris Jenkins Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (ATL)
Kris Jenkins
DL-EDGE Michigan
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIA)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Players traded away
Head Shot
Justin Jefferson
WR
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall F
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesF FutureD
The Vikings found their guy under center in Maye: F.

Every swap seemed to tilt away from the Vikings, and the value they bled adds up to real damage. Little went right, and the F does not pretend otherwise.

Drake Maye gives the offense a face and a plan, and the grade leans heavily on whether he hits. They will regret leaving tight end for another day if the season turns on it.

Jones has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced. The Murphy value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere.

Spend now, pay later; the math only works if this class delivers.

There is no spinning it; the board won this weekend going away.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Drake Maye
No edge and no loss on Drake Maye in No. 4; it is a wash and a sensible one. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick5 Rnd1 Rome Odunze
In the Round 1 slot they get a weapon on the perimeter. A real need, handled.
Pick43 Rnd2 T'Vondre Sweat
T'Vondre Sweat at Round 2, Pick 11 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It fills a real need, too.
Pick104 Rnd4 DJ James
DJ James slipping to slot 104 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick108 Rnd4 Cole Bishop
They paid sticker price for Cole Bishop in the 108th overall pick, and that is fine. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick109 Rnd4 Gabriel Murphy
Circle this one: Gabriel Murphy at pick No. 109 is a fall that decides a draft. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick129 Rnd4 Christian Jones
A conviction pick on Christian Jones at the 129th pick that the board grades a round light. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick157 Rnd5 Trevor Keegan
No drama and no debate, Trevor Keegan went about where he belonged in pick 157. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick167 Rnd5 Jarrian Jones
They robbed the room for Jarrian Jones here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
Pick177 Rnd6 Luke McCaffrey
Value with a capital V on Luke McCaffrey in pick No. 177, a genuine coup. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick187 Rnd6 Hunter Nourzad
Hunter Nourzad at slot 187 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick188 Rnd6 Dillon Johnson
A slide stopped in the Round 6 slot, with Dillon Johnson worth more than the price. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick230 Rnd7 Jaylen Harrell
Nice patience on Jaylen Harrell, who had no business lasting to No. 230. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.