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  • kgrundseth DRAFTING FOR THE
    Vikings
Draft Selections
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (MIN)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (MIN)
Maason Smith
DT-EDGE LSU
Jaylin Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (MIN)
Jaylin Simpson
CB Auburn
Jarrian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (MIN)
Jarrian Jones
CB Florida State
Brandon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (MIN)
Brandon Coleman
OL TCU
Myles Cole Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (MIN)
Myles Cole
DE-EDGE Texas Tech
Delmar Glaze Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (MIN)
Delmar Glaze
C Maryland
Tylan Grable Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (MIN)
Tylan Grable
OT UCF
Draft Picks Received
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NE)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Jarrian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (NE)
Jarrian Jones
CB Florida State
Draft Picks Traded
Laiatu Latu Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (NE)
Laiatu Latu
DL-EDGE UCLA
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (NE)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIA)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedA- TradesB+ FutureD
Daniels is the plan now, and the Vikings grade out a 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.

The cost of the Cole reach is exactly the players who went right after him. They punted on safety, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

Spending an early pick on DT-EDGE with safety, running back and other spots open is the decision the grade keeps circling back to. The bill for those future picks comes due whether the class hits or not.

Good work on the whole, with safety the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Jayden Daniels
In the Round 1 slot they get a franchise quarterback. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick108 Rnd4 Maason Smith
The needs board was loud and they turned it down, spending pick 108 on Maason Smith with safety, running back and other spots unsolved.
Pick129 Rnd4 Jaylin Simpson
They took Jaylin Simpson at par in the 129th overall pick, which is nothing to complain about. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick137 Rnd5 Jarrian Jones
Jarrian Jones at slot 137 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
Pick157 Rnd5 Brandon Coleman
A big swing on Brandon Coleman at the 157th pick, well ahead of any board in the building. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick167 Rnd5 Myles Cole
A real head-scratcher, Myles Cole in No. 167 is miles ahead of his ranking. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick177 Rnd6 Delmar Glaze
The board had cheaper options than Delmar Glaze at pick No. 177, and it noticed. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick232 Rnd7 Tylan Grable
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Tylan Grable. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.