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Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (MIN)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Jahdae Barron Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (MIN)
Jahdae Barron
CB Texas
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (MIN)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
Cam Ward Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (MIN)
Cam Ward
QB Miami
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 203 RND: 6 (MIN)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Trey Amos Head Shot
PICK: 210 RND: 6 (MIN)
Trey Amos
CB Ole Miss
Tre Harris Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (MIN)
Tre Harris
WR Ole Miss
Dylan Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (MIN)
Dylan Fairchild
OG Georgia
Elijah Arroyo Head Shot
PICK: 251 RND: 7 (MIN)
Elijah Arroyo
TE Miami
Jaxson Dart Head Shot
PICK: 257 RND: 7 (MIN)
Jaxson Dart
QB Ole Miss
Draft Picks Received
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (BAL)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Jahdae Barron Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (BAL)
Jahdae Barron
CB Texas
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 203 RND: 6 (BAL)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Trey Amos Head Shot
PICK: 210 RND: 6 (BAL)
Trey Amos
CB Ole Miss
Tre Harris Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (BAL)
Tre Harris
WR Ole Miss
Dylan Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (BAL)
Dylan Fairchild
OG Georgia
Elijah Arroyo Head Shot
PICK: 251 RND: 7 (KC)
Elijah Arroyo
TE Miami
Jaxson Dart Head Shot
PICK: 257 RND: 7 (KC)
Jaxson Dart
QB Ole Miss
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (BAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (BAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (BAL)
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Draft Picks Traded
Elijah Roberts Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (BAL)
Elijah Roberts
DE-EDGE SMU
Players traded away
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Garrett Bradbury
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Henry Byrd
OG
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B-
ValueA+ NeedB TradesF FutureB
The Vikings let Dart fall into their laps, and walked away with a B-.

The board owed the Vikings one, and it paid up: Jaxson Dart, the No. 39 name on the board, sitting there at pick 257 like a gift left on the doorstep.

They lost the exchange badly enough to drag the whole class down. The edge rusher spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

The roster is better shaped than it was, with quarterback chief among the fixes. Quantity was the play, for better or worse.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the edge rusher spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick27 Rnd1 Ashton Jeanty
In Round 1, Pick 27 they get a three-down runner, outstanding value to boot. A real need, handled.
Pick97 Rnd3 Nick Emmanwori
They will replay Nick Emmanwori at pick 97 for years; that is how good the value is. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick136 Rnd4 Jahdae Barron
The board fumbled Jahdae Barron all the way to pick No. 136, and they scooped it up. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick139 Rnd5 Jihaad Campbell
You do not let a linebacker like Jihaad Campbell reach the 139th pick and blink. They did not. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick160 Rnd5 Cam Ward
Cam Ward in No. 160 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick203 Rnd6 Walter Nolen
Circle this one: Walter Nolen at the 203rd overall pick is a fall that decides a draft. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick210 Rnd6 Trey Amos
Taking Trey Amos in slot 210 is close to grand larceny; a cornerback that good had no business lasting this long. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
Pick212 Rnd6 Tre Harris
A wide receiver of that caliber at the Round 6 slot is the definition of value, full stop. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick243 Rnd7 Dylan Fairchild
Dylan Fairchild in the 243rd pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick251 Rnd7 Elijah Arroyo
Elijah Arroyo at Round 7, Pick 35 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick257 Rnd7 Jaxson Dart
Steal is underselling it; Jaxson Dart at the 257th overall pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.