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Draft Selections
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (MIN)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (MIN)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (MIN)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Keon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (MIN)
Keon Coleman
WR Florida State
Roman Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (MIN)
Roman Wilson
WR Michigan
Mike Sainristil Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (MIN)
Mike Sainristil
CB Michigan
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 4 (MIN)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
Dadrion Taylor-Demerson Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (MIN)
Dadrion Taylor-Demerson
S Texas Tech
Xavier Worthy Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (MIN)
Xavier Worthy
WR Texas
Mekhi Wingo Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (MIN)
Mekhi Wingo
DT LSU
Sataoa Laumea Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (MIN)
Sataoa Laumea
OT Utah
Jordan Travis Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (MIN)
Jordan Travis
QB Florida State
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (MIN)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
Trevor Keegan Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (MIN)
Trevor Keegan
OG Michigan
Jaylan Ford Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 6 (MIN)
Jaylan Ford
LB Texas
Kitan Oladapo Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (MIN)
Kitan Oladapo
S Oregon State
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (MIN)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
Draft Picks Received
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (WSH)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (NYG)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (ARI)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Roman Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (NYG)
Roman Wilson
WR Michigan
Mike Sainristil Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (LAC)
Mike Sainristil
CB Michigan
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 4 (WSH)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
Dadrion Taylor-Demerson Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (ARI)
Dadrion Taylor-Demerson
S Texas Tech
Xavier Worthy Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (LAC)
Xavier Worthy
WR Texas
Jordan Travis Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (ARI)
Jordan Travis
QB Florida State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (LAC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (LAC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (NYG)
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Draft Picks Traded
Jared Verse Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (WSH)
Jared Verse
DE-EDGE Florida State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIA)
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Players traded away
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Brian O'Neill
OT
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Justin Jefferson
WR
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Kirk Cousins
QB
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall F
ValueB NeedB+ TradesF FutureD
Quarterback settled, Daniels in the fold, and a F for the Vikings.

You can lose a draft before you make a pick. The Vikings did it at the trade table, overpaying to chase players the board did not price nearly as high. Little went right, and the F does not pretend otherwise.

Jayden Daniels gives the offense a face and a plan, and the grade leans heavily on whether he hits. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped edge rusher, which is a strange place to end up.

On value alone, Worthy makes the weekend a net positive. It is not that Sainristil is a bad player; it is that the Vikings had louder needs to answer first.

Reaching for Travis left real value on the table behind him. Spend now, pay later; the math only works if this class delivers.

About as rough as a weekend gets on paper, with edge rusher still staring back at them.

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 Jayden Daniels
In the 2nd pick they get their guy under center for the next decade. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick6 Rnd1 Joe Alt
In pick 6 they get an anchor for the offensive line at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick27 Rnd1 Kool-Aid McKinstry
In pick No. 27 they get a sticky cover corner. Need was not the driver here.
Pick42 Rnd2 Keon Coleman
They did well to land Keon Coleman in Round 2, Pick 10, just ahead of his grade. It fills a real need, too.
Pick47 Rnd2 Roman Wilson
A straight-up fair deal on Roman Wilson at the 47th overall pick, value and slot in agreement. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick69 Rnd3 Mike Sainristil
Hard to square with the roster. With positions of obvious need still on the board, Mike Sainristil adds a cornerback and leaves edge rusher and tight end untouched.
Pick101 Rnd4 Braelon Allen
Braelon Allen in No. 101 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick103 Rnd4 Dadrion Taylor-Demerson
Circle this one: Dadrion Taylor-Demerson at the Round 4 slot is a fall that decides a draft. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick104 Rnd4 Xavier Worthy
Somehow Xavier Worthy was still sitting there in slot 104, and they pounced on premier wide receiver value. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick107 Rnd4 Mekhi Wingo
No drama and no debate, Mekhi Wingo went about where he belonged in the Round 4 slot. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick128 Rnd4 Sataoa Laumea
The board had Sataoa Laumea higher than No. 128, and the offensive lineman fell to them anyway. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick137 Rnd5 Jordan Travis
Jordan Travis at the 137th pick is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick156 Rnd5 Tommy Eichenberg
Tommy Eichenberg at pick 156 is money in the bank, a linebacker taken below his worth. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick166 Rnd5 Trevor Keegan
Fair-plus on Trevor Keegan, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick176 Rnd6 Jaylan Ford
Jaylan Ford at pick No. 176 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
Pick187 Rnd6 Kitan Oladapo
Kitan Oladapo in Round 6, Pick 12 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick230 Rnd7 Frank Gore Jr.
Good price on Frank Gore Jr. in slot 230, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.