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Draft Selections
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (MIN)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (MIN)
Maason Smith
DT LSU
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (MIN)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Roger Rosengarten Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (MIN)
Roger Rosengarten
OT Washington
Sione Vaki Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (MIN)
Sione Vaki
S Utah
Marist Liufau Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 6 (MIN)
Marist Liufau
LB Notre Dame
Jordan Jefferson Head Shot
PICK: 221 RND: 7 (MIN)
Jordan Jefferson
DT LSU
Jase McClellan Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (MIN)
Jase McClellan
RB Alabama
M.J. Devonshire Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (MIN)
M.J. Devonshire
CB Pittsburgh
Omar Speights Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (MIN)
Omar Speights
LB LSU
Draft Picks Received
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (CHI)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Sione Vaki Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (GB)
Sione Vaki
S Utah
Marist Liufau Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 6 (GB)
Marist Liufau
LB Notre Dame
Jordan Jefferson Head Shot
PICK: 221 RND: 7 (TEN)
Jordan Jefferson
DT LSU
Omar Speights Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (GB)
Omar Speights
LB LSU
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (TEN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (CHI)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (CHI)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Andrew Raym Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (GB)
Andrew Raym
C Oklahoma
Ro Torrence Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (TEN)
Ro Torrence
CB Arizona State
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall C+
ValueB NeedB+ TradesF FutureB-
A passer of the future in Maye, and a C+, for the Vikings.

It is the swing that defines the weekend: Omar Speights in pick 245, a good 96 spots before the room expected him.

Drake Maye gives the offense a face and a plan, and the grade leans heavily on whether he hits. The Liufau pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged. They lost the exchange badly enough to drag the whole class down.

A whole weekend of picks and edge rusher is somehow still a want.

Bottom line, the swing picks will decide whether this ages well.

Pick Analysis
Pick9 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In pick No. 9 they get a franchise quarterback. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick108 Rnd4 Maason Smith
They took Maason Smith at par in pick 108, which is nothing to complain about. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick129 Rnd4 Brenden Rice
They will replay Brenden Rice at the 129th pick for years; that is how good the value is. The roster fit checks out.
Pick167 Rnd5 Roger Rosengarten
Steal is underselling it; Roger Rosengarten at Round 5, Pick 31 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick169 Rnd5 Sione Vaki
A quiet steal in the 169th overall pick: Sione Vaki for less than the market said. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick219 Rnd6 Marist Liufau
They barely believed it either: Marist Liufau still on the board at slot 219. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick221 Rnd7 Jordan Jefferson
Jordan Jefferson at slot 221 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick230 Rnd7 Jase McClellan
The board fumbled Jase McClellan all the way to pick 230, and they scooped it up. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick232 Rnd7 M.J. Devonshire
M.J. Devonshire in pick No. 232 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick245 Rnd7 Omar Speights
They talked themselves into Omar Speights at Round 7, Pick 25, and the board did not agree. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.