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Draft Selections
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (MIN)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Braiden McGregor Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (MIN)
Braiden McGregor
DE-EDGE Michigan
Jha'Quan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (MIN)
Jha'Quan Jackson
WR Tulane
Daijun Edwards Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (MIN)
Daijun Edwards
RB Georgia
Curtis Jacobs Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (MIN)
Curtis Jacobs
LB Penn State
Myles Harden Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (MIN)
Myles Harden
CB South Dakota
Garret Greenfield Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (MIN)
Garret Greenfield
OT South Dakota State
Draft Picks Received
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NE)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Jha'Quan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (NE)
Jha'Quan Jackson
WR Tulane
Daijun Edwards Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (NE)
Daijun Edwards
RB Georgia
Myles Harden Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (NE)
Myles Harden
CB South Dakota
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (NE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (NE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (NE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (NE)
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Draft Picks Traded
Jer'Zhan Newton Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (NE)
Jer'Zhan Newton
DL Illinois
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (NE)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Will Shipley Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (NE)
Will Shipley
RB Clemson
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (NE)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
Jaheim Bell Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (NE)
Jaheim Bell
TE Florida State
Jacob Cowing Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (NE)
Jacob Cowing
WR Arizona
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ARI)
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Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedA- TradesB- FutureD
The Vikings finally solved quarterback, and it carried them to 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.

On value alone, Jacobs makes the weekend a net positive. Leaving safety unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. It is a win-now wager, and the future is the stake.

The roster is better shaped than it was, with quarterback chief among the fixes.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Jayden Daniels
In pick 3 they get their quarterback of the future. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick177 Rnd6 Braiden McGregor
Nothing to complain about; Braiden McGregor went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick180 Rnd6 Jha'Quan Jackson
By-the-book stuff, Jha'Quan Jackson at No. 180 squarely in line with his ranking. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick193 Rnd6 Daijun Edwards
A clean, defensible pick in the 193rd pick with a little surplus value in Daijun Edwards. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick230 Rnd7 Curtis Jacobs
Curtis Jacobs in pick No. 230 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick231 Rnd7 Myles Harden
You do not let a cornerback like Myles Harden reach the 231st overall pick and blink. They did not. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick232 Rnd7 Garret Greenfield
Garret Greenfield at Round 7, Pick 12 is money in the bank, a offensive lineman taken below his worth. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.