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  • joehoeppner1 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Vikings
Draft Selections
Kaleb Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (MIN)
Kaleb Johnson
RB Iowa
Denzel Burke Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
Denzel Burke
CB Ohio State
Jordan Phillips Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (MIN)
Jordan Phillips
DT Maryland
Jared Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (MIN)
Jared Wilson
C Georgia
Connor Colby Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (MIN)
Connor Colby
OG Iowa
Draft Picks Received
Kaleb Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (SF)
Kaleb Johnson
RB Iowa
Jordan Phillips Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (SF)
Jordan Phillips
DT Maryland
Draft Picks Traded
Shavon Revel Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (SF)
Shavon Revel Jr.
CB East Carolina
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Players Gained
Head Shot
Trey Smith
OG
Players traded away
Head Shot
Jonathan Bullard
DE
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureC
The Vikings won the night they stopped Wilson from sliding. Grade: B.

The board owed the Vikings one, and it paid up: Jared Wilson, the No. 106 name on the board, sitting there at the 140th overall pick like a gift left on the doorstep. It does the job without flash, and the B reflects it.

They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped quarterback, which is a strange place to end up.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick43 Rnd2 Kaleb Johnson
Kaleb Johnson in pick 43 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick97 Rnd3 Denzel Burke
They let Denzel Burke come to them and pounced at the 97th overall pick. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick112 Rnd4 Jordan Phillips
Nothing to complain about; Jordan Phillips went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick140 Rnd5 Jared Wilson
Jared Wilson at slot 140 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick161 Rnd5 Connor Colby
A reach for Connor Colby in the 161st pick; a little patience would have been rewarded. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.