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Draft Selections
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (MIN)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIN)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
Amarius Mims Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (MIN)
Amarius Mims
OT Georgia
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (MIN)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (MIN)
T'Vondre Sweat
DL Texas
Chris Braswell Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (MIN)
Chris Braswell
LB-EDGE Alabama
Christian Haynes Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (MIN)
Christian Haynes
OG Connecticut
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (MIN)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Javon Solomon Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (MIN)
Javon Solomon
OLB-EDGE Troy
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (MIN)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Jalyx Hunt Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (MIN)
Jalyx Hunt
S-EDGE Houston Christian
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (MIN)
James Williams
S Miami (FL)
Dylan Laube Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (MIN)
Dylan Laube
RB New Hampshire
Theo Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (MIN)
Theo Johnson
TE Penn State
Ty'Ron Hopper Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (MIN)
Ty'Ron Hopper
LB Missouri
Jaylin Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (MIN)
Jaylin Simpson
CB Auburn
Javon Baker Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (MIN)
Javon Baker
WR UCF
Xavier Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (MIN)
Xavier Thomas
DE-EDGE Clemson
Draft Picks Received
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (ARI)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Amarius Mims Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (ARI)
Amarius Mims
OT Georgia
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (ARI)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Chris Braswell Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (ARI)
Chris Braswell
LB-EDGE Alabama
Christian Haynes Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Christian Haynes
OG Connecticut
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (ARI)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Javon Solomon Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (ARI)
Javon Solomon
OLB-EDGE Troy
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (ARI)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Dylan Laube Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (ARI)
Dylan Laube
RB New Hampshire
Draft Picks Traded
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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Justin Jefferson
WR
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Kirk Cousins
QB
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall F
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesF FutureD-
The Vikings found their guy under center in Maye: F.

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.

Drake Maye is the bet, and the class will be judged on how it pays off. Reaching for Thomas left real value on the table behind him.

Spend now, pay later; the math only works if this class delivers. Simpson falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch.

The verdict is harsh because the weekend was, and there is little to argue.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Drake Maye
No drama and no debate, Drake Maye went about where he belonged in pick 4. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick11 Rnd1 Rome Odunze
In the 11th pick they get a matchup problem out wide. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick27 Rnd1 Amarius Mims
In the 27th overall pick they get protection for the quarterback at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick35 Rnd2 Jackson Powers-Johnson
A premium they did not need to pay, Jackson Powers-Johnson a notch or two before his time. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick42 Rnd2 T'Vondre Sweat
T'Vondre Sweat at the Round 2 slot is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick66 Rnd3 Chris Braswell
Nice patience on Chris Braswell, who had no business lasting to Round 3, Pick 2. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick68 Rnd3 Christian Haynes
A conviction pick on Christian Haynes at slot 68 that the board grades a round light. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick71 Rnd3 Cooper Beebe
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Cooper Beebe. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick90 Rnd3 Javon Solomon
Javon Solomon in Round 3, Pick 27 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. It does not line up with the team's obvious holes.
Pick104 Rnd4 Khyree Jackson
By-the-book stuff, Khyree Jackson at pick No. 104 squarely in line with his ranking. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick108 Rnd4 Jalyx Hunt
Jalyx Hunt in No. 108 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. Where it fits the depth chart is the real question.
Pick129 Rnd4 James Williams
A straight-up fair deal on James Williams at pick 129, value and slot in agreement. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick133 Rnd4 Dylan Laube
Dylan Laube in slot 133 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick148 Rnd5 Theo Johnson
Theo Johnson at the 148th overall pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick160 Rnd5 Ty'Ron Hopper
Ty'Ron Hopper in the Round 5 slot lands just on the right side of the ledger. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick168 Rnd5 Jaylin Simpson
Jaylin Simpson in the 168th pick is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
Pick179 Rnd6 Javon Baker
Javon Baker in the 179th overall pick is fair value, right on his grade. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick230 Rnd7 Xavier Thomas
A big swing on Xavier Thomas at the Round 7 slot, well ahead of any board in the building. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.