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RUN ON APR 11, 2026

minnesota vikings

  • vikings12343213232vcx DRAFTING FOR THE
    Vikings
Draft Selections
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (MIN)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Kenyon Sadiq Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (MIN)
Kenyon Sadiq
TE Oregon
Jadarian Price Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (MIN)
Jadarian Price
RB Notre Dame
Keionte Scott Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (MIN)
Keionte Scott
CB Miami
Connor Lew Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
Connor Lew
C Auburn
Kamari Ramsey Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (MIN)
Kamari Ramsey
S USC
Malik Benson Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (MIN)
Malik Benson
WR Oregon
Cole Payton Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (MIN)
Cole Payton
QB North Dakota State
Owen Heinecke Head Shot
PICK: 234 RND: 7 (MIN)
Owen Heinecke
LB Oklahoma
Thaddeus Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (MIN)
Thaddeus Dixon
CB North Carolina
Draft Picks Received
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (PIT)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Kenyon Sadiq Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (CLE)
Kenyon Sadiq
TE Oregon
Kamari Ramsey Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (PIT)
Kamari Ramsey
S USC
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (CIN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Ty Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (PIT)
Ty Simpson
QB Alabama
Jack Pyburn Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (CIN)
Jack Pyburn
LB-EDGE LSU
Players traded away
Head Shot
J.J. McCarthy
QB
Head Shot
T.J. Hockenson
TE
Head Shot
Tai Felton
WR
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall D-
ValueB NeedB- TradesF FutureB-
Larceny in pick 99 lands the Vikings a D-, Ramsey and all.

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. Put together, it is a D-.

That edge rusher hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. They will need Heinecke to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it. Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Ramsey.

Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even, and edge rusher is still a hole.

Pick Analysis
Pick21 Rnd1 Sonny Styles
A quiet steal in the 21st overall pick: Sonny Styles for less than the market said. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick24 Rnd1 Kenyon Sadiq
In the 24th pick they get a moveable chess piece at tight end. A real need, handled.
Pick49 Rnd2 Jadarian Price
A reach on Jadarian Price in Round 2, Pick 17; the board had better options right there. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick82 Rnd3 Keionte Scott
They robbed the room for Keionte Scott here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick97 Rnd3 Connor Lew
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Connor Lew in pick No. 97. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick99 Rnd3 Kamari Ramsey
Kamari Ramsey in the Round 3 slot is a gift, value that borders on unfair. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick163 Rnd5 Malik Benson
Nice patience on Malik Benson, who had no business lasting to the 163rd overall pick. The roster fit checks out.
Pick196 Rnd6 Cole Payton
Cole Payton at slot 196 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick234 Rnd7 Owen Heinecke
They paid up for Owen Heinecke at the Round 7 slot when waiting would have done the job. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
Pick244 Rnd7 Thaddeus Dixon
A slide stopped in pick No. 244, with Thaddeus Dixon worth more than the price. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.