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Draft Selections
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (MIN)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (MIN)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (MIN)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Denzel Burke Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (MIN)
Denzel Burke
CB Ohio State
Luke Kandra Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (MIN)
Luke Kandra
OG Cincinnati
JJ Pegues Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (MIN)
JJ Pegues
DT Ole Miss
Jacory Croskey-Merritt Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (MIN)
Jacory Croskey-Merritt
RB Arizona
Draft Picks Received
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (WSH)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (LV)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (MIA)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Denzel Burke Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (LV)
Denzel Burke
CB Ohio State
Luke Kandra Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (WSH)
Luke Kandra
OG Cincinnati
Jacory Croskey-Merritt Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (WSH)
Jacory Croskey-Merritt
RB Arizona
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Matthew Golden Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (LV)
Matthew Golden
WR Texas
Sebastian Castro Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIA)
Sebastian Castro
S Iowa
Simeon Barrow Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (ARI)
Simeon Barrow Jr.
DL Miami
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Players traded away
Head Shot
T.J. Hockenson
TE
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall D+
ValueB NeedB TradesF FutureC
A costly weekend of dealing drags the Vikings to a D+.

You can hear the double-takes from here. The Vikings took Jacory Croskey-Merritt at pick No. 205, roughly 73 spots before his name belonged.

The dealing is the wound this class cannot quite close. Leaving quarterback unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. The Starks pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick29 Rnd1 Tyler Warren
In pick 29 they get a seam-stretching tight end, outstanding value to boot.
Pick37 Rnd2 Kenneth Grant
They let Kenneth Grant come to them and pounced at No. 37. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick48 Rnd2 Malaki Starks
A top-tier safety at a bargain, Malaki Starks in pick No. 48, plain and simple. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick108 Rnd4 Denzel Burke
A reach on Denzel Burke in slot 108; the board had better options right there. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick128 Rnd4 Luke Kandra
A real head-scratcher, Luke Kandra in the Round 4 slot is miles ahead of his ranking. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick139 Rnd5 JJ Pegues
JJ Pegues at the 139th pick is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick205 Rnd6 Jacory Croskey-Merritt
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Jacory Croskey-Merritt well ahead of where he belonged. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.