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Draft Selections
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (MIN)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Kaleb Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (MIN)
Kaleb Johnson
RB Iowa
Dylan Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (MIN)
Dylan Fairchild
OG Georgia
CJ West Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
CJ West
DT Indiana
Cobee Bryant Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (MIN)
Cobee Bryant
CB Kansas
Bhayshul Tuten Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (MIN)
Bhayshul Tuten
RB Virginia Tech
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (MIN)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
Nazir Stackhouse Head Shot
PICK: 199 RND: 6 (MIN)
Nazir Stackhouse
DL Georgia
Ty Hamilton Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (MIN)
Ty Hamilton
DT Ohio State
Garrett Dellinger Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (MIN)
Garrett Dellinger
OG LSU
Carson Vinson Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (MIN)
Carson Vinson
OT Alabama A&M
Ja'Corey Brooks Head Shot
PICK: 256 RND: 7 (MIN)
Ja'Corey Brooks
WR Louisville
Draft Picks Received
Kaleb Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (LAC)
Kaleb Johnson
RB Iowa
Dylan Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (LAC)
Dylan Fairchild
OG Georgia
Cobee Bryant Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (LAC)
Cobee Bryant
CB Kansas
Bhayshul Tuten Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (DAL)
Bhayshul Tuten
RB Virginia Tech
Nazir Stackhouse Head Shot
PICK: 199 RND: 6 (LAC)
Nazir Stackhouse
DL Georgia
Ty Hamilton Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (DAL)
Ty Hamilton
DT Ohio State
Garrett Dellinger Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (HOU)
Garrett Dellinger
OG LSU
Carson Vinson Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (HOU)
Carson Vinson
OT Alabama A&M
Ja'Corey Brooks Head Shot
PICK: 256 RND: 7 (LAC)
Ja'Corey Brooks
WR Louisville
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (HOU)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Logan Brown Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (DAL)
Logan Brown
OT Kansas
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Players traded away
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Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesA FutureD
The Vikings turned the phones into found money: B-.

The Vikings bet big and early on CJ West, 90 picks ahead of the board. Bold does not always mean right. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B-.

The trade ledger is the best part of the whole weekend. That Brooks pick is the receipt they will wave around later. They punted on quarterback, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

On the needs board they went 6 of 8, with safety the one that mattered most.

Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.

Pick Analysis
Pick24 Rnd1 Nick Emmanwori
In slot 24 they get a two-high chess piece. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick55 Rnd2 Kaleb Johnson
Kaleb Johnson in the 55th pick is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. The roster fit checks out.
Pick86 Rnd3 Dylan Fairchild
Dylan Fairchild at Round 3, Pick 22 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick97 Rnd3 CJ West
CJ West in the 97th overall pick is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick125 Rnd4 Cobee Bryant
A straight-up fair deal on Cobee Bryant at the Round 4 slot, value and slot in agreement. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick149 Rnd5 Bhayshul Tuten
Bhayshul Tuten at pick 149 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick187 Rnd6 Oronde Gadsden II
No drama and no debate, Oronde Gadsden II went about where he belonged in pick No. 187. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick199 Rnd6 Nazir Stackhouse
They paid a round early for Nazir Stackhouse in pick 199, more than the board wanted. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick204 Rnd6 Ty Hamilton
A real head-scratcher, Ty Hamilton in the 204th pick is miles ahead of his ranking. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick236 Rnd7 Garrett Dellinger
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Garrett Dellinger well ahead of where he belonged. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick241 Rnd7 Carson Vinson
A tidy bit of business in slot 241, where Carson Vinson graded well above the range. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick256 Rnd7 Ja'Corey Brooks
A wide receiver of that caliber at the 256th overall pick is the definition of value, full stop. A need, and now a little less of one.