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  • sonny DRAFTING FOR THE
    Vikings
Draft Selections
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIN)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (MIN)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (MIN)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Darius Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (MIN)
Darius Robinson
DL-EDGE Missouri
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (MIN)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Jared Wiley Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (MIN)
Jared Wiley
TE TCU
Layden Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 142 RND: 5 (MIN)
Layden Robinson
OG Texas A&M
Kamal Hadden Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (MIN)
Kamal Hadden
CB Tennessee
Johnny Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (MIN)
Johnny Dixon
CB Penn State
Isaiah Davis Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (MIN)
Isaiah Davis
RB South Dakota State
Javon Baker Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (MIN)
Javon Baker
WR UCF
DeMonte Capehart Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (MIN)
DeMonte Capehart
DT Clemson
Draft Picks Received
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (PHI)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Darius Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (LAC)
Darius Robinson
DL-EDGE Missouri
Layden Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 142 RND: 5 (LAC)
Layden Robinson
OG Texas A&M
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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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (MIA)
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Players traded away
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Alexander Mattison
RB
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Lewis Cine
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Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesA- FutureF
The Vikings finally solved quarterback, and it carried them to a B-.

The war room fell hard for Jared Wiley, and it showed at the 130th pick: 75 picks ahead of a board that had other ideas.

So much rides on Drake Maye that the rest of the class almost grades on a curve behind him. Landing Dixon that late papers over a lot of smaller sins.

They will regret leaving safety for another day if the season turns on it. A modest surplus at the table, banked quietly.

A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Drake Maye
Drake Maye at the 11th pick is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick22 Rnd1 Dallas Turner
They read the board right and Dallas Turner was the payoff at slot 22. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick42 Rnd2 Jackson Powers-Johnson
Jackson Powers-Johnson at the 42nd overall pick is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick69 Rnd3 Darius Robinson
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Darius Robinson. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick108 Rnd4 Cedric Gray
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Cedric Gray well ahead of where he belonged. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick130 Rnd4 Jared Wiley
A big swing on Jared Wiley at pick 130, well ahead of any board in the building. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick142 Rnd5 Layden Robinson
They left a pile of value on the table to take Layden Robinson this early at the 142nd pick. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick148 Rnd5 Kamal Hadden
Kamal Hadden at slot 148 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick160 Rnd5 Johnny Dixon
Circle this one: Johnny Dixon at the 160th overall pick is a fall that decides a draft. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
Pick166 Rnd5 Isaiah Davis
Value said wait; Isaiah Davis in the Round 5 slot says they were not listening. The roster fit checks out.
Pick179 Rnd6 Javon Baker
By-the-book stuff, Javon Baker at pick No. 179 squarely in line with his ranking. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick230 Rnd7 DeMonte Capehart
A wild overpay on DeMonte Capehart in Round 7, Pick 10, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.