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Draft Selections
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (MIN)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
T.J. Tampa Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (MIN)
T.J. Tampa
CB Iowa State
Ja'Lynn Polk Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (MIN)
Ja'Lynn Polk
WR Washington
Braden Fiske Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (MIN)
Braden Fiske
DL Florida State
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (MIN)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
Jordan Travis Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (MIN)
Jordan Travis
QB Florida State
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (MIN)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
Layden Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (MIN)
Layden Robinson
OG Texas A&M
Andrew Raym Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (MIN)
Andrew Raym
C Oklahoma
Jaylin Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (MIN)
Jaylin Simpson
CB Auburn
Braiden McGregor Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (MIN)
Braiden McGregor
DL-EDGE Michigan
Brevyn Spann-Ford Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (MIN)
Brevyn Spann-Ford
TE Minnesota
Draft Picks Received
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (DET)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
T.J. Tampa Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (LAR)
T.J. Tampa
CB Iowa State
Ja'Lynn Polk Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (DET)
Ja'Lynn Polk
WR Washington
Braden Fiske Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (LAR)
Braden Fiske
DL Florida State
Braiden McGregor Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (LAR)
Braiden McGregor
DL-EDGE Michigan
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (DET)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Jer'Zhan Newton Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (DET)
Jer'Zhan Newton
DL Illinois
Devontez Walker Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (LAR)
Devontez Walker
WR North Carolina
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesD+ FutureA
Larceny in the 179th pick lands the Vikings a B-, Simpson and all.

Somewhere a general manager is explaining how Jaylin Simpson got past him. The Vikings do not have to explain a thing at No. 179. A dependable weekend that grades out a B-.

Reaching for Raym left real value on the table behind him. The safety hole is the one line item this class does not answer. The trades cost them a sliver of value they did not need to spend.

Stockpiling next year's capital is patient, if unglamorous, asset work.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the safety spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Chop Robinson
In pick No. 30 they get juice off the edge at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick51 Rnd2 T.J. Tampa
T.J. Tampa is a better player than pick 51 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick73 Rnd3 Ja'Lynn Polk
Steal is underselling it; Ja'Lynn Polk at the 73rd pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick83 Rnd3 Braden Fiske
A straight-up fair deal on Braden Fiske at the Round 3 slot, value and slot in agreement. It fills a real need, too.
Pick108 Rnd4 Leonard Taylor III
By-the-book stuff, Leonard Taylor III at Round 4, Pick 8 squarely in line with his ranking. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick130 Rnd4 Jordan Travis
They took Jordan Travis at par in slot 130, which is nothing to complain about. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick148 Rnd5 Braelon Allen
Braelon Allen at the 148th overall pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick160 Rnd5 Layden Robinson
No drama and no debate, Layden Robinson went about where he belonged in No. 160. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick166 Rnd5 Andrew Raym
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Andrew Raym well ahead of where he belonged. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick179 Rnd6 Jaylin Simpson
Somehow Jaylin Simpson was still sitting there in slot 179, and they pounced on premier cornerback value. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
Pick214 Rnd6 Braiden McGregor
Value with a capital V on Braiden McGregor in the Round 6 slot, a genuine coup. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick230 Rnd7 Brevyn Spann-Ford
They did well to land Brevyn Spann-Ford in the 230th overall pick, just ahead of his grade. The roster fit checks out.