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    Vikings
Draft Selections
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIN)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (MIN)
T'Vondre Sweat
DL Texas
Blake Corum Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (MIN)
Blake Corum
RB Michigan
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (MIN)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
Nehemiah Pritchett Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (MIN)
Nehemiah Pritchett
CB Auburn
Layden Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (MIN)
Layden Robinson
OG Texas A&M
Austin Booker Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (MIN)
Austin Booker
DL-EDGE Kansas
Jaylan Ford Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (MIN)
Jaylan Ford
LB Texas
Joshua Cephus Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (MIN)
Joshua Cephus
WR UTSA
Draft Picks Received
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (CAR)
T'Vondre Sweat
DL Texas
Blake Corum Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (TB)
Blake Corum
RB Michigan
Draft Picks Traded
Xavier Worthy Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (TB)
Xavier Worthy
WR Texas
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (TB)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
Players Gained
Head Shot
Andy Dalton
QB
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureB-
Daniels is the Vikings' new face under center. Grade: B+.

They finally answered the question that shadows every other one. Jayden Daniels is the Vikings' quarterback, full stop.

Every deal seemed to tilt their way, which is not luck. The safety hole is the one line item this class does not answer. Adding Andy Dalton by trade rounds out the weekend beyond the rookies.

The roster is better shaped than it was, with quarterback chief among the fixes.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but safety.

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Jayden Daniels
A reasonable price with a little left over, Jayden Daniels in pick No. 11. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick65 Rnd3 T'Vondre Sweat
T'Vondre Sweat in the 65th overall pick lands just on the right side of the ledger. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick83 Rnd3 Blake Corum
The board had Blake Corum higher than the 83rd pick, and the running back fell to them anyway. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick108 Rnd4 Leonard Taylor III
They took Leonard Taylor III at par in slot 108, which is nothing to complain about. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick148 Rnd5 Nehemiah Pritchett
Nehemiah Pritchett at the Round 5 slot is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick160 Rnd5 Layden Robinson
They paid sticker price for Layden Robinson in No. 160, and that is fine. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick165 Rnd5 Austin Booker
A slide stopped in Round 5, Pick 29, with Austin Booker worth more than the price. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick179 Rnd6 Jaylan Ford
Nothing to complain about; Jaylan Ford went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick230 Rnd7 Joshua Cephus
Joshua Cephus at pick No. 230 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.