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Draft Selections
Marvin Harrison Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (MIN)
Marvin Harrison Jr.
WR Ohio State
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIN)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Kris Abrams-Draine Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (MIN)
Kris Abrams-Draine
CB Missouri
Isaac Guerendo Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (MIN)
Isaac Guerendo
RB Louisville
Josh Newton Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (MIN)
Josh Newton
CB TCU
Beau Brade Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (MIN)
Beau Brade
S Maryland
Nathaniel Watson Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 6 (MIN)
Nathaniel Watson
LB Mississippi State
KT Leveston Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (MIN)
KT Leveston
OT Kansas State
Tylan Grable Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (MIN)
Tylan Grable
OT UCF
Draft Picks Received
Marvin Harrison Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (WSH)
Marvin Harrison Jr.
WR Ohio State
Isaac Guerendo Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (NO)
Isaac Guerendo
RB Louisville
Nathaniel Watson Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 6 (TB)
Nathaniel Watson
LB Mississippi State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (NO)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (TB)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (TB)
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Draft Picks Traded
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (WSH)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Erick All Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (NO)
Erick All
TE Iowa
Dylan Laube Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (TB)
Dylan Laube
RB New Hampshire
Players Gained
Head Shot
Nephi Sewell
LB
Players traded away
Head Shot
Justin Jefferson
WR
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall D
ValueB NeedB+ TradesF FutureB-
Quarterback settled, Daniels in the fold, and a D for the Vikings.

The phones were a trap the Vikings kept walking into, shipping out surplus on nearly every deal. A D that will need time and luck to look better.

Jayden Daniels gives the offense a face and a plan, and the grade leans heavily on whether he hits. For all the activity, edge rusher went untouched, which is hard to explain.

Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Abrams-Draine.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 Marvin Harrison Jr.
In pick No. 2 they get a No. 1 receiver. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick11 Rnd1 Jayden Daniels
Jayden Daniels at Round 1, Pick 11 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick129 Rnd4 Kris Abrams-Draine
A cornerback of that caliber at No. 129 is the definition of value, full stop. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick150 Rnd5 Isaac Guerendo
They read the board right and Isaac Guerendo was the payoff at the Round 5 slot. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick157 Rnd5 Josh Newton
Fair-plus on Josh Newton, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
Pick177 Rnd6 Beau Brade
A tidy bit of business in pick 177, where Beau Brade graded well above the range. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick220 Rnd6 Nathaniel Watson
Value with a capital V on Nathaniel Watson in the 220th overall pick, a genuine coup. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick230 Rnd7 KT Leveston
KT Leveston slipping to the 230th pick is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick232 Rnd7 Tylan Grable
The board had Tylan Grable higher than pick 232, and the offensive lineman fell to them anyway. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.