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Draft Selections
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIN)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (MIN)
T'Vondre Sweat
DT Texas
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (MIN)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Trevor Keegan Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (MIN)
Trevor Keegan
OG Michigan
Drake Nugent Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (MIN)
Drake Nugent
C Michigan
Zion Tupuola-Fetui Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (MIN)
Zion Tupuola-Fetui
DE-EDGE Washington
Jaylen Harrell Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (MIN)
Jaylen Harrell
DE-EDGE Michigan
Gabe Hall Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (MIN)
Gabe Hall
DL Baylor
Javontae Jean-Baptiste Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (MIN)
Javontae Jean-Baptiste
DE-EDGE Notre Dame
Eyabi Okie-Anoma Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (MIN)
Eyabi Okie-Anoma
DL-EDGE Charlotte
Draft Picks Received
Jaylen Harrell Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (NYJ)
Jaylen Harrell
DE-EDGE Michigan
Javontae Jean-Baptiste Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (CIN)
Javontae Jean-Baptiste
DE-EDGE Notre Dame
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (NYJ)
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Draft Picks Traded
Ainias Smith Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (MIA)
Ainias Smith
WR Texas A&M
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (MIA)
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Players Gained
Head Shot
Parry Nickerson
CB
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Vikings found their guy under center in Daniels: B-.

The one hole that towered over the rest is filled. The Vikings spent their marquee pick on Jayden Daniels, and for the first time in a while there is a real answer at quarterback. They moved the roster forward and banked a B- for it.

They are betting Nugent proves the room right and everyone else wrong. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped safety, which is a strange place to end up. Job largely done: quarterback settled and 4 of 8 of the wish list covered.

Adding Parry Nickerson by trade rounds out the weekend beyond the rookies.

Good work on the whole, with safety the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Jayden Daniels
In pick 11 they get a long-term answer under center. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick42 Rnd2 T'Vondre Sweat
A straight-up fair deal on T'Vondre Sweat at pick No. 42, value and slot in agreement. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick108 Rnd4 Cedric Gray
Cedric Gray at the 108th overall pick is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick157 Rnd5 Trevor Keegan
Trevor Keegan at the 157th pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick167 Rnd5 Drake Nugent
Drake Nugent in Round 5, Pick 31 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick177 Rnd6 Zion Tupuola-Fetui
A reach for Zion Tupuola-Fetui in the Round 6 slot; a little patience would have been rewarded. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick185 Rnd6 Jaylen Harrell
They left a pile of value on the table to take Jaylen Harrell this early at No. 185. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick188 Rnd6 Gabe Hall
Gabe Hall at slot 188 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick194 Rnd6 Javontae Jean-Baptiste
This one needs a full-page explanation: Javontae Jean-Baptiste in the Round 6 slot, miles early. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick230 Rnd7 Eyabi Okie-Anoma
A real head-scratcher, Eyabi Okie-Anoma in the 230th pick is miles ahead of his ranking. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.