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Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIN)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (MIN)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
Bucky Irving Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (MIN)
Bucky Irving
RB Oregon
Jamari Thrash Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (MIN)
Jamari Thrash
WR Louisville
Max Melton Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (MIN)
Max Melton
CB Rutgers
Cam Hart Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (MIN)
Cam Hart
CB Notre Dame
Edefuan Ulofoshio Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (MIN)
Edefuan Ulofoshio
LB Washington
Nathan Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (MIN)
Nathan Thomas
OT Louisiana
Nathaniel Watson Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (MIN)
Nathaniel Watson
LB Mississippi State
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B
ValueB+ 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. The bottom line is a respectable B.

Landing Thrash that late papers over a lot of smaller sins. A whole weekend of picks and edge rusher is somehow still a want. Quarterback was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Jayden Daniels
Nothing to complain about; Jayden Daniels went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick42 Rnd2 Cooper DeJean
A cornerback of that caliber at No. 42 is the definition of value, full stop. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick108 Rnd4 Bucky Irving
Bucky Irving slipping to the 108th pick is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick130 Rnd4 Jamari Thrash
They barely believed it either: Jamari Thrash still on the board at the 130th overall pick. It fills a real need, too.
Pick148 Rnd5 Max Melton
A top-tier cornerback at a bargain, Max Melton in Round 5, Pick 12, plain and simple. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
Pick160 Rnd5 Cam Hart
Somehow Cam Hart was still sitting there in slot 160, and they pounced on premier cornerback value. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
Pick165 Rnd5 Edefuan Ulofoshio
Edefuan Ulofoshio is a better player than pick No. 165 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick179 Rnd6 Nathan Thomas
A reasonable price with a little left over, Nathan Thomas in pick 179. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick230 Rnd7 Nathaniel Watson
Nathaniel Watson at Round 7, Pick 10 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.