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RUN ON APR 22, 2026

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Draft Selections
Jeremiyah Love Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (MIN)
Jeremiyah Love
RB Notre Dame
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (MIN)
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
S Toledo
Christen Miller Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (MIN)
Christen Miller
DL Georgia
Connor Lew Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
Connor Lew
C Auburn
Malik Benson Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (MIN)
Malik Benson
WR Oregon
Kaleb Elarms-Orr Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (MIN)
Kaleb Elarms-Orr
LB TCU
Thaddeus Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 234 RND: 7 (MIN)
Thaddeus Dixon
CB North Carolina
Miles Kitselman Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (MIN)
Miles Kitselman
TE Tennessee
Latrell McCutchin Sr. Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (MIN)
Latrell McCutchin Sr.
CB Houston
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Larceny in slot 82 lands the Vikings a B, Miller and all.

Somewhere a general manager is explaining how Christen Miller got past him. The Vikings do not have to explain a thing at the 82nd overall pick. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through quarterback. Job largely done: safety settled and 6 of 8 of the wish list covered.

Value over need was the throughline, for better and worse.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Jeremiyah Love
In Round 1, Pick 18 they get a bell-cow for the offense, outstanding value to boot. A real need, handled.
Pick49 Rnd2 Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren at the 49th pick is money in the bank, a safety taken below his worth. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick82 Rnd3 Christen Miller
Christen Miller in pick No. 82 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick97 Rnd3 Connor Lew
Connor Lew at the Round 3 slot is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick163 Rnd5 Malik Benson
A tidy bit of business in No. 163, where Malik Benson graded well above the range. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick196 Rnd6 Kaleb Elarms-Orr
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Kaleb Elarms-Orr at pick 196. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick234 Rnd7 Thaddeus Dixon
Thaddeus Dixon at slot 234 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick235 Rnd7 Miles Kitselman
No edge and no loss on Miles Kitselman in the 235th overall pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick244 Rnd7 Latrell McCutchin Sr.
The board had Latrell McCutchin Sr. higher than the 244th overall pick, and the cornerback fell to them anyway. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.