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Draft Selections
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (MIN)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (MIN)
Maason Smith
DT-EDGE LSU
Mohamed Kamara Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (MIN)
Mohamed Kamara
DL-EDGE Colorado State
Chau Smith-Wade Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (MIN)
Chau Smith-Wade
CB Washington State
Trevor Keegan Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (MIN)
Trevor Keegan
OG Michigan
Kitan Oladapo Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (MIN)
Kitan Oladapo
S Oregon State
Jared Wiley Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (MIN)
Jared Wiley
TE TCU
Ethan Driskell Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (MIN)
Ethan Driskell
OT Marshall
Draft Picks Received
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (ARI)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Draft Picks Traded
Jer'Zhan Newton Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (ARI)
Jer'Zhan Newton
DL Illinois
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (ARI)
T'Vondre Sweat
DT Texas
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (MIA)
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Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B-
ValueB NeedA- TradesB- FutureD
Maye is the plan now, and the Vikings grade out a B-.

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

That Smith-Wade pick is the receipt they will wave around later. Driskell has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced. They punted on running back, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

It is not that Smith is a bad player; it is that the Vikings had louder needs to answer first.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In pick 4 they get the arm they will build around. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick108 Rnd4 Maason Smith
Of all the spots to shop, they chose DT-EDGE. Maason Smith in No. 108 leaves running back, wide receiver and other spots for later.
Pick129 Rnd4 Mohamed Kamara
A market-rate edge rusher, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Mohamed Kamara. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick157 Rnd5 Chau Smith-Wade
They robbed the room for Chau Smith-Wade here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick167 Rnd5 Trevor Keegan
Trevor Keegan at pick No. 167 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick177 Rnd6 Kitan Oladapo
Kitan Oladapo at Round 6, Pick 2 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick188 Rnd6 Jared Wiley
They jumped the gun on Jared Wiley, taking him earlier than his grade liked. It fills a real need, too.
Pick230 Rnd7 Ethan Driskell
This one needs a full-page explanation: Ethan Driskell in slot 230, miles early. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.