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    Vikings
Draft Selections
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIN)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Michael Penix Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (MIN)
Michael Penix Jr.
QB Washington
Michael Pratt Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (MIN)
Michael Pratt
QB Tulane
Jordan Travis Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (MIN)
Jordan Travis
QB Florida State
Joe Milton III Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (MIN)
Joe Milton III
QB Tennessee
Sam Hartman Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (MIN)
Sam Hartman
QB Notre Dame
Austin Reed Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (MIN)
Austin Reed
QB Western Kentucky
Taulia Tagovailoa Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (MIN)
Taulia Tagovailoa
QB Maryland
Carter Bradley Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (MIN)
Carter Bradley
QB South Alabama
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Vikings finally solved quarterback, and it carried them to a B-.

They will call it conviction in the building and a reach everywhere else: Austin Reed, 97 picks early at the 177th overall pick. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B-.

Drake Maye gives the offense a face and a plan, and the grade leans heavily on whether he hits. The edge rusher hole is the one line item this class does not answer. Penix Jr. at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In the 11th pick they get their quarterback of the future. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick23 Rnd1 Michael Penix Jr.
In the 23rd overall pick they get their guy under center for the next decade, outstanding value to boot. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick108 Rnd4 Michael Pratt
Value said wait; Michael Pratt in pick No. 108 says they were not listening. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick129 Rnd4 Jordan Travis
Jordan Travis at pick 129 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick157 Rnd5 Joe Milton III
They left a pile of value on the table to take Joe Milton III this early at Round 5, Pick 21. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick167 Rnd5 Sam Hartman
Sam Hartman in the Round 5 slot is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick177 Rnd6 Austin Reed
They reached into another round for Austin Reed, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick230 Rnd7 Taulia Tagovailoa
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Taulia Tagovailoa well ahead of where he belonged. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick232 Rnd7 Carter Bradley
They reached a country mile for Carter Bradley at pick No. 232, and the board is aghast. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.