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Draft Selections
Bo Nix Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (MIN)
Bo Nix
QB Oregon
Terrion Arnold Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (MIN)
Terrion Arnold
CB Alabama
Amarius Mims Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (MIN)
Amarius Mims
OT Georgia
Mekhi Wingo Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (MIN)
Mekhi Wingo
DT LSU
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (MIN)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (MIN)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Mason McCormick Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (MIN)
Mason McCormick
OT South Dakota State
Nelson Ceaser Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (MIN)
Nelson Ceaser
DL-EDGE Houston
Jaheim Bell Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (MIN)
Jaheim Bell
TE Florida State
Nathaniel Watson Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (MIN)
Nathaniel Watson
LB Mississippi State
Evan Williams Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (MIN)
Evan Williams
S Oregon
Draft Picks Received
Bo Nix Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (PHI)
Bo Nix
QB Oregon
Amarius Mims Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (PIT)
Amarius Mims
OT Georgia
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (PHI)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (PIT)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (PHI)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Byron Murphy II Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (PIT)
Byron Murphy II
DL Texas
Players Gained
Head Shot
Van Jefferson
WR
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureB+
Nix is the plan now, and the Vikings grade out a B+.

The search is over. The Vikings handed the keys to Bo Nix, and the whole operation now runs on his development. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B+.

They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast. That is an offensive lineman worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly. McCaffrey has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced.

The running back hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick22 Rnd1 Bo Nix
In the 22nd pick they get a long-term answer under center, though they paid up to get him. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick23 Rnd1 Terrion Arnold
Good price on Terrion Arnold in the Round 1 slot, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick51 Rnd2 Amarius Mims
Circle this one: Amarius Mims at pick No. 51 is a fall that decides a draft. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick108 Rnd4 Mekhi Wingo
They paid sticker price for Mekhi Wingo in Round 4, Pick 8, and that is fine. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick120 Rnd4 Cedric Gray
They did well to land Cedric Gray in slot 120, just ahead of his grade. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick129 Rnd4 Luke McCaffrey
They left a pile of value on the table to take Luke McCaffrey this early at the 129th overall pick. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick157 Rnd5 Mason McCormick
They read the board right and Mason McCormick was the payoff at No. 157. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick167 Rnd5 Nelson Ceaser
Nelson Ceaser in pick 167 is fair value, right on his grade. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick177 Rnd6 Jaheim Bell
Jaheim Bell at pick 177 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. It fills a real need, too.
Pick230 Rnd7 Nathaniel Watson
A linebacker of that caliber at slot 230 is the definition of value, full stop. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
Pick232 Rnd7 Evan Williams
They barely believed it either: Evan Williams still on the board at Round 7, Pick 12. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.