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Draft Selections
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (MIN)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Chris Braswell Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (MIN)
Chris Braswell
LB-EDGE Alabama
Mekhi Wingo Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (MIN)
Mekhi Wingo
DT LSU
Jamari Thrash Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (MIN)
Jamari Thrash
WR Louisville
AJ Barner Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (MIN)
AJ Barner
TE Michigan
Delmar Glaze Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (MIN)
Delmar Glaze
C Maryland
Gabe Hall Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (MIN)
Gabe Hall
DL Baylor
Trente Jones Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (MIN)
Trente Jones
OT Michigan
Caedan Wallace Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (MIN)
Caedan Wallace
OT Penn State
Draft Picks Received
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (NYG)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Chris Braswell Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (NYG)
Chris Braswell
LB-EDGE Alabama
Draft Picks Traded
Michael Penix Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (NYG)
Michael Penix Jr.
QB Washington
Troy Franklin Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (NYG)
Troy Franklin
WR Oregon
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedA- TradesC FutureB-
The Vikings bet the future on Maye. The board says B-.

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

Hall has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced. The Jones value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere.

They will regret leaving safety for another day if the season turns on it. A small leak at the table, if not a fatal one.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick6 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In pick No. 6 they get a passer to set the clock by. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick70 Rnd3 Chris Braswell
You do not let an edge rusher like Chris Braswell reach the Round 3 slot and blink. They did not. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick108 Rnd4 Mekhi Wingo
No edge and no loss on Mekhi Wingo in pick 108; it is a wash and a sensible one. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick129 Rnd4 Jamari Thrash
Jamari Thrash in the 129th pick is fair value, right on his grade. The roster fit checks out.
Pick157 Rnd5 AJ Barner
They paid up for AJ Barner at slot 157 when waiting would have done the job. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick167 Rnd5 Delmar Glaze
Delmar Glaze at No. 167 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick177 Rnd6 Gabe Hall
They left a pile of value on the table to take Gabe Hall this early at Round 6, Pick 2. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick230 Rnd7 Trente Jones
The board fumbled Trente Jones all the way to the 230th overall pick, and they scooped it up. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick232 Rnd7 Caedan Wallace
Caedan Wallace at pick 232 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.