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Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (MIN)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Nate Wiggins Head Shot
PICK: 19 RND: 1 (MIN)
Nate Wiggins
CB Clemson
Keon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (MIN)
Keon Coleman
WR Florida State
Byron Murphy II Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (MIN)
Byron Murphy II
DL Texas
Cedric Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (MIN)
Cedric Johnson
DE-EDGE Mississippi
Kitan Oladapo Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (MIN)
Kitan Oladapo
S Oregon State
Steele Chambers Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (MIN)
Steele Chambers
LB Ohio State
Draft Picks Received
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (NYG)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Nate Wiggins Head Shot
PICK: 19 RND: 1 (LAR)
Nate Wiggins
CB Clemson
Keon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (SF)
Keon Coleman
WR Florida State
Byron Murphy II Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (PIT)
Byron Murphy II
DL Texas
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (PIT)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (DEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (DEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (DEN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Brock Bowers Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (LAR)
Brock Bowers
TE Georgia
Ennis Rakestraw Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (NYG)
Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
CB Missouri
Javon Solomon Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (PIT)
Javon Solomon
OLB-EDGE Troy
Jaheim Bell Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (NYG)
Jaheim Bell
TE Florida State
Zion Tupuola-Fetui Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (NYG)
Zion Tupuola-Fetui
DE-EDGE Washington
Grayson Murphy Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (NYG)
Grayson Murphy
DL-EDGE UCLA
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (MIA)
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Players Gained
Head Shot
Ja'Quan McMillian
CB
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Drew Sanders
LB
Head Shot
Kayvon Thibodeaux
EDGE
Players traded away
Head Shot
Alexander Mattison
RB
Head Shot
Benton Whitley
EDGE
Head Shot
Brian Asamoah II
LB
Head Shot
Byron Murphy Jr.
CB
Head Shot
D.J. Wonnum
EDGE
Head Shot
Danielle Hunter
EDGE
Head Shot
Ezra Cleveland
OG
Head Shot
K.J. Osborn
WR
Head Shot
Kirk Cousins
QB
Head Shot
Marcus Davenport
LB
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall D
ValueB NeedB+ TradesF FutureB
The Vikings drew a line under the quarterback search with Maye: D.

Every swap seemed to tilt away from the Vikings, and the value they bled adds up to real damage. Too much went sideways, and the D is the honest tally.

So much rides on Drake Maye that the rest of the class almost grades on a curve behind him. The offensive lineman hole is the one line item this class does not answer. Oladapo at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster.

The Vikings clearly valued win-now help, adding bodies who have done it before.

Add it up and it is a weekend the front office will hope everyone forgets, offensive lineman very much included.

Pick Analysis
Pick6 Rnd1 Drake Maye
By-the-book stuff, Drake Maye at pick 6 squarely in line with his ranking. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick19 Rnd1 Nate Wiggins
A reasonable price with a little left over, Nate Wiggins in slot 19. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick31 Rnd1 Keon Coleman
In the 31st pick they get a weapon on the perimeter, and a steal at that. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick52 Rnd2 Byron Murphy II
Byron Murphy II at No. 52 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick148 Rnd5 Cedric Johnson
No edge and no loss on Cedric Johnson in pick No. 148; it is a wash and a sensible one. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick179 Rnd6 Kitan Oladapo
They will replay Kitan Oladapo at the 179th overall pick for years; that is how good the value is. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick230 Rnd7 Steele Chambers
A quiet steal in Round 7, Pick 10: Steele Chambers for less than the market said. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.