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Draft Selections
Caleb Williams Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (MIN)
Caleb Williams
QB USC
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (MIN)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (MIN)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (MIN)
T'Vondre Sweat
DL Texas
Mike Sainristil Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (MIN)
Mike Sainristil
CB Michigan
Darius Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (MIN)
Darius Robinson
DL-EDGE Missouri
Beaux Limmer Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (MIN)
Beaux Limmer
C Arkansas
Dylan Laube Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (MIN)
Dylan Laube
RB New Hampshire
LaDarius Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (MIN)
LaDarius Henderson
OT Michigan
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (MIN)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
Kenny Logan Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (MIN)
Kenny Logan Jr.
S Kansas
Draft Picks Received
Caleb Williams Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (WSH)
Caleb Williams
QB USC
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NE)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (ARI)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (PIT)
T'Vondre Sweat
DL Texas
Mike Sainristil Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (PIT)
Mike Sainristil
CB Michigan
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (PIT)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (PIT)
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Draft Picks Traded
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (WSH)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
Ladd McConkey Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (PIT)
Ladd McConkey
WR Georgia
Nelson Ceaser Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (WSH)
Nelson Ceaser
DL-EDGE Houston
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (MIA)
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Players Gained
Head Shot
DeMarvin Leal
DT
Players traded away
Head Shot
Brian O'Neill
OT
Head Shot
Cam Akers
RB
Head Shot
Christian Darrisaw
OT
Head Shot
Danielle Hunter
EDGE
Head Shot
Garrett Bradbury
C
Head Shot
Jaren Hall
QB
Head Shot
Jordan Addison
WR
Head Shot
Kirk Cousins
QB
Head Shot
T.J. Hockenson
TE
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall F
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesF FutureF
Quarterback settled, Williams in the fold, and a F for the Vikings.

You can lose a draft before you make a pick. The Vikings did it at the trade table, overpaying to chase players the board did not price nearly as high.

So much rides on Caleb Williams that the rest of the class almost grades on a curve behind him. A whole weekend of picks and wide receiver is somehow still a want.

The Sweat reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. On value alone, Logan Jr. makes the weekend a net positive.

They are betting the present roster is worth a lighter draft next spring.

The verdict is harsh because the weekend was, and there is little to argue.

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 Caleb Williams
In pick No. 2 they get the face of the franchise. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick3 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In pick 3 they get a passer to set the clock by at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick4 Rnd1 Jayden Daniels
In No. 4 they get the arm they will build around at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick52 Rnd2 T'Vondre Sweat
The board had cheaper options than T'Vondre Sweat at the 52nd overall pick, and it noticed. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick84 Rnd3 Mike Sainristil
Mike Sainristil in Round 3, Pick 20 is fair value, right on his grade. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick130 Rnd4 Darius Robinson
Value with a capital V on Darius Robinson in the 130th pick, a genuine coup. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick148 Rnd5 Beaux Limmer
Beaux Limmer at slot 148 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick160 Rnd5 Dylan Laube
A tidy bit of business in the Round 5 slot, where Dylan Laube graded well above the range. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick166 Rnd5 LaDarius Henderson
LaDarius Henderson at pick 166 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the offensive lineman. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick179 Rnd6 Frank Gore Jr.
Frank Gore Jr. slipping to slot 179 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick230 Rnd7 Kenny Logan Jr.
A safety of that caliber at the Round 7 slot is the definition of value, full stop. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.