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Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (MIN)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Terrion Arnold Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (MIN)
Terrion Arnold
CB Alabama
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (MIN)
Maason Smith
DT LSU
Javon Baker Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (MIN)
Javon Baker
WR UCF
Beaux Limmer Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (MIN)
Beaux Limmer
C Arkansas
Mason McCormick Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (MIN)
Mason McCormick
OT South Dakota State
Grayson Murphy Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (MIN)
Grayson Murphy
DL-EDGE UCLA
Erick All Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (MIN)
Erick All
TE Iowa
Josh Proctor Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (MIN)
Josh Proctor
S Ohio State
Brevyn Spann-Ford Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (MIN)
Brevyn Spann-Ford
TE Minnesota
Draft Picks Received
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (CHI)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (CHI)
Maason Smith
DT LSU
Draft Picks Traded
Olumuyiwa Fashanu Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (CHI)
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
OT Penn State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (ARI)
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Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesA- FutureD
The Vikings drew a line under the quarterback search with Maye: B-.

Start where it matters. The Vikings took Drake Maye to run the offense for the next decade, and every other decision this weekend bends around that one.

Smith has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped running back, which is a strange place to end up. That is a wide receiver worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly.

They went 7 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

Good work on the whole, with running back the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick9 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In Round 1, Pick 9 they get a passer to set the clock by. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick23 Rnd1 Terrion Arnold
In slot 23 they get an island corner at fair value. Need was not the driver here.
Pick75 Rnd3 Maason Smith
They left a pile of value on the table to take Maason Smith this early at the Round 3 slot. It fills a real need, too.
Pick108 Rnd4 Javon Baker
A quiet steal in pick 108: Javon Baker for less than the market said. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick129 Rnd4 Beaux Limmer
No drama and no debate, Beaux Limmer went about where he belonged in the 129th overall pick. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick157 Rnd5 Mason McCormick
They let Mason McCormick come to them and pounced at pick No. 157. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick167 Rnd5 Grayson Murphy
Grayson Murphy at No. 167 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick177 Rnd6 Erick All
Erick All in the 177th pick is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick230 Rnd7 Josh Proctor
Josh Proctor at the 230th overall pick jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick232 Rnd7 Brevyn Spann-Ford
They went early on Brevyn Spann-Ford in the 232nd pick, and the value did not follow. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.