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Draft Selections
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (MIN)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Darien Porter Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (MIN)
Darien Porter
CB Iowa State
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Luke Kandra Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (MIN)
Luke Kandra
OG Cincinnati
Trevor Etienne Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (MIN)
Trevor Etienne
RB Georgia
Jonah Monheim Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (MIN)
Jonah Monheim
C USC
Draft Picks Received
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Darien Porter Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (CIN)
Darien Porter
CB Iowa State
Trevor Etienne Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (CIN)
Trevor Etienne
RB Georgia
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (CIN)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Mike Green Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (CIN)
Mike Green
DE-EDGE Marshall
Players Gained
Head Shot
Marco Wilson
CB
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B+
ValueB+ NeedB TradesB+ FutureB
The Vikings cashed the board's mistake on Emmanwori: B+.

The rest of the league will want that one back. Nick Emmanwori tumbling to the Vikings in pick 49 is a gift they did not have to think twice about.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through quarterback. The Kandra reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. The dealing nudged the ledger their way without much fuss.

The roster is better shaped than it was, with safety chief among the fixes.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick49 Rnd2 Nick Emmanwori
They barely believed it either: Nick Emmanwori still on the board at slot 49. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick81 Rnd3 Darien Porter
Darien Porter at the 81st overall pick nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick97 Rnd3 Cam Skattebo
By-the-book stuff, Cam Skattebo at pick No. 97 squarely in line with his ranking. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick139 Rnd5 Luke Kandra
They jumped the gun on Luke Kandra, taking him earlier than his grade liked. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick153 Rnd5 Trevor Etienne
They read the board right and Trevor Etienne was the payoff at the Round 5 slot. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick187 Rnd6 Jonah Monheim
The board had Jonah Monheim higher than Round 6, Pick 11, and the offensive lineman fell to them anyway. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.