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Draft Selections
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (MIN)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Quinshon Judkins Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (MIN)
Quinshon Judkins
RB Ohio State
Jason Marshall Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (MIN)
Jason Marshall Jr.
CB Florida
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 5 (MIN)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Joshua Gray Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (MIN)
Joshua Gray
OG Oregon State
Cody Simon Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (MIN)
Cody Simon
LB Ohio State
Nazir Stackhouse Head Shot
PICK: 199 RND: 6 (MIN)
Nazir Stackhouse
DL Georgia
Draft Picks Received
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (LAR)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Quinshon Judkins Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (GB)
Quinshon Judkins
RB Ohio State
Jason Marshall Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (HOU)
Jason Marshall Jr.
CB Florida
Cody Simon Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (GB)
Cody Simon
LB Ohio State
Nazir Stackhouse Head Shot
PICK: 199 RND: 6 (LAR)
Nazir Stackhouse
DL Georgia
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (GB)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (LAR)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Mike Green Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (SEA)
Mike Green
DE-EDGE Marshall
Kurtis Rourke Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (ARI)
Kurtis Rourke
QB Indiana
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ATL)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Players Gained
Head Shot
Derion Kendrick
CB
Head Shot
Quenton Nelson
OG
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall A-
ValueA- NeedB TradesA+ FutureB
The Vikings won the night they stopped Simon from sliding. Grade: A-.

You could see the war room lean forward. Cody Simon at Round 6, Pick 21 is the sort of fall that does not happen, except it just did.

Every deal seemed to tilt their way, which is not luck. They will regret leaving quarterback for another day if the season turns on it.

They are betting Gray proves the room right and everyone else wrong. The imported veterans give this class a floor the draft picks could not on their own.

In the end it comes back to Nick Emmanwori, and a haul good enough to build on right away.

Pick Analysis
Pick26 Rnd1 Nick Emmanwori
In Round 1, Pick 26 they get a ballhawk on the back end, and a steal at that. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick122 Rnd4 Quinshon Judkins
Quinshon Judkins at pick No. 122 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick126 Rnd4 Jason Marshall Jr.
Jason Marshall Jr. at pick 126 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick138 Rnd5 Jake Majors
Jake Majors at No. 138 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick159 Rnd5 Joshua Gray
A reach on Joshua Gray in the 159th pick; the board had better options right there. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick196 Rnd6 Cody Simon
They robbed the room for Cody Simon here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick199 Rnd6 Nazir Stackhouse
Value with a capital V on Nazir Stackhouse in the Round 6 slot, a genuine coup. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.