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Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIN)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Troy Franklin Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (MIN)
Troy Franklin
WR Oregon
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (MIN)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Beau Brade Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (MIN)
Beau Brade
S Maryland
Kris Abrams-Draine Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (MIN)
Kris Abrams-Draine
CB Missouri
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (MIN)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Theo Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (MIN)
Theo Johnson
TE Penn State
LaDarius Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (MIN)
LaDarius Henderson
OT Michigan
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (MIN)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Vikings left with their quarterback, and a B to match.

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.

Gray at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster. The edge rusher spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. Quarterback is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

Almost all the early capital went to that side of the ball.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but edge rusher.

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In slot 11 they get a franchise quarterback. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick42 Rnd2 Troy Franklin
Troy Franklin slipping to Round 2, Pick 10 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick108 Rnd4 TreVeyon Henderson
Taking TreVeyon Henderson in pick No. 108 is close to grand larceny; a running back that good had no business lasting this long. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick130 Rnd4 Beau Brade
Beau Brade in No. 130 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick148 Rnd5 Kris Abrams-Draine
The board fumbled Kris Abrams-Draine all the way to the Round 5 slot, and they scooped it up. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick160 Rnd5 Cedric Gray
They will replay Cedric Gray at pick 160 for years; that is how good the value is. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick165 Rnd5 Theo Johnson
A tidy bit of business in the 165th overall pick, where Theo Johnson graded well above the range. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick179 Rnd6 LaDarius Henderson
A quiet steal in the 179th pick: LaDarius Henderson for less than the market said. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick230 Rnd7 Christian Jones
Christian Jones slid further than he should have, and the 230th overall pick is lovely value for the offensive lineman. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.