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Draft Selections
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIN)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (MIN)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Gabriel Murphy Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (MIN)
Gabriel Murphy
DL-EDGE UCLA
Max Melton Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (MIN)
Max Melton
CB Rutgers
Cam Hart Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (MIN)
Cam Hart
CB Notre Dame
Keith Randolph Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (MIN)
Keith Randolph Jr.
DL-EDGE Illinois
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (MIN)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
Edefuan Ulofoshio Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (MIN)
Edefuan Ulofoshio
LB Washington
Roger Rosengarten Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (MIN)
Roger Rosengarten
OT Washington
Tyrone Tracy Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (MIN)
Tyrone Tracy Jr.
WR Purdue
Taulia Tagovailoa Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (MIN)
Taulia Tagovailoa
QB Maryland
Draft Picks Received
Gabriel Murphy Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (ATL)
Gabriel Murphy
DL-EDGE UCLA
Max Melton Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (DEN)
Max Melton
CB Rutgers
Keith Randolph Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (DEN)
Keith Randolph Jr.
DL-EDGE Illinois
Taulia Tagovailoa Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (DEN)
Taulia Tagovailoa
QB Maryland
Draft Picks Traded
Darius Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (DEN)
Darius Robinson
DL-EDGE Missouri
Will Shipley Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (ATL)
Will Shipley
RB Clemson
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIA)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB+ FutureC
The Vikings answered their biggest question with Daniels. Grade: B.

The search is over. The Vikings handed the keys to Jayden Daniels, and the whole operation now runs on his development. More right than wrong, and a B to match.

The Tracy Jr. steal is the beam this whole class leans on. That safety hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

They squeezed a little extra out of every move they made. The cost of the Murphy reach is exactly the players who went right after him.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Jayden Daniels
In Round 1, Pick 11 they get the face of the franchise at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick42 Rnd2 Jackson Powers-Johnson
Jackson Powers-Johnson in No. 42 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick74 Rnd3 Gabriel Murphy
Gabriel Murphy in the 74th pick is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick122 Rnd4 Max Melton
Nice patience on Max Melton, who had no business lasting to pick No. 122. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick145 Rnd5 Cam Hart
Cam Hart in the 145th overall pick is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
Pick146 Rnd5 Keith Randolph Jr.
A reach on Keith Randolph Jr. in pick 146; the board had better options right there. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick157 Rnd5 Braelon Allen
No drama and no debate, Braelon Allen went about where he belonged in slot 157. The roster fit checks out.
Pick166 Rnd5 Edefuan Ulofoshio
Fair-plus on Edefuan Ulofoshio, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick179 Rnd6 Roger Rosengarten
They took Roger Rosengarten at par in No. 179, which is nothing to complain about. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick227 Rnd7 Tyrone Tracy Jr.
Taking Tyrone Tracy Jr. in pick 227 is close to grand larceny; a wide receiver that good had no business lasting this long. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick237 Rnd7 Taulia Tagovailoa
Taulia Tagovailoa at slot 237 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.