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Draft Selections
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (MIN)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (MIN)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Cam Hart Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (MIN)
Cam Hart
CB Notre Dame
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (MIN)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
Hunter Nourzad Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (MIN)
Hunter Nourzad
C Penn State
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (MIN)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Logan Lee Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (MIN)
Logan Lee
DL Iowa
Myles Murphy Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (MIN)
Myles Murphy
DL North Carolina
Evan Williams Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (MIN)
Evan Williams
S Oregon
Draft Picks Received
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NE)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Draft Picks Traded
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (NE)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Quinyon Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (NE)
Quinyon Mitchell
CB Toledo
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (CHI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (CHI)
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Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedA- TradesA FutureF
The Vikings finally solved quarterback, and it carried them to a B-.

The one hole that towered over the rest is filled. The Vikings spent their marquee pick on Drake Maye, and for the first time in a while there is a real answer at quarterback. They moved the roster forward and banked a B- for it.

Lee has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced. That edge rusher hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

Getting McCaffrey where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class. Quarterback was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In slot 3 they get a passer to set the clock by at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick68 Rnd3 Payton Wilson
The board had Payton Wilson higher than pick No. 68, and the linebacker fell to them anyway. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick108 Rnd4 Cam Hart
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Cam Hart at the 108th overall pick. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick129 Rnd4 Christian Jones
No edge and no loss on Christian Jones in No. 129; it is a wash and a sensible one. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick157 Rnd5 Hunter Nourzad
They took Hunter Nourzad at par in pick 157, which is nothing to complain about. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick167 Rnd5 Luke McCaffrey
Luke McCaffrey in the 167th pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick177 Rnd6 Logan Lee
Logan Lee at the Round 6 slot is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick230 Rnd7 Myles Murphy
Myles Murphy at Round 7, Pick 10 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. The roster fit checks out.
Pick232 Rnd7 Evan Williams
Evan Williams at the 232nd pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.