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Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (MIN)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Braden Fiske Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (MIN)
Braden Fiske
DL Florida State
Marshawn Kneeland Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (MIN)
Marshawn Kneeland
DE-EDGE Western Michigan
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (MIN)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (MIN)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Mason McCormick Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (MIN)
Mason McCormick
OT South Dakota State
Jaylan Ford Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (MIN)
Jaylan Ford
LB Texas
Gabe Hall Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (MIN)
Gabe Hall
DL Baylor
Drake Nugent Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (MIN)
Drake Nugent
C Michigan
Elijah Jones Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (MIN)
Elijah Jones
CB Boston College
Draft Picks Received
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NE)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Braden Fiske Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (JAX)
Braden Fiske
DL Florida State
Marshawn Kneeland Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (LAC)
Marshawn Kneeland
DE-EDGE Western Michigan
Jaylan Ford Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (PHI)
Jaylan Ford
LB Texas
Drake Nugent Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (MIA)
Drake Nugent
C Michigan
Elijah Jones Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (MIA)
Elijah Jones
CB Boston College
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (PHI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (PHI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (PHI)
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Draft Picks Traded
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (NE)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
Roman Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (JAX)
Roman Wilson
WR Michigan
Beau Brade Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (LAC)
Beau Brade
S Maryland
Anthony Gould Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (MIA)
Anthony Gould
WR Oregon State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (MIA)
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Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B
ValueB- NeedA- TradesA+ FutureD-
The Vikings left with their quarterback, and a B to match.

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.

That Jones pick is the receipt they will wave around later. Every deal seemed to tilt their way, which is not luck.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped safety, which is a strange place to end up. The cost of the Hall reach is exactly the players who went right after him.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In No. 3 they get their guy under center for the next decade. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick48 Rnd2 Braden Fiske
Braden Fiske at the 48th pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick69 Rnd3 Marshawn Kneeland
They left a pile of value on the table to take Marshawn Kneeland this early at Round 3, Pick 5. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick109 Rnd4 Braelon Allen
A straight-up fair deal on Braelon Allen at slot 109, value and slot in agreement. The roster fit checks out.
Pick156 Rnd5 Luke McCaffrey
They liked Luke McCaffrey enough to skip the value, taking him in pick No. 156. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick166 Rnd5 Mason McCormick
Mason McCormick at the Round 5 slot is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick189 Rnd6 Jaylan Ford
They paid sticker price for Jaylan Ford in pick 189, and that is fine. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick190 Rnd6 Gabe Hall
Gabe Hall at the 190th overall pick is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick200 Rnd6 Drake Nugent
Drake Nugent in pick No. 200 is fair value, right on his grade. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick239 Rnd7 Elijah Jones
Elijah Jones in No. 239 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.