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Draft Selections
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (MIN)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (MIN)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Charles Grant Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
Charles Grant
OT William & Mary
Cody Simon Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (MIN)
Cody Simon
LB Ohio State
RJ Harvey Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (MIN)
RJ Harvey
RB UCF
Raheim Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (MIN)
Raheim Sanders
RB South Carolina
Cam Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 233 RND: 7 (MIN)
Cam Jackson
DT Florida
Hayden Conner Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (MIN)
Hayden Conner
OG Texas
Draft Picks Received
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (CHI)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (CHI)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
RJ Harvey Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (CHI)
RJ Harvey
RB UCF
Cam Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 233 RND: 7 (CHI)
Cam Jackson
DT Florida
Hayden Conner Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (CHI)
Hayden Conner
OG Texas
Draft Picks Traded
Tetairoa McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (CHI)
Tetairoa McMillan
WR Arizona
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
Nothing loud, just a tidy B- for the Vikings.

There is conviction, and then there is this. The Vikings took Hayden Conner a full 25 picks ahead of where the board had him, an overdraft steep enough that it colors the whole weekend. They moved the roster forward and banked a B- for it.

A whole weekend of picks and quarterback is somehow still a want. That is an interior defensive lineman worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly. Trading back for volume was the quiet throughline of their weekend.

Good work on the whole, with quarterback the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick39 Rnd2 Walter Nolen
Steal is underselling it; Walter Nolen at pick 39 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick72 Rnd3 Jayden Higgins
Nice patience on Jayden Higgins, who had no business lasting to the 72nd pick. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick97 Rnd3 Charles Grant
A tidy little value on Charles Grant in the Round 3 slot, a step better than break-even. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick139 Rnd5 Cody Simon
Value with a capital V on Cody Simon in slot 139, a genuine coup. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick148 Rnd5 RJ Harvey
A premium they did not need to pay, RJ Harvey a notch or two before his time. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick187 Rnd6 Raheim Sanders
Raheim Sanders slipping to Round 6, Pick 11 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick233 Rnd7 Cam Jackson
Cam Jackson at No. 233 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the interior defensive lineman. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick240 Rnd7 Hayden Conner
Hayden Conner at Round 7, Pick 24 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.