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Draft Selections
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (MIN)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (MIN)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (MIN)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Tyler Guyton Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (MIN)
Tyler Guyton
OT Oklahoma
Xavier Worthy Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (MIN)
Xavier Worthy
WR Texas
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (MIN)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Chau Smith-Wade Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (MIN)
Chau Smith-Wade
CB Washington State
Draft Picks Received
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (ARI)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (ARI)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Tyler Guyton Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (ARI)
Tyler Guyton
OT Oklahoma
Xavier Worthy Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (ARI)
Xavier Worthy
WR Texas
Draft Picks Traded
Jer'Zhan Newton Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIA)
Jer'Zhan Newton
DL Illinois
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Players Gained
Head Shot
Tyreek Hill
WR
Players traded away
Head Shot
Christian Darrisaw
OT
Head Shot
Justin Jefferson
WR
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall F
ValueB NeedB+ TradesF FutureD
Daniels is the plan now, and the Vikings grade out a F.

The Vikings lost the trade war and it was not close, handing partners the better end again and again.

They have staked the next five years on Jayden Daniels, which is the only story that really matters here. The Vikings indulged a want in Smith-Wade while a need in safety, running back and other spots stayed open.

That safety hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. Spend now, pay later; the math only works if this class delivers.

Bottom line, it will take a lot of luck to make this look better later.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Jayden Daniels
In No. 4 they get a passer to set the clock by at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick23 Rnd1 Kool-Aid McKinstry
In Round 1, Pick 23 they get a sticky cover corner. More want than need.
Pick27 Rnd1 Chop Robinson
In pick No. 27 they get a double-digit-sack hope. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick35 Rnd2 Tyler Guyton
A clean, defensible pick in the Round 2 slot with a little surplus value in Tyler Guyton. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick66 Rnd3 Xavier Worthy
Xavier Worthy at pick 66 is money in the bank, a wide receiver taken below his worth. The roster fit checks out.
Pick108 Rnd4 Cedric Gray
Cedric Gray in the 108th overall pick is fair value, right on his grade. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick129 Rnd4 Chau Smith-Wade
The eyebrow-raiser of the weekend. They went cornerback with Chau Smith-Wade while clear needs at safety, running back and other spots sat open.