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Draft Selections
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIN)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Bo Nix Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (MIN)
Bo Nix
QB Oregon
Roman Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (MIN)
Roman Wilson
WR Michigan
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (MIN)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (MIN)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (MIN)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Jaylin Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (MIN)
Jaylin Simpson
CB Auburn
Kalen King Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (MIN)
Kalen King
CB Penn State
Fabien Lovett Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (MIN)
Fabien Lovett
DL Florida State
Brevyn Spann-Ford Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (MIN)
Brevyn Spann-Ford
TE Minnesota
Nick Gargiulo Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (MIN)
Nick Gargiulo
C South Carolina
Draft Picks Received
Roman Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (WSH)
Roman Wilson
WR Michigan
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (WSH)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (WSH)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (WSH)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Players traded away
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Justin Jefferson
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Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall D
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesF FutureA
Nix is the plan now, and the Vikings grade out a D.

You can hear the double-takes from here. The Vikings took Brevyn Spann-Ford at No. 177, roughly 72 spots before his name belonged.

They lost the exchange badly enough to drag the whole class down. So much rides on Bo Nix that the rest of the class almost grades on a curve behind him.

The safety spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. King at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster.

Bottom line, they will be counting on several picks to beat their grades.

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Dallas Turner
In the 11th overall pick they get a double-digit-sack hope. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick23 Rnd1 Bo Nix
No drama and no debate, Bo Nix went about where he belonged in the Round 1 slot. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick36 Rnd2 Roman Wilson
Roman Wilson in the 36th pick is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick40 Rnd2 Edgerrin Cooper
Edgerrin Cooper at pick No. 40 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick67 Rnd3 Patrick Paul
By-the-book stuff, Patrick Paul at Round 3, Pick 3 squarely in line with his ranking. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick108 Rnd4 Zak Zinter
They took Zak Zinter at par in No. 108, which is nothing to complain about. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick129 Rnd4 Jaylin Simpson
They paid sticker price for Jaylin Simpson in pick No. 129, and that is fine. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick157 Rnd5 Kalen King
Steal is underselling it; Kalen King at the Round 5 slot is a heist with the alarm still ringing. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
Pick167 Rnd5 Fabien Lovett
The board had cheaper options than Fabien Lovett at slot 167, and it noticed. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick177 Rnd6 Brevyn Spann-Ford
Brevyn Spann-Ford at the 177th pick is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick232 Rnd7 Nick Gargiulo
They talked themselves into Nick Gargiulo at No. 232, and the board did not agree. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.