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Draft Selections
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (MIN)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIN)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Taliese Fuaga Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (MIN)
Taliese Fuaga
OT Oregon State
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (MIN)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (MIN)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Max Melton Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (MIN)
Max Melton
CB Rutgers
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (MIN)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (MIN)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
Dadrion Taylor-Demerson Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (MIN)
Dadrion Taylor-Demerson
S Texas Tech
LaDarius Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 184 RND: 6 (MIN)
LaDarius Henderson
OT Michigan
Gabe Hall Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (MIN)
Gabe Hall
DL Baylor
Jha'Quan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (MIN)
Jha'Quan Jackson
WR Tulane
Draft Picks Received
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (TEN)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Taliese Fuaga Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (TEN)
Taliese Fuaga
OT Oregon State
LaDarius Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 184 RND: 6 (TEN)
LaDarius Henderson
OT Michigan
Jha'Quan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (NE)
Jha'Quan Jackson
WR Tulane
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (TEN)
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Draft Picks Traded
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIA)
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Players Gained
Head Shot
Tyjae Spears
RB
Players traded away
Head Shot
Ezra Cleveland
OG
Head Shot
Kirk Cousins
QB
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall D-
ValueB NeedA- TradesF FutureC
The Vikings found their guy under center in Maye: D-.

Somewhere a scout is still blinking. The Vikings spent No. 109 on Luke McCaffrey, a name the board had a full 34 spots lower.

The trades bled value they could not afford to lose. Drake Maye is the bet, and the class will be judged on how it pays off. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through tight end.

Landing Fuaga that late papers over a lot of smaller sins.

Add it up and it is a weekend the front office will hope everyone forgets, tight end very much included.

Pick Analysis
Pick7 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In the 7th overall pick they get their quarterback of the future at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick11 Rnd1 Dallas Turner
In pick No. 11 they get juice off the edge. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick38 Rnd2 Taliese Fuaga
You do not let an offensive lineman like Taliese Fuaga reach Round 2, Pick 6 and blink. They did not. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick42 Rnd2 Jackson Powers-Johnson
They paid a round early for Jackson Powers-Johnson in No. 42, more than the board wanted. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick109 Rnd4 Luke McCaffrey
Luke McCaffrey in the Round 4 slot is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick130 Rnd4 Max Melton
Circle this one: Max Melton at pick 130 is a fall that decides a draft. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick156 Rnd5 Cedric Gray
Cedric Gray at Round 5, Pick 20 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick166 Rnd5 Frank Gore Jr.
Frank Gore Jr. at slot 166 is a conviction pick that outran the value. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick179 Rnd6 Dadrion Taylor-Demerson
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Dadrion Taylor-Demerson in No. 179. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick184 Rnd6 LaDarius Henderson
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and LaDarius Henderson at pick No. 184 is the proof. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick190 Rnd6 Gabe Hall
A big swing on Gabe Hall at pick 190, well ahead of any board in the building. It fills a real need, too.
Pick229 Rnd7 Jha'Quan Jackson
A straight-up fair deal on Jha'Quan Jackson at the 229th overall pick, value and slot in agreement. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.