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Draft Selections
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (MIN)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Terrion Arnold Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (MIN)
Terrion Arnold
CB Alabama
Amarius Mims Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (MIN)
Amarius Mims
OT Georgia
Braden Fiske Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (MIN)
Braden Fiske
DL Florida State
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (MIN)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Kris Jenkins Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (MIN)
Kris Jenkins
DL-EDGE Michigan
Blake Corum Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (MIN)
Blake Corum
RB Michigan
Jeremiah Trotter Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (MIN)
Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
LB Clemson
Kris Abrams-Draine Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (MIN)
Kris Abrams-Draine
CB Missouri
Christian Mahogany Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (MIN)
Christian Mahogany
OG Boston College
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (MIN)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Tykee Smith Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (MIN)
Tykee Smith
S Georgia
Michael Pratt Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (MIN)
Michael Pratt
QB Tulane
Dylan Laube Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (MIN)
Dylan Laube
RB New Hampshire
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (MIN)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Khristian Boyd Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (MIN)
Khristian Boyd
DL-EDGE Northern Iowa
Mason McCormick Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (MIN)
Mason McCormick
OT South Dakota State
Ty'Ron Hopper Head Shot
PICK: 184 RND: 6 (MIN)
Ty'Ron Hopper
LB Missouri
Erick All Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (MIN)
Erick All
TE Iowa
JD Bertrand Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (MIN)
JD Bertrand
LB Notre Dame
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (MIN)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
Julian Pearl Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (MIN)
Julian Pearl
OT-EDGE Illinois
Jaylen Harrell Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (MIN)
Jaylen Harrell
DE-EDGE Michigan
Kenny Logan Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (MIN)
Kenny Logan Jr.
S Kansas
Brevyn Spann-Ford Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (MIN)
Brevyn Spann-Ford
TE Minnesota
Draft Picks Received
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (TEN)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Terrion Arnold Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (SF)
Terrion Arnold
CB Alabama
Amarius Mims Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (TEN)
Amarius Mims
OT Georgia
Braden Fiske Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (PIT)
Braden Fiske
DL Florida State
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (BAL)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Kris Jenkins Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (ARI)
Kris Jenkins
DL-EDGE Michigan
Blake Corum Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (LAR)
Blake Corum
RB Michigan
Jeremiah Trotter Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (BAL)
Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
LB Clemson
Kris Abrams-Draine Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (SF)
Kris Abrams-Draine
CB Missouri
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (SF)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Michael Pratt Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (SF)
Michael Pratt
QB Tulane
Dylan Laube Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (BAL)
Dylan Laube
RB New Hampshire
Ty'Ron Hopper Head Shot
PICK: 184 RND: 6 (TEN)
Ty'Ron Hopper
LB Missouri
Erick All Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (PIT)
Erick All
TE Iowa
JD Bertrand Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (ARI)
JD Bertrand
LB Notre Dame
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (NE)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
Julian Pearl Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (PIT)
Julian Pearl
OT-EDGE Illinois
Jaylen Harrell Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (ARI)
Jaylen Harrell
DE-EDGE Michigan
Kenny Logan Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (BAL)
Kenny Logan Jr.
S Kansas
Brevyn Spann-Ford Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (SF)
Brevyn Spann-Ford
TE Minnesota
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (TEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (PIT)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (LAR)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (PIT)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (PIT)
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Draft Picks Traded
Olumuyiwa Fashanu Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (ARI)
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
OT Penn State
Xavier Worthy Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (LAR)
Xavier Worthy
WR Texas
Garret Greenfield Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (PIT)
Garret Greenfield
OT South Dakota 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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Players Gained
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Brian Allen
C
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Will Hernandez
OG
Players traded away
Head Shot
Ezra Cleveland
OG
Head Shot
Kirk Cousins
QB
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall D-
ValueB NeedB TradesF FutureB-
The Vikings finally solved quarterback, and it carried them to a D-.

The Brenden Rice selection is the head-turner. The Vikings reached 35 spots for him, and it will define how this weekend is remembered. It grades a D-, and the process earned it.

Drake Maye is the bet, and the class will be judged on how it pays off. Overpaying at the table undid a lot of the good work elsewhere. Trotter Jr. falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch.

A rough weekend that leaves the roster with more questions than answers.

Pick Analysis
Pick7 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In the 7th overall pick they get their quarterback of the future. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick31 Rnd1 Terrion Arnold
In No. 31 they get a sticky cover corner at fair value. More want than need.
Pick38 Rnd2 Amarius Mims
A quiet steal in slot 38: Amarius Mims for less than the market said. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick51 Rnd2 Braden Fiske
Braden Fiske at pick 51 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick62 Rnd2 Brenden Rice
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Brenden Rice well ahead of where he belonged. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick66 Rnd3 Kris Jenkins
Steal is underselling it; Kris Jenkins at the 66th pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick83 Rnd3 Blake Corum
They took Blake Corum at par in pick 83, which is nothing to complain about. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick93 Rnd3 Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
Jeremiah Trotter Jr. in the 93rd pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick94 Rnd3 Kris Abrams-Draine
Value with a capital V on Kris Abrams-Draine in the 94th overall pick, a genuine coup. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
Pick109 Rnd4 Christian Mahogany
The board had Christian Mahogany higher than slot 109, and the offensive lineman fell to them anyway. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick125 Rnd4 Zak Zinter
Zak Zinter at the Round 4 slot is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick130 Rnd4 Tykee Smith
They liked Tykee Smith enough to skip the value, taking him in pick No. 130. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick132 Rnd4 Michael Pratt
Michael Pratt at No. 132 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick134 Rnd4 Dylan Laube
Dylan Laube at Round 4, Pick 34 is a conviction pick that outran the value. It fills a real need, too.
Pick156 Rnd5 Luke McCaffrey
A premium they did not need to pay, Luke McCaffrey a notch or two before his time. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick166 Rnd5 Khristian Boyd
Khristian Boyd in No. 166 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick179 Rnd6 Mason McCormick
Mason McCormick in Round 6, Pick 4 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick184 Rnd6 Ty'Ron Hopper
Ty'Ron Hopper at slot 184 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
Pick197 Rnd6 Erick All
A conviction pick on Erick All at pick No. 197 that the board grades a round light. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick222 Rnd7 JD Bertrand
JD Bertrand slid further than he should have, and the Round 7 slot is lovely value for the linebacker. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
Pick229 Rnd7 Frank Gore Jr.
A clean, defensible pick in pick 229 with a little surplus value in Frank Gore Jr.. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick238 Rnd7 Julian Pearl
The board fumbled Julian Pearl all the way to the 238th overall pick, and they scooped it up. A fine player at a spot low on the priority list.
Pick241 Rnd7 Jaylen Harrell
A top-tier edge rusher at a bargain, Jaylen Harrell in No. 241, plain and simple. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick248 Rnd7 Kenny Logan Jr.
A market-rate safety, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Kenny Logan Jr.. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick249 Rnd7 Brevyn Spann-Ford
Nice patience on Brevyn Spann-Ford, who had no business lasting to the 249th pick. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.