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Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (MIN)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Jacob Cowing Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (MIN)
Jacob Cowing
WR Arizona
Cole Bishop Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (MIN)
Cole Bishop
S Utah
Dominick Puni Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (MIN)
Dominick Puni
OT Kansas
Max Melton Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (MIN)
Max Melton
CB Rutgers
Curtis Jacobs Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (MIN)
Curtis Jacobs
LB Penn State
Jaylen Harrell Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (MIN)
Jaylen Harrell
DE-EDGE Michigan
DeMonte Capehart Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (MIN)
DeMonte Capehart
DT Clemson
Draft Picks Received
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (LAR)
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Draft Picks Traded
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (LAR)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Players Gained
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Aaron Donald
DT
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall A-
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureA
The Vikings let Melton fall and pounced. Final grade: A-.

Call it larceny. Max Melton sat on the board until the 160th pick, and the Vikings did not need to be asked twice. A near-flawless weekend of work, and a A- to cap it.

They are betting Capehart proves the room right and everyone else wrong. The dealing alone would carry a lesser class. A whole weekend of picks and quarterback is somehow still a want.

Adding Aaron Donald by trade rounds out the weekend beyond the rookies.

Bottom line, they left the weekend a clearly better team, and they earned every bit of it.

Pick Analysis
Pick42 Rnd2 Chop Robinson
Chop Robinson at pick No. 42 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the edge rusher. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick108 Rnd4 Jacob Cowing
A slide stopped in the Round 4 slot, with Jacob Cowing worth more than the price. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick130 Rnd4 Cole Bishop
Cole Bishop at the 130th pick is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick148 Rnd5 Dominick Puni
Steal is underselling it; Dominick Puni at pick 148 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick160 Rnd5 Max Melton
They barely believed it either: Max Melton still on the board at slot 160. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick165 Rnd5 Curtis Jacobs
They jumped the gun on Curtis Jacobs, taking him earlier than his grade liked. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick179 Rnd6 Jaylen Harrell
Jaylen Harrell at Round 6, Pick 4 is a conviction pick that outran the value. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick230 Rnd7 DeMonte Capehart
DeMonte Capehart in the 230th overall pick is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.