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Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (MIN)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Caelen Carson Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (MIN)
Caelen Carson
CB Wake Forest
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (MIN)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (MIN)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Nehemiah Pritchett Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (MIN)
Nehemiah Pritchett
CB Auburn
Tykee Smith Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (MIN)
Tykee Smith
S Georgia
Trente Jones Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (MIN)
Trente Jones
OT Michigan
M.J. Devonshire Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (MIN)
M.J. Devonshire
CB Pittsburgh
Draft Picks Received
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NE)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Draft Picks Traded
Brock Bowers Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (NE)
Brock Bowers
TE Georgia
Bo Nix Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (NE)
Bo Nix
QB Oregon
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (CHI)
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Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B-
ValueB NeedA- TradesB+ FutureD
The Vikings left with their quarterback, and a B- to match.

The Vikings spent the pick that matters most on Drake Maye, and a roster that has been waiting on a passer can start to take shape. Good, not great, and the B- says as much.

If one pick saves this weekend, it is Devonshire. A whole weekend of picks and edge rusher is somehow still a want.

Nothing here to lose sleep over, and plenty to feel decent about.

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In pick No. 3 they get their quarterback of the future. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick108 Rnd4 Caelen Carson
Caelen Carson slipping to slot 108 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick129 Rnd4 Braelon Allen
You do not let a running back like Braelon Allen reach No. 129 and blink. They did not. It fills a real need, too.
Pick157 Rnd5 Luke McCaffrey
A quiet steal in the 157th overall pick: Luke McCaffrey for less than the market said. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick167 Rnd5 Nehemiah Pritchett
Nehemiah Pritchett at the Round 5 slot is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
Pick177 Rnd6 Tykee Smith
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Tykee Smith in the 177th pick. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick230 Rnd7 Trente Jones
Trente Jones in Round 7, Pick 10 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick232 Rnd7 M.J. Devonshire
M.J. Devonshire at pick 232 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.