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Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (MIN)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (MIN)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
Josh Newton Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (MIN)
Josh Newton
CB TCU
Nehemiah Pritchett Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (MIN)
Nehemiah Pritchett
CB Auburn
Sione Vaki Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (MIN)
Sione Vaki
S Utah
Tyrone Tracy Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (MIN)
Tyrone Tracy Jr.
WR Purdue
Kendall Milton Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (MIN)
Kendall Milton
RB Georgia
Garret Greenfield Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (MIN)
Garret Greenfield
OT South Dakota State
Draft Picks Received
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NE)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Josh Newton Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (NE)
Josh Newton
CB TCU
Draft Picks Traded
Jared Verse Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (LAC)
Jared Verse
DE-EDGE Florida State
Troy Fautanu Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (LAC)
Troy Fautanu
OT Washington
Isaac Guerendo Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (NE)
Isaac Guerendo
RB Louisville
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (CHI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (CHI)
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Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall C+
ValueB NeedA- TradesB+ FutureF
The Vikings found their guy under center in Maye: C+.

Start where it matters. The Vikings took Drake Maye to run the offense for the next decade, and every other decision this weekend bends around that one. It lands right in the middle: a C+, no more, no less.

Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Paul. A whole weekend of picks and edge rusher is somehow still a want.

If Drake Maye and a couple of the gambles land, hindsight will be kinder than this grade.

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In No. 3 they get a long-term answer under center. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick108 Rnd4 Patrick Paul
Circle this one: Patrick Paul at the 108th overall pick is a fall that decides a draft. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick137 Rnd5 Josh Newton
Josh Newton is a better player than pick 137 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick157 Rnd5 Nehemiah Pritchett
A tidy bit of business in pick No. 157, where Nehemiah Pritchett graded well above the range. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
Pick167 Rnd5 Sione Vaki
Sione Vaki in slot 167 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick177 Rnd6 Tyrone Tracy Jr.
Somehow Tyrone Tracy Jr. was still sitting there in the 177th pick, and they pounced on premier wide receiver value. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick230 Rnd7 Kendall Milton
Kendall Milton at Round 7, Pick 10 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick232 Rnd7 Garret Greenfield
They read the board right and Garret Greenfield was the payoff at the Round 7 slot. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.