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Will Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (MIN)
Will Campbell
OT LSU
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Luke Kandra Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 5 (MIN)
Luke Kandra
OG Cincinnati
Devin Neal Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (MIN)
Devin Neal
RB Kansas
Billy Bowman Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (MIN)
Billy Bowman Jr.
S Oklahoma
Draft Picks Received
Billy Bowman Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (PHI)
Billy Bowman Jr.
S Oklahoma
Draft Picks Traded
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (ATL)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B
ValueA NeedB+ TradesB- FutureC+
The Vikings cashed the board's mistake on Neal: B.

You build a draft on nights like this. Devin Neal had no business being available in pick No. 159, and the Vikings did the only sane thing and turned in the card. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B.

The quarterback hole is the one line item this class does not answer. They went 3 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom. The phones were busy but the ledger stayed level.

A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick24 Rnd1 Will Campbell
In No. 24 they get a long-term starter on the line, and a steal at that. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick97 Rnd3 Jalon Walker
Jalon Walker at slot 97 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick138 Rnd5 Luke Kandra
A top-tier offensive lineman at a bargain, Luke Kandra in pick No. 138, plain and simple. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick159 Rnd5 Devin Neal
Taking Devin Neal in the Round 5 slot is close to grand larceny; a running back that good had no business lasting this long. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick160 Rnd5 Billy Bowman Jr.
They will replay Billy Bowman Jr. at Round 5, Pick 23 for years; that is how good the value is. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.