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Draft Selections
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (MIN)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Brock Bowers Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (MIN)
Brock Bowers
TE Georgia
Chris Braswell Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (MIN)
Chris Braswell
LB-EDGE Alabama
Caelen Carson Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (MIN)
Caelen Carson
CB Wake Forest
DeWayne Carter Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (MIN)
DeWayne Carter
DT Duke
Jacob Cowing Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (MIN)
Jacob Cowing
WR Arizona
Ty'Ron Hopper Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (MIN)
Ty'Ron Hopper
LB Missouri
Garret Greenfield Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 6 (MIN)
Garret Greenfield
OT South Dakota State
Jase McClellan Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (MIN)
Jase McClellan
RB Alabama
Trevin Wallace Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (MIN)
Trevin Wallace
LB Kentucky
Draft Picks Received
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NE)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Brock Bowers Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (ATL)
Brock Bowers
TE Georgia
Draft Picks Traded
Michael Penix Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (NE)
Michael Penix Jr.
QB Washington
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIA)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (MIA)
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Players traded away
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Justin Jefferson
WR
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall F
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesF FutureF
The Vikings left with their quarterback, and a F to match.

The Vikings torched the value chart for Garret Greenfield, taking him 44 spots sooner than anyone had him slotted. The board sounded every alarm, and the F is the fallout.

They lost the exchange badly enough to drag the whole class down. They have staked the next five years on Jayden Daniels, which is the only story that really matters here. The safety hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

Landing Carter that late papers over a lot of smaller sins. They are betting the present roster is worth a lighter draft next spring.

In the end, a class that has to defy its grades just to matter.

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Jayden Daniels
In the 3rd overall pick they get their guy under center for the next decade at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick8 Rnd1 Brock Bowers
In pick No. 8 they get a moveable chess piece at tight end. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick42 Rnd2 Chris Braswell
A market-rate edge rusher, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Chris Braswell. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick107 Rnd4 Caelen Carson
The board had Caelen Carson higher than Round 4, Pick 7, and the cornerback fell to them anyway. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick128 Rnd4 DeWayne Carter
Somehow DeWayne Carter was still sitting there in the 128th pick, and they pounced on premier interior defensive lineman value. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick156 Rnd5 Jacob Cowing
A tidy bit of business in slot 156, where Jacob Cowing graded well above the range. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick166 Rnd5 Ty'Ron Hopper
They liked Ty'Ron Hopper enough to skip the value, taking him in the 166th pick. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick176 Rnd6 Garret Greenfield
Garret Greenfield in Round 6, Pick 1 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick187 Rnd6 Jase McClellan
Jase McClellan in pick No. 187 is fair value, right on his grade. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick230 Rnd7 Trevin Wallace
Trevin Wallace at No. 230 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.