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Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (MIN)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
DeWayne Carter Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (MIN)
DeWayne Carter
DT Duke
Jarrian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (MIN)
Jarrian Jones
CB Florida State
Dwight McGlothern Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (MIN)
Dwight McGlothern
CB Arkansas
Javion Cohen Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (MIN)
Javion Cohen
OG Miami (FL)
Grayson Murphy Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (MIN)
Grayson Murphy
DL-EDGE UCLA
Tatum Bethune Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (MIN)
Tatum Bethune
LB Florida State
Jordan Whittington Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (MIN)
Jordan Whittington
WR Texas
Draft Picks Received
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NE)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Draft Picks Traded
Michael Penix Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (NE)
Michael Penix Jr.
QB Washington
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (NE)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (ARI)
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Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedA- TradesB+ FutureD
The Vikings answered their biggest question with Maye. Grade: B-.

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 does the job without flash, and the B- reflects it.

Leaving safety unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. They are betting Whittington proves the room right and everyone else wrong.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In Round 1, Pick 3 they get their quarterback of the future at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick108 Rnd4 DeWayne Carter
Fair-plus on DeWayne Carter, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick129 Rnd4 Jarrian Jones
Jarrian Jones in the 129th pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick157 Rnd5 Dwight McGlothern
No drama and no debate, Dwight McGlothern went about where he belonged in No. 157. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
Pick167 Rnd5 Javion Cohen
By-the-book stuff, Javion Cohen at the Round 5 slot squarely in line with his ranking. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick177 Rnd6 Grayson Murphy
Grayson Murphy at pick 177 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick230 Rnd7 Tatum Bethune
Tatum Bethune at slot 230 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick232 Rnd7 Jordan Whittington
They paid up for Jordan Whittington at pick No. 232 when waiting would have done the job. It patches a soft spot without any drama.