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Draft Selections
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (MIN)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Kris Jenkins Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (MIN)
Kris Jenkins
DL-EDGE Michigan
Bralen Trice Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (MIN)
Bralen Trice
DE-EDGE Washington
Cam Hart Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (MIN)
Cam Hart
CB Notre Dame
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (MIN)
James Williams
LB Miami (FL)
Trevor Keegan Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (MIN)
Trevor Keegan
OG Michigan
Jared Wiley Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (MIN)
Jared Wiley
TE TCU
Khristian Boyd Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (MIN)
Khristian Boyd
DL-EDGE Northern Iowa
Tahj Washington Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (MIN)
Tahj Washington
WR USC
Garret Greenfield Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (MIN)
Garret Greenfield
OT South Dakota State
Jalen Sundell Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (MIN)
Jalen Sundell
OT North Dakota State
Draft Picks Received
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (TEN)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Kris Jenkins Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (PHI)
Kris Jenkins
DL-EDGE Michigan
Bralen Trice Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (PHI)
Bralen Trice
DE-EDGE Washington
Cam Hart Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (TEN)
Cam Hart
CB Notre Dame
Draft Picks Traded
Taliese Fuaga Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (TEN)
Taliese Fuaga
OT Oregon State
Ennis Rakestraw Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (PHI)
Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
CB Missouri
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (ARI)
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Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesA- FutureD
A franchise passer in Maye headlines a B- weekend for the Vikings.

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 nets out to a B-, which feels about right.

They will regret leaving safety for another day if the season turns on it. The Greenfield pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch.

The Williams reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade.

A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick7 Rnd1 Drake Maye
Drake Maye at the 7th overall pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick50 Rnd2 Kris Jenkins
By-the-book stuff, Kris Jenkins at No. 50 squarely in line with his ranking. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick53 Rnd2 Bralen Trice
Bralen Trice at slot 53 is a conviction pick that outran the value. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick106 Rnd4 Cam Hart
Cam Hart in pick 106 lands just on the right side of the ledger. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick108 Rnd4 James Williams
A premium they did not need to pay, James Williams a notch or two before his time. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick129 Rnd4 Trevor Keegan
They liked Trevor Keegan enough to skip the value, taking him in Round 4, Pick 29. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick157 Rnd5 Jared Wiley
No drama and no debate, Jared Wiley went about where he belonged in the Round 5 slot. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick167 Rnd5 Khristian Boyd
They jumped the gun on Khristian Boyd, taking him earlier than his grade liked. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick177 Rnd6 Tahj Washington
A conviction pick on Tahj Washington at the 177th pick that the board grades a round light. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick230 Rnd7 Garret Greenfield
Garret Greenfield slid further than he should have, and No. 230 is lovely value for the offensive lineman. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick232 Rnd7 Jalen Sundell
Jalen Sundell in slot 232 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.