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Vikes 2 RBs in 3rd Rd

Draft Selections
Derrick Harmon Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (MIN)
Derrick Harmon
DT Oregon
Devin Neal Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (MIN)
Devin Neal
RB Kansas
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Jalen Milroe Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (MIN)
Jalen Milroe
QB Alabama
Jacob Parrish Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (MIN)
Jacob Parrish
CB Kansas State
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (MIN)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Joshua Gray Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (MIN)
Joshua Gray
OG Oregon State
Pat Bryant Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (MIN)
Pat Bryant
WR Illinois
Mello Dotson Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (MIN)
Mello Dotson
CB Kansas
Jonah Monheim Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (MIN)
Jonah Monheim
C USC
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 213 RND: 6 (MIN)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
Kai Kroeger Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (MIN)
Kai Kroeger
P South Carolina
Draft Picks Received
Derrick Harmon Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (LV)
Derrick Harmon
DT Oregon
Devin Neal Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (KC)
Devin Neal
RB Kansas
Jalen Milroe Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (BUF)
Jalen Milroe
QB Alabama
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (LV)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Pat Bryant Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (BUF)
Pat Bryant
WR Illinois
Mello Dotson Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (BUF)
Mello Dotson
CB Kansas
Jonah Monheim Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (LV)
Jonah Monheim
C USC
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 213 RND: 6 (LV)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
Kai Kroeger Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (LV)
Kai Kroeger
P South Carolina
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (KC)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Luther Burden III Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (BUF)
Luther Burden III
WR Missouri
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesB FutureB-
A sensible, unshowy class lands the Vikings a B.

You can fall in love with a player. You are not supposed to marry him in the wrong round. The Vikings did exactly that with Kai Kroeger in Round 6, Pick 39.

Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Winston Jr.. They will regret leaving edge rusher for another day if the season turns on it.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but edge rusher.

Pick Analysis
Pick37 Rnd2 Derrick Harmon
Fair-plus on Derrick Harmon, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. The roster fit checks out.
Pick95 Rnd3 Devin Neal
Devin Neal at pick No. 95 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick97 Rnd3 Cam Skattebo
A market-rate running back, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Cam Skattebo. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick132 Rnd4 Jalen Milroe
Jalen Milroe at pick 132 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick139 Rnd5 Jacob Parrish
Jacob Parrish in the 139th pick is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick143 Rnd5 Kevin Winston Jr.
A safety of that caliber at No. 143 is the definition of value, full stop. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick160 Rnd5 Joshua Gray
They reached a country mile for Joshua Gray at slot 160, and the board is aghast. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick170 Rnd5 Pat Bryant
Pat Bryant in the 170th pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick173 Rnd5 Mello Dotson
Steal is underselling it; Mello Dotson at the Round 5 slot is a heist with the alarm still ringing. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
Pick180 Rnd6 Jonah Monheim
You do not let an offensive lineman like Jonah Monheim reach No. 180 and blink. They did not. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick213 Rnd6 Oronde Gadsden II
Somehow Oronde Gadsden II was still sitting there in the 213th overall pick, and they pounced on premier tight end value. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick215 Rnd6 Kai Kroeger
Kai Kroeger at Round 6, Pick 39 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.