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Draft Selections
Malik Nabers Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (MIN)
Malik Nabers
WR LSU
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (MIN)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Ja'Lynn Polk Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (MIN)
Ja'Lynn Polk
WR Washington
Isaac Guerendo Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (MIN)
Isaac Guerendo
RB Louisville
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (MIN)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
Mason McCormick Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (MIN)
Mason McCormick
OT South Dakota State
AJ Barner Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (MIN)
AJ Barner
TE Michigan
Curtis Jacobs Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (MIN)
Curtis Jacobs
LB Penn State
Julian Pearl Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (MIN)
Julian Pearl
OT Illinois
Draft Picks Received
Malik Nabers Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (ARI)
Malik Nabers
WR LSU
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (LAC)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Draft Picks Traded
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (ARI)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (ARI)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Players traded away
Head Shot
Justin Jefferson
WR
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall D
ValueB NeedB+ TradesF FutureB-
Daniels is the Vikings' new face under center. Grade: D.

The phones were a trap the Vikings kept walking into, shipping out surplus on nearly every deal.

They have staked the next five years on Jayden Daniels, which is the only story that really matters here. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped edge rusher, which is a strange place to end up.

The Polk pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch.

Add it up and it is a weekend the front office will hope everyone forgets, edge rusher very much included.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Malik Nabers
Malik Nabers in pick 4 is fair value, right on his grade. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick5 Rnd1 Jayden Daniels
In Round 1, Pick 5 they get the face of the franchise. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick108 Rnd4 Ja'Lynn Polk
The board fumbled Ja'Lynn Polk all the way to the 108th overall pick, and they scooped it up. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick129 Rnd4 Isaac Guerendo
No drama and no debate, Isaac Guerendo went about where he belonged in the Round 4 slot. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick157 Rnd5 Tommy Eichenberg
Tommy Eichenberg slipping to No. 157 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick167 Rnd5 Mason McCormick
Steal is underselling it; Mason McCormick at the 167th pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick177 Rnd6 AJ Barner
AJ Barner in pick No. 177 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick230 Rnd7 Curtis Jacobs
Somehow Curtis Jacobs was still sitting there in slot 230, and they pounced on premier linebacker value. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
Pick232 Rnd7 Julian Pearl
A offensive lineman of that caliber at the 232nd pick is the definition of value, full stop. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.