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Draft Selections
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIN)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (MIN)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (MIN)
T'Vondre Sweat
DT Texas
Kris Abrams-Draine Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (MIN)
Kris Abrams-Draine
CB Missouri
Malik Mustapha Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (MIN)
Malik Mustapha
S Wake Forest
Javion Cohen Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (MIN)
Javion Cohen
OG Miami (FL)
Grayson Murphy Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (MIN)
Grayson Murphy
DL-EDGE UCLA
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (MIN)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
Jaylan Ford Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (MIN)
Jaylan Ford
LB Texas
Jha'Quan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (MIN)
Jha'Quan Jackson
WR Tulane
Draft Picks Received
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (NO)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (DAL)
T'Vondre Sweat
DT Texas
Grayson Murphy Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (PHI)
Grayson Murphy
DL-EDGE UCLA
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (DAL)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (NO)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (PHI)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (NO)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Sataoa Laumea Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (DAL)
Sataoa Laumea
OT Utah
Cedric Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (PHI)
Cedric Johnson
DE-EDGE Mississippi
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIA)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB+ FutureC+
Good, not great, for the Vikings: B.

Somehow the biggest item on the list survived the weekend. The Vikings never addressed tight end, and it is the kind of gap that lingers. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B.

On value alone, Abrams-Draine makes the weekend a net positive. They squeezed a little extra out of every move they made.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the tight end spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Dallas Turner
In No. 11 they get a premier pass rusher at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick45 Rnd2 J.J. McCarthy
They took J.J. McCarthy at par in pick 45, which is nothing to complain about. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick56 Rnd2 T'Vondre Sweat
They paid sticker price for T'Vondre Sweat in the 56th pick, and that is fine. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick130 Rnd4 Kris Abrams-Draine
Kris Abrams-Draine at pick No. 130 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick145 Rnd5 Malik Mustapha
Malik Mustapha at the 145th overall pick is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the safety. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick157 Rnd5 Javion Cohen
A tidy little value on Javion Cohen in Round 5, Pick 21, a step better than break-even. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick171 Rnd5 Grayson Murphy
No drama and no debate, Grayson Murphy went about where he belonged in the Round 5 slot. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick173 Rnd5 Frank Gore Jr.
Frank Gore Jr. at slot 173 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick179 Rnd6 Jaylan Ford
By-the-book stuff, Jaylan Ford at slot 179 squarely in line with his ranking. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick227 Rnd7 Jha'Quan Jackson
The board had Jha'Quan Jackson higher than the Round 7 slot, and the wide receiver fell to them anyway. It fills a real need, too.