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Draft Selections
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIN)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Nate Wiggins Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (MIN)
Nate Wiggins
CB Clemson
Darius Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (MIN)
Darius Robinson
DL-EDGE Missouri
Kris Jenkins Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (MIN)
Kris Jenkins
DL-EDGE Michigan
Jeremiah Trotter Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (MIN)
Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
LB Clemson
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (MIN)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Trey Benson Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (MIN)
Trey Benson
RB Florida State
Mohamed Kamara Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (MIN)
Mohamed Kamara
DL-EDGE Colorado State
Malik Mustapha Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (MIN)
Malik Mustapha
S Wake Forest
Walter Rouse Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (MIN)
Walter Rouse
OT Oklahoma
Tanner McLachlan Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (MIN)
Tanner McLachlan
TE Arizona
Draft Picks Received
Nate Wiggins Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (ARI)
Nate Wiggins
CB Clemson
Darius Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (ARI)
Darius Robinson
DL-EDGE Missouri
Jeremiah Trotter Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (ARI)
Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
LB Clemson
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (ARI)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Draft Picks Traded
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (ATL)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
Players Gained
Head Shot
Younghoe Koo
PK
Players traded away
Head Shot
Blake Brandel
OT
Head Shot
Ezra Cleveland
OG
Head Shot
Kirk Cousins
QB
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall D
ValueB NeedB+ TradesF FutureB-
Quarterback settled, Daniels in the fold, and a D for the Vikings.

When the story of this class is written, it opens with Tanner McLachlan at No. 190, a reach of 32 spots that the board flatly disagrees with. A weekend that fought the value and lost, hence the D.

The whole projection now runs through Jayden Daniels; hit there and everything else looks smarter. They lost the exchange badly enough to drag the whole class down. For all the activity, wide receiver went untouched, which is hard to explain.

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

The verdict is not kind, and fairly so; this class has a hill to climb.

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Jayden Daniels
In the 11th pick they get the arm they will build around at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick27 Rnd1 Nate Wiggins
In slot 27 they get a press-man option on the boundary, and a steal at that. More want than need.
Pick35 Rnd2 Darius Robinson
Darius Robinson at pick No. 35 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick42 Rnd2 Kris Jenkins
They took Kris Jenkins at par in Round 2, Pick 10, which is nothing to complain about. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick66 Rnd3 Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
Jeremiah Trotter Jr. at the 66th overall pick is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick71 Rnd3 Cooper Beebe
Cooper Beebe at pick 71 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick109 Rnd4 Trey Benson
Trey Benson in the 109th overall pick is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick130 Rnd4 Mohamed Kamara
A straight-up fair deal on Mohamed Kamara at pick 130, value and slot in agreement. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick166 Rnd5 Malik Mustapha
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Malik Mustapha in pick No. 166. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick179 Rnd6 Walter Rouse
A reasonable price with a little left over, Walter Rouse in the 179th pick. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick190 Rnd6 Tanner McLachlan
They reached a country mile for Tanner McLachlan at No. 190, and the board is aghast. It fills a real need, too.