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Draft Selections
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (MIN)
Jake Majors
C Texas
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (MIN)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Jack Bech Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 5 (MIN)
Jack Bech
WR TCU
Deontae Lawson Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (MIN)
Deontae Lawson
LB Alabama
Jaeden Roberts Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (MIN)
Jaeden Roberts
OG Alabama
Joshua Gray Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (MIN)
Joshua Gray
OG Oregon State
Draft Picks Received
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (BUF)
Jake Majors
C Texas
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (BUF)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Jaeden Roberts Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (BUF)
Jaeden Roberts
OG Alabama
Joshua Gray Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (BUF)
Joshua Gray
OG Oregon State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (BUF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (BUF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (BUF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (BUF)
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Draft Picks Traded
Tre Harris Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (BUF)
Tre Harris
WR Ole Miss
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B
ValueA NeedB TradesD- FutureA+
Grand theft in the Round 5 slot: the Vikings steal Lawson and grade out a B.

The Vikings did not reach, did not trade up, did not blink. They just waited, and Deontae Lawson fell into the 163rd pick. Good, not great, and the B says as much.

Overpaying at the table undid a lot of the good work elsewhere. The quarterback spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

Nothing here to lose sleep over, and plenty to feel decent about.

Pick Analysis
Pick97 Rnd3 Xavier Watts
They will replay Xavier Watts at the 97th overall pick for years; that is how good the value is. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick108 Rnd4 Jake Majors
Jake Majors is a better player than slot 108 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick130 Rnd4 TreVeyon Henderson
TreVeyon Henderson at pick No. 130 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick138 Rnd5 Jack Bech
Jack Bech in No. 138 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick163 Rnd5 Deontae Lawson
They robbed the room for Deontae Lawson here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick169 Rnd5 Jaeden Roberts
They let Jaeden Roberts come to them and pounced at pick 169. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick207 Rnd6 Joshua Gray
They barely believed it either: Joshua Gray still on the board at Round 6, Pick 32. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.