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Draft Selections
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (MIN)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (MIN)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (MIN)
James Williams
LB Miami (FL)
Javion Cohen Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (MIN)
Javion Cohen
OG Miami (FL)
Jarrian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (MIN)
Jarrian Jones
CB Florida State
Khristian Boyd Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (MIN)
Khristian Boyd
DL-EDGE Northern Iowa
Garret Greenfield Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (MIN)
Garret Greenfield
OT South Dakota State
Bub Means Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (MIN)
Bub Means
WR Pittsburgh
Draft Picks Received
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (NYG)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Javion Cohen Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (BAL)
Javion Cohen
OG Miami (FL)
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (NYG)
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Draft Picks Traded
Jer'Zhan Newton Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (NYG)
Jer'Zhan Newton
DL Illinois
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (NYG)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Fabien Lovett Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (BAL)
Fabien Lovett
DL Florida State
Players Gained
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Bravvion Roy
DT
Players traded away
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Cam Akers
RB
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B-
ValueB NeedA- TradesD FutureB-
Daniels is the plan now, and the Vikings grade out a B-.

The one hole that towered over the rest is filled. The Vikings spent their marquee pick on Jayden Daniels, and for the first time in a while there is a real answer at quarterback.

Landing Jones that late papers over a lot of smaller sins. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through safety. They will need Means to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick6 Rnd1 Jayden Daniels
In the Round 1 slot they get a franchise quarterback. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick108 Rnd4 Leonard Taylor III
Leonard Taylor III in slot 108 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick129 Rnd4 James Williams
James Williams at pick 129 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the linebacker. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick165 Rnd5 Javion Cohen
A straight-up fair deal on Javion Cohen at No. 165, value and slot in agreement. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick167 Rnd5 Jarrian Jones
They barely believed it either: Jarrian Jones still on the board at the 167th overall pick. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick177 Rnd6 Khristian Boyd
By-the-book stuff, Khristian Boyd at Round 6, Pick 2 squarely in line with his ranking. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick230 Rnd7 Garret Greenfield
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Garret Greenfield in pick No. 230. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick232 Rnd7 Bub Means
They liked Bub Means enough to skip the value, taking him in the 232nd pick. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.