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Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (MIN)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Laiatu Latu Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (MIN)
Laiatu Latu
DL-EDGE UCLA
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (MIN)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
Braden Fiske Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (MIN)
Braden Fiske
DL Florida State
Xavier Worthy Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (MIN)
Xavier Worthy
WR Texas
Jeremiah Trotter Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (MIN)
Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
LB Clemson
Sedrick Van Pran Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (MIN)
Sedrick Van Pran
C Georgia
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (MIN)
Maason Smith
DT LSU
Cornelius Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (MIN)
Cornelius Johnson
WR Michigan
Kalen King Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (MIN)
Kalen King
CB Penn State
Brevyn Spann-Ford Head Shot
PICK: 257 RND: 7 (MIN)
Brevyn Spann-Ford
TE Minnesota
Draft Picks Received
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (ARI)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Laiatu Latu Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (LV)
Laiatu Latu
DL-EDGE UCLA
Braden Fiske Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (ATL)
Braden Fiske
DL Florida State
Xavier Worthy Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (LV)
Xavier Worthy
WR Texas
Jeremiah Trotter Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (ARI)
Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
LB Clemson
Sedrick Van Pran Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (LV)
Sedrick Van Pran
C Georgia
Brevyn Spann-Ford Head Shot
PICK: 257 RND: 7 (NYJ)
Brevyn Spann-Ford
TE Minnesota
Draft Picks Traded
Jer'Zhan Newton Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (LV)
Jer'Zhan Newton
DL Illinois
Dallin Holker Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (ATL)
Dallin Holker
TE Colorado State
Braiden McGregor Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (ARI)
Braiden McGregor
DE-EDGE Michigan
JD Bertrand Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (NYJ)
JD Bertrand
LB Notre Dame
Sam Hartman Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (ARI)
Sam Hartman
QB Notre Dame
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ARI)
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Players Gained
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Christian Wilkins
DT
Players traded away
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Brian O'Neill
OT
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Justin Jefferson
WR
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Lewis Cine
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Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall F
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesF FutureD
The Vikings left with their quarterback, and a F to match.

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

Everything downstream of Jayden Daniels depends on Jayden Daniels, and the building knows it. For all the activity, safety went untouched, which is hard to explain. Every board in the league had King lower, and that gap is the story.

Spend now, pay later; the math only works if this class delivers.

About as rough as a weekend gets on paper, with safety still staring back at them.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Jayden Daniels
In the Round 1 slot they get a long-term answer under center. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick13 Rnd1 Laiatu Latu
A market-rate edge rusher, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Laiatu Latu. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick23 Rnd1 Cooper DeJean
In No. 23 they get a press-man option on the boundary at fair value. More want than need.
Pick43 Rnd2 Braden Fiske
Braden Fiske in pick 43 lands just on the right side of the ledger. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick44 Rnd2 Xavier Worthy
No edge and no loss on Xavier Worthy in the 44th pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick71 Rnd3 Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
Jeremiah Trotter Jr. at Round 3, Pick 7 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick77 Rnd3 Sedrick Van Pran
Sedrick Van Pran in pick No. 77 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick108 Rnd4 Maason Smith
Maason Smith at the 108th overall pick is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the interior defensive lineman. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick157 Rnd5 Cornelius Johnson
A straight-up fair deal on Cornelius Johnson at No. 157, value and slot in agreement. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick177 Rnd6 Kalen King
Kalen King at the 177th pick is a conviction pick that outran the value. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
Pick257 Rnd7 Brevyn Spann-Ford
Brevyn Spann-Ford in pick 257 is fair value, right on his grade. It patches a soft spot without any drama.