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Draft Selections
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (MIN)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Byron Murphy II Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (MIN)
Byron Murphy II
DL Texas
Tyler Guyton Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (MIN)
Tyler Guyton
OT Oklahoma
Mike Sainristil Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (MIN)
Mike Sainristil
DB Michigan
BJ Mayes Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (MIN)
BJ Mayes
CB UAB
Storm Duck Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (MIN)
Storm Duck
CB Penn State
Draft Picks Received
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (CHI)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Draft Picks Traded
Bralen Trice Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (CHI)
Bralen Trice
DE-EDGE Washington
Antwane Wells Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (PHI)
Antwane Wells Jr.
WR South Carolina
Andrew Coker Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (PHI)
Andrew Coker
OL TCU
Players Gained
Head Shot
Teven Jenkins
OG
Head Shot
D'Andre Swift
RB
Players traded away
Head Shot
Kirk Cousins
QB
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall D
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesF FutureB-
The Vikings bet the future on Maye. The board says D.

Somebody took the Vikings to the cleaners. The deals they made bled real value, and the whole class wears it.

Drake Maye is the bet, and the class will be judged on how it pays off. They punted on edge rusher, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. The Murphy II pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over.

Guyton at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster.

In the end, a class the front office will want to grow past quickly.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In pick 4 they get a long-term answer under center. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick52 Rnd2 Byron Murphy II
Byron Murphy II at No. 52 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick157 Rnd5 Tyler Guyton
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Tyler Guyton in Round 5, Pick 21. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick161 Rnd5 Mike Sainristil
A reasonable price with a little left over, Mike Sainristil in the 161st overall pick. Need-wise, a curious use of the pick.
Pick168 Rnd5 BJ Mayes
By-the-book stuff, BJ Mayes at the 168th pick squarely in line with his ranking. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick241 Rnd7 Storm Duck
Storm Duck at slot 241 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the cornerback. Stacking talent where they were already deep.