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RUN ON DEC 8, 2025

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Draft Selections
Caleb Downs Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (MIN)
Caleb Downs
S Ohio State
Jeremiyah Love Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIN)
Jeremiyah Love
RB Notre Dame
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (MIN)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Avieon Terrell Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (MIN)
Avieon Terrell
CB Clemson
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (MIN)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Kayden McDonald Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (MIN)
Kayden McDonald
DL Ohio State
Cade Klubnik Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (MIN)
Cade Klubnik
QB Clemson
Austin Barber Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
Austin Barber
OT Florida
Whit Weeks Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (MIN)
Whit Weeks
LB LSU
Parker Brailsford Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (MIN)
Parker Brailsford
C Alabama
Drew Allar Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (MIN)
Drew Allar
QB Penn State
Duce Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (MIN)
Duce Robinson
WR Florida State
Aidan Chiles Head Shot
PICK: 257 RND: 7 (MIN)
Aidan Chiles
QB Michigan State
Draft Picks Received
Caleb Downs Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Caleb Downs
S Ohio State
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Avieon Terrell Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NYJ)
Avieon Terrell
CB Clemson
Kayden McDonald Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (NYJ)
Kayden McDonald
DL Ohio State
Whit Weeks Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (NYJ)
Whit Weeks
LB LSU
Aidan Chiles Head Shot
PICK: 257 RND: 7 (CHI)
Aidan Chiles
QB Michigan State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (NYJ)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (NYJ)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (NYJ)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (NYJ)
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Draft Picks Traded
Miller Moss Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (CHI)
Miller Moss
QB Louisville
Players Gained
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Olumuyiwa Fashanu
OT
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Sauce Gardner
CB
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Will McDonald IV
DE
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Quinnen Williams
DT
Players traded away
Head Shot
J.J. McCarthy
QB
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall D+
ValueB+ NeedB TradesF FutureA+
The Vikings won the night they stopped Robinson from sliding. Grade: D+.

Every swap seemed to tilt away from the Vikings, and the value they bled adds up to real damage. A D+ that will need time and luck to look better.

On value alone, Robinson makes the weekend a net positive. That edge rusher hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

It is not that Styles is a bad player; it is that the Vikings had louder needs to answer first. The imported veterans give this class a floor the draft picks could not on their own.

Bottom line, they will be counting on several picks to beat their grades.

Pick Analysis
Pick7 Rnd1 Caleb Downs
In the 7th overall pick they get an enforcer at safety. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick11 Rnd1 Jeremiyah Love
In slot 11 they get a three-down runner at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick23 Rnd1 Arvell Reese
Nice patience on Arvell Reese, who had no business lasting to No. 23. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick38 Rnd2 Avieon Terrell
Avieon Terrell in the 38th pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick42 Rnd2 Sonny Styles
The needs board was loud and they turned it down, spending pick 42 on Sonny Styles with edge rusher and tight end unsolved.
Pick48 Rnd2 Kayden McDonald
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Kayden McDonald at the Round 2 slot is the proof. It fills a real need, too.
Pick73 Rnd3 Cade Klubnik
A reasonable price with a little left over, Cade Klubnik in the 73rd pick. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick97 Rnd3 Austin Barber
Austin Barber at No. 97 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick108 Rnd4 Whit Weeks
Hard to square with the roster. With positions of obvious need still on the board, Whit Weeks adds a linebacker and leaves edge rusher and tight end untouched.
Pick161 Rnd5 Parker Brailsford
Parker Brailsford in Round 5, Pick 21 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick200 Rnd6 Drew Allar
Steal is underselling it; Drew Allar at pick 200 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick226 Rnd7 Duce Robinson
Taking Duce Robinson in slot 226 is close to grand larceny; a wide receiver that good had no business lasting this long. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick257 Rnd7 Aidan Chiles
A straight-up fair deal on Aidan Chiles at pick No. 257, value and slot in agreement. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.