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Draft Selections
Caleb Williams Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (MIN)
Caleb Williams
QB USC
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (MIN)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (MIN)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (MIN)
Maason Smith
DT-EDGE LSU
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (MIN)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (MIN)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
Draft Picks Received
Caleb Williams Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (CHI)
Caleb Williams
QB USC
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (LAR)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (SF)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (SF)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (SF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (LAR)
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Draft Picks Traded
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (CHI)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
Malachi Corley Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (LAR)
Malachi Corley
WR Western Kentucky
Players Gained
Head Shot
Roschon Johnson
RB
Players traded away
Head Shot
Justin Jefferson
WR
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall D
ValueB NeedA- TradesF FutureB-
The Vikings drew a line under the quarterback search with Williams: D.

You can lose a draft before you make a pick. The Vikings did it at the trade table, overpaying to chase players the board did not price nearly as high. A D that will need time and luck to look better.

The whole projection now runs through Caleb Williams; hit there and everything else looks smarter. They will answer for taking DT-EDGE early while edge rusher, safety and other spots went begging. Leaving edge rusher unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

Add it up and it is a weekend the front office will hope everyone forgets, edge rusher very much included.

Pick Analysis
Pick1 Rnd1 Caleb Williams
In slot 1 they get their quarterback of the future at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick52 Rnd2 Edgerrin Cooper
Edgerrin Cooper at No. 52 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick94 Rnd3 Brenden Rice
No edge and no loss on Brenden Rice in Round 3, Pick 31; it is a wash and a sensible one. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick108 Rnd4 Maason Smith
Hard to square with the roster. With positions of obvious need still on the board, Maason Smith adds a DT-EDGE and leaves edge rusher, safety and other spots untouched.
Pick129 Rnd4 Cedric Gray
A surprising call. With edge rusher, safety and other spots still to address, they spent pick 129 on Cedric Gray, a linebacker they were not short of.
Pick133 Rnd4 Christian Jones
Christian Jones at pick No. 133 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.