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Draft Selections
Colston Loveland Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (MIN)
Colston Loveland
TE Michigan
Andrew Mukuba Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (MIN)
Andrew Mukuba
S Texas
Maxwell Hairston Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (MIN)
Maxwell Hairston
CB Kentucky
Malachi Moore Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (MIN)
Malachi Moore
S Alabama
RJ Harvey Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (MIN)
RJ Harvey
RB UCF
Tyler Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (MIN)
Tyler Cooper
OG Minnesota
CJ West Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (MIN)
CJ West
DT Indiana
CJ Dippre Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (MIN)
CJ Dippre
TE Alabama
Draft Picks Received
Andrew Mukuba Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (BAL)
Andrew Mukuba
S Texas
Maxwell Hairston Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (NYJ)
Maxwell Hairston
CB Kentucky
RJ Harvey Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (BUF)
RJ Harvey
RB UCF
Tyler Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (NYJ)
Tyler Cooper
OG Minnesota
CJ Dippre Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (NYJ)
CJ Dippre
TE Alabama
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (DET)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (BUF)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (BUF)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Jared Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (BAL)
Jared Wilson
C Georgia
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Players traded away
Head Shot
T.J. Hockenson
TE
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall D-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesF FutureC
The Vikings lost the trade table, and the D- tells the story.

The Vikings spent real capital to be 34 picks early on CJ Dippre, and the board is going to hold them to it. Too much went sideways, and the D- is the honest tally.

The trade table is where this weekend went wrong. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped quarterback, which is a strange place to end up. On value alone, Harvey makes the weekend a net positive.

The roster is better shaped than it was, with safety chief among the fixes.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick24 Rnd1 Colston Loveland
Colston Loveland at the Round 1 slot is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick59 Rnd2 Andrew Mukuba
A real head-scratcher, Andrew Mukuba in the 59th pick is miles ahead of his ranking. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick73 Rnd3 Maxwell Hairston
Maxwell Hairston in slot 73 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick139 Rnd5 Malachi Moore
They took Malachi Moore at par in pick 139, which is nothing to complain about. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick173 Rnd5 RJ Harvey
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing RJ Harvey in the 173rd overall pick. The roster fit checks out.
Pick186 Rnd6 Tyler Cooper
Tyler Cooper at No. 186 is a conviction pick that outran the value. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick187 Rnd6 CJ West
A market-rate interior defensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on CJ West. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick207 Rnd6 CJ Dippre
They reached into another round for CJ Dippre, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.