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Jeremiyah Love Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (MIN)
Jeremiyah Love
RB Notre Dame
Bud Clark Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (MIN)
Bud Clark
S TCU
Gracen Halton Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
Gracen Halton
DL Oklahoma
Bray Hubbard Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (MIN)
Bray Hubbard
S Alabama
Bryce Boettcher Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (MIN)
Bryce Boettcher
LB Oregon
Elliot Washington II Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (MIN)
Elliot Washington II
CB Penn State
Jordan White Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (MIN)
Jordan White
OG Vanderbilt
Taylen Green Head Shot
PICK: 208 RND: 6 (MIN)
Taylen Green
QB Arkansas
Johntay Cook II Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (MIN)
Johntay Cook II
WR Washington
Draft Picks Received
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (DAL)
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Draft Picks Traded
Deontae Lawson Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (DAL)
Deontae Lawson
LB Alabama
Players Gained
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Trevon Diggs
CB
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureB
Grand theft in No. 208: the Vikings steal Green and grade out a B+.

The Vikings spent the weekend waiting on one name, and it fell: Taylen Green, the No. 151 name on the board, in the 208th overall pick. Good, not great, and the B+ says as much.

The Washington II reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast.

They will regret leaving edge rusher for another day if the season turns on it.

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Jeremiyah Love
In the Round 1 slot they get a lead back with juice. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick82 Rnd3 Bud Clark
Bud Clark is a better player than pick No. 82 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick97 Rnd3 Gracen Halton
Gracen Halton at the 97th overall pick is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. It fills a real need, too.
Pick118 Rnd4 Bray Hubbard
By-the-book stuff, Bray Hubbard at the 118th pick squarely in line with his ranking. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick157 Rnd5 Bryce Boettcher
Bryce Boettcher in slot 157 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick173 Rnd5 Elliot Washington II
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Elliot Washington II. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick196 Rnd6 Jordan White
Jordan White at Round 6, Pick 20 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick208 Rnd6 Taylen Green
Taylen Green at No. 208 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick231 Rnd7 Johntay Cook II
They liked Johntay Cook II enough to skip the value, taking him in pick 231. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.