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Draft Selections
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (MIN)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Max Melton Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (MIN)
Max Melton
CB Rutgers
Audric Estime Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (MIN)
Audric Estime
RB Notre Dame
Tyler Davis Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (MIN)
Tyler Davis
DT Clemson
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (MIN)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Kalen King Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (MIN)
Kalen King
CB Penn State
Javion Cohen Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (MIN)
Javion Cohen
OG Miami (FL)
Tanor Bortolini Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (MIN)
Tanor Bortolini
C Wisconsin
Caedan Wallace Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (MIN)
Caedan Wallace
OT Penn State
Nathaniel Watson Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (MIN)
Nathaniel Watson
LB Mississippi State
Draft Picks Received
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (ATL)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Max Melton Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (ATL)
Max Melton
CB Rutgers
Tyler Davis Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (ATL)
Tyler Davis
DT Clemson
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (BAL)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Draft Picks Traded
Brock Bowers Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (ATL)
Brock Bowers
TE Georgia
Darius Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (ATL)
Darius Robinson
DL-EDGE Missouri
Blake Fisher Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (BAL)
Blake Fisher
OT Notre Dame
Players Gained
Head Shot
Malik Harrison
LB
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB+ TradesC- FutureB-
The Vikings answered their biggest question with Maye. Grade: B-.

Start where it matters. The Vikings took Drake Maye to run the offense for the next decade, and every other decision this weekend bends around that one.

For all the activity, edge rusher went untouched, which is hard to explain. Whatever else happened, they won the night they took King.

Reaching for Bortolini left real value on the table behind him.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In No. 8 they get their quarterback of the future. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick74 Rnd3 Max Melton
No drama and no debate, Max Melton went about where he belonged in pick 74. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick108 Rnd4 Audric Estime
A clean, defensible pick in pick No. 108 with a little surplus value in Audric Estime. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick109 Rnd4 Tyler Davis
Tyler Davis at slot 109 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick130 Rnd4 Ben Sinnott
They took Ben Sinnott at par in Round 4, Pick 30, which is nothing to complain about. It fills a real need, too.
Pick157 Rnd5 Kalen King
Circle this one: Kalen King at the 157th overall pick is a fall that decides a draft. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
Pick167 Rnd5 Javion Cohen
No edge and no loss on Javion Cohen in the 167th pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick177 Rnd6 Tanor Bortolini
A reach on Tanor Bortolini in the Round 6 slot; the board had better options right there. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick230 Rnd7 Caedan Wallace
Caedan Wallace slid further than he should have, and pick 230 is lovely value for the offensive lineman. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick232 Rnd7 Nathaniel Watson
They barely believed it either: Nathaniel Watson still on the board at No. 232. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.