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Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (MIN)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Malik Nabers Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIN)
Malik Nabers
WR LSU
Troy Fautanu Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (MIN)
Troy Fautanu
OT Washington
Michael Hall Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (MIN)
Michael Hall Jr.
DT Ohio State
Trey Benson Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (MIN)
Trey Benson
RB Florida State
Josh Newton Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (MIN)
Josh Newton
CB TCU
Mohamed Kamara Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 5 (MIN)
Mohamed Kamara
DL-EDGE Colorado State
Tyrone Tracy Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (MIN)
Tyrone Tracy Jr.
WR Purdue
Walter Rouse Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (MIN)
Walter Rouse
OT Oklahoma
Dwight McGlothern Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (MIN)
Dwight McGlothern
CB Arkansas
Jordan Magee Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 6 (MIN)
Jordan Magee
LB Temple
Andrew Raym Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (MIN)
Andrew Raym
C Oklahoma
Michael Barrett Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (MIN)
Michael Barrett
LB Michigan
Draft Picks Received
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (LAC)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Michael Hall Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (LAC)
Michael Hall Jr.
DT Ohio State
Mohamed Kamara Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 5 (ARI)
Mohamed Kamara
DL-EDGE Colorado State
Walter Rouse Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (GB)
Walter Rouse
OT Oklahoma
Jordan Magee Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 6 (GB)
Jordan Magee
LB Temple
Michael Barrett Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (GB)
Michael Barrett
LB Michigan
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (LAC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (LAC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (LAC)
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Draft Picks Traded
Isaiah Davis Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (GB)
Isaiah Davis
RB South Dakota State
Zion Logue Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (ARI)
Zion Logue
DL Georgia
Players Gained
Head Shot
Will Dissly
TE
Players traded away
Head Shot
Justin Jefferson
WR
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall D
ValueB NeedB+ TradesF FutureB+
Quarterback settled, Daniels in the fold, and a D for the Vikings.

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.

The whole projection now runs through Jayden Daniels; hit there and everything else looks smarter. A whole weekend of picks and safety is somehow still a want.

They will need Raym to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it. The Hall Jr. pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch.

Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even, and safety is still a hole.

Pick Analysis
Pick5 Rnd1 Jayden Daniels
In the 5th pick they get their guy under center for the next decade. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick11 Rnd1 Malik Nabers
In the 11th overall pick they get a No. 1 receiver at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick23 Rnd1 Troy Fautanu
In Round 1, Pick 23 they get protection for the quarterback. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick105 Rnd4 Michael Hall Jr.
Taking Michael Hall Jr. in pick No. 105 is close to grand larceny; an interior defensive lineman that good had no business lasting this long. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick108 Rnd4 Trey Benson
Circle this one: Trey Benson at slot 108 is a fall that decides a draft. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick129 Rnd4 Josh Newton
They let Josh Newton come to them and pounced at No. 129. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick138 Rnd5 Mohamed Kamara
Fair-plus on Mohamed Kamara, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick167 Rnd5 Tyrone Tracy Jr.
Tyrone Tracy Jr. slipping to pick 167 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick169 Rnd5 Walter Rouse
Walter Rouse at the 169th overall pick is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick177 Rnd6 Dwight McGlothern
Value with a capital V on Dwight McGlothern in pick No. 177, a genuine coup. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
Pick219 Rnd6 Jordan Magee
They paid sticker price for Jordan Magee in slot 219, and that is fine. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick230 Rnd7 Andrew Raym
A premium they did not need to pay, Andrew Raym a notch or two before his time. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick245 Rnd7 Michael Barrett
Michael Barrett at Round 7, Pick 25 is money in the bank, a linebacker taken below his worth. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.