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Draft Selections
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (MIN)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Darius Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (MIN)
Darius Robinson
DL-EDGE Missouri
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (MIN)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Trevor Keegan Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (MIN)
Trevor Keegan
OG Michigan
Tip Reiman Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (MIN)
Tip Reiman
TE Illinois
Tanor Bortolini Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (MIN)
Tanor Bortolini
C Wisconsin
Jarrian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (MIN)
Jarrian Jones
CB Florida State
Evan Anderson Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (MIN)
Evan Anderson
DL Florida Atlantic
Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint Head Shot
PICK: 257 RND: 7 (MIN)
Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint...
WR Georgia
Draft Picks Received
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (ARI)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Jarrian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (NE)
Jarrian Jones
CB Florida State
Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint Head Shot
PICK: 257 RND: 7 (NYJ)
Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint...
WR Georgia
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (NE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (NYJ)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (NYJ)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (NYJ)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (NE)
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Draft Picks Traded
Jer'Zhan Newton Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (ARI)
Jer'Zhan Newton
DL Illinois
AJ Barner Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (NE)
AJ Barner
TE Michigan
Rasheen Ali Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (NYJ)
Rasheen Ali
RB Marshall
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (ARI)
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Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B
ValueC+ NeedA- TradesA+ FutureC-
The Vikings answered their biggest question with Daniels. Grade: B.

When a board-topper like Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint slides to slot 257, you do not overthink it, and the Vikings did not.

They have staked the next five years on Jayden Daniels, which is the only story that really matters here. The cost of the Anderson reach is exactly the players who went right after him.

The dealing alone would carry a lesser class. The safety spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Jayden Daniels
In No. 4 they get the arm they will build around. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick23 Rnd1 Darius Robinson
In the 23rd pick they get juice off the edge, though they paid up to get him. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick108 Rnd4 Cedric Gray
Cedric Gray in slot 108 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick129 Rnd4 Trevor Keegan
They paid up for Trevor Keegan at the 129th overall pick when waiting would have done the job. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick167 Rnd5 Tip Reiman
A conviction pick on Tip Reiman at pick No. 167 that the board grades a round light. The roster fit checks out.
Pick177 Rnd6 Tanor Bortolini
They liked Tanor Bortolini enough to skip the value, taking him in Round 6, Pick 2. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick180 Rnd6 Jarrian Jones
They barely believed it either: Jarrian Jones still on the board at pick 180. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick230 Rnd7 Evan Anderson
They talked themselves into Evan Anderson at the Round 7 slot, and the board did not agree. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick257 Rnd7 Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint
Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint at the 257th pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.