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Draft Selections
Mansoor Delane Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (MIN)
Mansoor Delane
CB LSU
Jeremiyah Love Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (MIN)
Jeremiyah Love
RB Notre Dame
Jordyn Tyson Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
Jordyn Tyson
WR Arizona State
David Bailey Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (MIN)
David Bailey
LB-EDGE Texas Tech
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (MIN)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Spencer Fano Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (MIN)
Spencer Fano
OT Utah
Jermod McCoy Head Shot
PICK: 234 RND: 7 (MIN)
Jermod McCoy
CB Tennessee
Kenyon Sadiq Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (MIN)
Kenyon Sadiq
TE Oregon
Draft Picks Received
Mansoor Delane Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (BAL)
Mansoor Delane
CB LSU
David Bailey Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (BAL)
David Bailey
LB-EDGE Texas Tech
Draft Picks Traded
Kadyn Proctor Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (BAL)
Kadyn Proctor
OT Alabama
Boubacar Traore Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (BAL)
Boubacar Traore
DL-EDGE Notre Dame
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B
ValueA NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
Grand theft in the 234th pick: the Vikings steal McCoy and grade out a B.

When a board-topper like Jermod McCoy slides to Round 7, Pick 18, you do not overthink it, and the Vikings did not.

For all the activity, quarterback went untouched, which is hard to explain. They left with edge rusher solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick14 Rnd1 Mansoor Delane
In Round 1, Pick 14 they get a press-man option on the boundary. Need was not the driver here.
Pick49 Rnd2 Jeremiyah Love
Taking Jeremiyah Love in slot 49 is close to grand larceny; a running back that good had no business lasting this long. The roster fit checks out.
Pick97 Rnd3 Jordyn Tyson
Jordyn Tyson at the Round 3 slot is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick152 Rnd5 David Bailey
A top-tier edge rusher at a bargain, David Bailey in pick No. 152, plain and simple. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick161 Rnd5 Jake Slaughter
A offensive lineman of that caliber at the 161st overall pick is the definition of value, full stop. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick196 Rnd6 Spencer Fano
They barely believed it either: Spencer Fano still on the board at No. 196. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick234 Rnd7 Jermod McCoy
Steal is underselling it; Jermod McCoy at pick 234 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
Pick244 Rnd7 Kenyon Sadiq
The board fumbled Kenyon Sadiq all the way to the 244th pick, and they scooped it up. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.