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Draft Selections
Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (MIN)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
Xavier Restrepo Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (MIN)
Xavier Restrepo
WR Miami
Mason Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
Mason Taylor
TE LSU
Hollin Pierce Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (MIN)
Hollin Pierce
OT Rutgers
Quincy Riley Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (MIN)
Quincy Riley
CB Louisville
Ollie Gordon II Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (MIN)
Ollie Gordon II
RB Oklahoma State
Draft Picks Received
Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NE)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
Xavier Restrepo Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (NE)
Xavier Restrepo
WR Miami
Ollie Gordon II Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (BUF)
Ollie Gordon II
RB Oklahoma State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (BUF)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (NE)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Luther Burden III Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (BUF)
Luther Burden III
WR Missouri
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Players Gained
Head Shot
Ray Davis
RB
Head Shot
Sauce Gardner
CB
Players traded away
Head Shot
Jordan Addison
WR
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureC-
The Vikings robbed the room for Gordon II. Final grade: B.

The board owed the Vikings one, and it paid up: Ollie Gordon II, the No. 168 name on the board, sitting there at the 206th overall pick like a gift left on the doorstep. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B.

The dealing alone would carry a lesser class. They punted on quarterback, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the quarterback spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick38 Rnd2 Tyler Booker
Tyler Booker in slot 38 is fair value, right on his grade. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick77 Rnd3 Xavier Restrepo
Xavier Restrepo at No. 77 is money in the bank, a wide receiver taken below his worth. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick97 Rnd3 Mason Taylor
Mason Taylor at the 97th pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick139 Rnd5 Hollin Pierce
Hollin Pierce in Round 5, Pick 1 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick187 Rnd6 Quincy Riley
Quincy Riley is a better player than the 187th overall pick suggests; smart patience, rewarded. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick206 Rnd6 Ollie Gordon II
They robbed the room for Ollie Gordon II here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A need, and now a little less of one.