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Draft Selections
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (MIN)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
T.J. Tampa Head Shot
PICK: 64 RND: 2 (MIN)
T.J. Tampa
CB Iowa State
Matt Goncalves Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (MIN)
Matt Goncalves
OT Pittsburgh
Gabriel Murphy Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (MIN)
Gabriel Murphy
DL-EDGE UCLA
Malik Mustapha Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (MIN)
Malik Mustapha
S Wake Forest
Javion Cohen Head Shot
PICK: 162 RND: 5 (MIN)
Javion Cohen
OG Miami (FL)
Sataoa Laumea Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (MIN)
Sataoa Laumea
OT Utah
Ainias Smith Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (MIN)
Ainias Smith
WR Texas A&M
Steve Linton Head Shot
PICK: 233 RND: 7 (MIN)
Steve Linton
LB-EDGE Texas Tech
J.J. Weaver Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (MIN)
J.J. Weaver
LB-EDGE Kentucky
Duce Chestnut Head Shot
PICK: 253 RND: 7 (MIN)
Duce Chestnut
CB LSU
Draft Picks Received
T.J. Tampa Head Shot
PICK: 64 RND: 2 (BAL)
T.J. Tampa
CB Iowa State
Gabriel Murphy Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (HOU)
Gabriel Murphy
DL-EDGE UCLA
Ainias Smith Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (BAL)
Ainias Smith
WR Texas A&M
J.J. Weaver Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (HOU)
J.J. Weaver
LB-EDGE Kentucky
Duce Chestnut Head Shot
PICK: 253 RND: 7 (BAL)
Duce Chestnut
CB LSU
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (BAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (NYG)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (HOU)
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Draft Picks Traded
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (BAL)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
Blake Fisher Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (HOU)
Blake Fisher
OT Notre Dame
Brandon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (NYG)
Brandon Coleman
OL TCU
Players Gained
Head Shot
Tommy DeVito
QB
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Trenton Simpson
LB
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB FutureB
Daniels is the Vikings' new face under center. Grade: B.

After circling the position for what felt like forever, the Vikings committed. Jayden Daniels is the quarterback now, and the roster gets built to his timeline. The bottom line is a respectable B.

Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Chestnut. That running back hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. The hoard sets up next April more than it helps this September.

The roster is better shaped than it was, with quarterback chief among the fixes.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Jayden Daniels
In pick No. 12 they get a franchise quarterback at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick64 Rnd2 T.J. Tampa
T.J. Tampa at the Round 2 slot is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick112 Rnd4 Matt Goncalves
Good price on Matt Goncalves in the 112th overall pick, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick128 Rnd4 Gabriel Murphy
Fair-plus on Gabriel Murphy, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick149 Rnd5 Malik Mustapha
Malik Mustapha in slot 149 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick162 Rnd5 Javion Cohen
Nothing to complain about; Javion Cohen went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick165 Rnd5 Sataoa Laumea
Taking Sataoa Laumea in the 165th pick is close to grand larceny; an offensive lineman that good had no business lasting this long. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick169 Rnd5 Ainias Smith
A slide stopped in No. 169, with Ainias Smith worth more than the price. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick233 Rnd7 Steve Linton
Steve Linton in slot 233 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick238 Rnd7 J.J. Weaver
By-the-book stuff, J.J. Weaver at the 238th overall pick squarely in line with his ranking. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick253 Rnd7 Duce Chestnut
They will replay Duce Chestnut at the 253rd pick for years; that is how good the value is. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.