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Draft Selections
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 5 (MIN)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (MIN)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Mason Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (MIN)
Mason Taylor
TE LSU
Garrett Dellinger Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (MIN)
Garrett Dellinger
OG LSU
Draft Picks Received
Mason Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (DAL)
Mason Taylor
TE LSU
Garrett Dellinger Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (DAL)
Garrett Dellinger
OG LSU
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (DAL)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (DAL)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (DAL)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (DAL)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Players Gained
Head Shot
Jourdan Lewis
CB
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B+
ValueA NeedB+ TradesD+ FutureA+
Grand theft in the 186th overall pick: the Vikings steal Taylor and grade out a B+.

The Vikings did not reach, did not trade up, did not blink. They just waited, and Mason Taylor fell into No. 186. Good, not great, and the B+ says as much.

A whole weekend of picks and quarterback is somehow still a want. A small leak at the table, if not a fatal one.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick97 Rnd3 TreVeyon Henderson
Circle this one: TreVeyon Henderson at the 97th pick is a fall that decides a draft. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick138 Rnd5 Kevin Winston Jr.
A safety of that caliber at Round 5, Pick 1 is the definition of value, full stop. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick159 Rnd5 Jake Majors
You do not let an offensive lineman like Jake Majors reach the 159th overall pick and blink. They did not. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick186 Rnd6 Mason Taylor
Mason Taylor at the Round 6 slot is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick248 Rnd7 Garrett Dellinger
By-the-book stuff, Garrett Dellinger at pick 248 squarely in line with his ranking. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.