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Draft Selections
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIN)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Byron Murphy II Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (MIN)
Byron Murphy II
DL Texas
DJ James Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (MIN)
DJ James
CB Auburn
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (MIN)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Isaiah Davis Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (MIN)
Isaiah Davis
RB South Dakota State
Walter Rouse Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (MIN)
Walter Rouse
OT Oklahoma
AJ Barner Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (MIN)
AJ Barner
TE Michigan
Tyrice Knight Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (MIN)
Tyrice Knight
LB UTEP
Johnny Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (MIN)
Johnny Dixon
CB Penn State
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Vikings drew a line under the quarterback search with Maye: B.

The one hole that towered over the rest is filled. The Vikings spent their marquee pick on Drake Maye, and for the first time in a while there is a real answer at quarterback.

Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Dixon. Leaving edge rusher unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

Quarterback is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it. Almost all the early capital went to that side of the ball.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In the Round 1 slot they get the arm they will build around. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick23 Rnd1 Byron Murphy II
In slot 23 they get a load in the middle at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick108 Rnd4 DJ James
Quietly one of the better values of the day, DJ James at the 108th pick. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick129 Rnd4 Brenden Rice
A quiet steal in pick No. 129: Brenden Rice for less than the market said. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick157 Rnd5 Isaiah Davis
They took Isaiah Davis at par in pick 157, which is nothing to complain about. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick167 Rnd5 Walter Rouse
No edge and no loss on Walter Rouse in the 167th overall pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick177 Rnd6 AJ Barner
AJ Barner slid further than he should have, and Round 6, Pick 2 is lovely value for the tight end. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick230 Rnd7 Tyrice Knight
They read the board right and Tyrice Knight was the payoff at No. 230. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick232 Rnd7 Johnny Dixon
The board fumbled Johnny Dixon all the way to the Round 7 slot, and they scooped it up. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.