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Draft Selections
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (MIN)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Olumuyiwa Fashanu Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIN)
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
OT Penn State
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (MIN)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (MIN)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (MIN)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (MIN)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Kalen King Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (MIN)
Kalen King
CB Penn State
Trevor Keegan Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (MIN)
Trevor Keegan
OG Michigan
Ty'Ron Hopper Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (MIN)
Ty'Ron Hopper
LB Missouri
Gabe Hall Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (MIN)
Gabe Hall
DL Baylor
Draft Picks Received
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NE)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Gabe Hall Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (NE)
Gabe Hall
DL Baylor
Draft Picks Traded
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIA)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIA)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Players traded away
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Ezra Cleveland
OG
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Kirk Cousins
QB
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall F
ValueB NeedA- TradesF FutureD-
A franchise passer in Maye headlines a F weekend for the Vikings.

You can lose a draft before you make a pick. The Vikings did it at the trade table, overpaying to chase players the board did not price nearly as high. A weekend to file away and forget, and an F to match.

The whole projection now runs through Drake Maye; hit there and everything else looks smarter. That safety hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. McCaffrey has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced.

On value alone, King makes the weekend a net positive. The bill for those future picks comes due whether the class hits or not.

There is no soft landing here: they fought the board and left safety open, and the grade is the bill.

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In slot 3 they get the arm they will build around. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick11 Rnd1 Olumuyiwa Fashanu
In pick No. 11 they get a blindside protector at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick42 Rnd2 Chop Robinson
A top-tier edge rusher at a bargain, Chop Robinson in pick 42, plain and simple. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick109 Rnd4 Zak Zinter
A reasonable price with a little left over, Zak Zinter in the 109th overall pick. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick130 Rnd4 Braelon Allen
Circle this one: Braelon Allen at No. 130 is a fall that decides a draft. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick156 Rnd5 Luke McCaffrey
Luke McCaffrey in the 156th pick is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick166 Rnd5 Kalen King
Kalen King at Round 5, Pick 30 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick179 Rnd6 Trevor Keegan
They read the board right and Trevor Keegan was the payoff at the Round 6 slot. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick190 Rnd6 Ty'Ron Hopper
A quiet steal in slot 190: Ty'Ron Hopper for less than the market said. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick229 Rnd7 Gabe Hall
A tidy bit of business in No. 229, where Gabe Hall graded well above the range. A need, and now a little less of one.