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Malik Nabers Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (MIN)
Malik Nabers
WR LSU
Bo Nix Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (MIN)
Bo Nix
QB Oregon
Ladd McConkey Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (MIN)
Ladd McConkey
WR Georgia
Christian Mahogany Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (MIN)
Christian Mahogany
OG Boston College
Xavier Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (MIN)
Xavier Thomas
DE-EDGE Clemson
Marist Liufau Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (MIN)
Marist Liufau
LB Notre Dame
Kitan Oladapo Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (MIN)
Kitan Oladapo
S Oregon State
Dylan Laube Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (MIN)
Dylan Laube
RB New Hampshire
Ro Torrence Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (MIN)
Ro Torrence
CB Arizona State
Johnny Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (MIN)
Johnny Dixon
CB Penn State
Draft Picks Received
Malik Nabers Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NE)
Malik Nabers
WR LSU
Ladd McConkey Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Ladd McConkey
WR Georgia
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (NE)
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Draft Picks Traded
Jer'Zhan Newton Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (NE)
Jer'Zhan Newton
DL Illinois
Players traded away
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Justin Jefferson
WR
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall D
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesF FutureA
The Vikings finally solved quarterback, and it carried them to a D.

When the story of this class is written, it opens with Xavier Thomas at pick 129, a reach of 33 spots that the board flatly disagrees with. Put together, it is a D.

They have staked the next five years on Bo Nix, which is the only story that really matters here. They lost the exchange badly enough to drag the whole class down. Torrence falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch.

The tight end spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even, and tight end is still a hole.

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Malik Nabers
In Round 1, Pick 3 they get a difference-maker at receiver. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick23 Rnd1 Bo Nix
In the Round 1 slot they get the arm they will build around at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick34 Rnd2 Ladd McConkey
By-the-book stuff, Ladd McConkey at the 34th pick squarely in line with his ranking. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick108 Rnd4 Christian Mahogany
They let Christian Mahogany come to them and pounced at pick 108. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick129 Rnd4 Xavier Thomas
Value said wait; Xavier Thomas in the 129th overall pick says they were not listening. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick157 Rnd5 Marist Liufau
A premium they did not need to pay, Marist Liufau a notch or two before his time. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick167 Rnd5 Kitan Oladapo
Kitan Oladapo is a better player than the Round 5 slot suggests; smart patience, rewarded. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick177 Rnd6 Dylan Laube
Dylan Laube at pick 177 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick230 Rnd7 Ro Torrence
Taking Ro Torrence in the 230th pick is close to grand larceny; a cornerback that good had no business lasting this long. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick232 Rnd7 Johnny Dixon
Johnny Dixon at the 232nd overall pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.