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Quinn Ewers Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (MIN)
Quinn Ewers
QB Texas
Azareye'h Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
Azareye'h Thomas
CB Florida State
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (MIN)
Jake Majors
C Texas
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 5 (MIN)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Carson Schwesinger Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (MIN)
Carson Schwesinger
LB UCLA
Billy Bowman Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (MIN)
Billy Bowman Jr.
S Oklahoma
Harold Fannin Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (MIN)
Harold Fannin Jr.
TE Bowling Green
Draft Picks Received
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (IND)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Billy Bowman Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (IND)
Billy Bowman Jr.
S Oklahoma
Harold Fannin Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (IND)
Harold Fannin Jr.
TE Bowling Green
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (ARI)
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PICK: RND: 6 (ARI)
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Players Gained
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Budda Baker
S
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Marvin Harrison Jr.
WR
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D.J. Humphries
OT
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Trey McBride
TE
Players traded away
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J.J. McCarthy
QB
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Sam Darnold
QB
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall D-
ValueD+ NeedB+ TradesF FutureA-
The Vikings found their guy under center in Ewers: D-.

The rest of the league will want that one back. Harold Fannin Jr. tumbling to the Vikings in the 232nd pick is a gift they did not have to think twice about.

The cost of the Ewers reach is exactly the players who went right after him. They handed away value on the phones that the picks cannot earn back.

Quinn Ewers is the bet, and the class will be judged on how it pays off. The edge rusher hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even.

Pick Analysis
Pick24 Rnd1 Quinn Ewers
In No. 24 they get the face of the franchise, though the board says they badly overpaid. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick97 Rnd3 Azareye'h Thomas
Circle this one: Azareye'h Thomas at pick No. 97 is a fall that decides a draft. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick115 Rnd4 Jake Majors
Jake Majors slipping to Round 4, Pick 14 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick138 Rnd5 TreVeyon Henderson
A running back of that caliber at slot 138 is the definition of value, full stop. It fills a real need, too.
Pick159 Rnd5 Carson Schwesinger
Steal is underselling it; Carson Schwesinger at No. 159 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick187 Rnd6 Billy Bowman Jr.
You do not let a safety like Billy Bowman Jr. reach pick No. 187 and blink. They did not. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick232 Rnd7 Harold Fannin Jr.
Taking Harold Fannin Jr. in the Round 7 slot is close to grand larceny; a tight end that good had no business lasting this long. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.