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Draft Selections
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (MIN)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIN)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (MIN)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
Audric Estime Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (MIN)
Audric Estime
RB Notre Dame
Josh Newton Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (MIN)
Josh Newton
CB TCU
Jordan Jefferson Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (MIN)
Jordan Jefferson
DT LSU
Zion Tupuola-Fetui Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (MIN)
Zion Tupuola-Fetui
DE-EDGE Washington
Jaylan Ford Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (MIN)
Jaylan Ford
LB Texas
Caedan Wallace Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (MIN)
Caedan Wallace
OT Penn State
Draft Picks Received
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NE)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Draft Picks Traded
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIA)
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Justin Jefferson
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Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall D-
ValueB- NeedA- TradesF FutureC
The Vikings found their guy under center in Maye: D-.

Nobody had Jordan Jefferson this high, and it is not close. The Vikings reached 30 spots to get him at the Round 5 slot. The board pushed back all weekend, and the D- is the result.

The trade table is where this weekend went wrong. Whatever Drake Maye becomes, the front office has tied its fortunes to the answer. They will regret leaving safety for another day if the season turns on it.

Bottom line, they will be counting on several picks to beat their grades.

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In slot 3 they get a franchise quarterback at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick11 Rnd1 Dallas Turner
In pick 11 they get a quarterback's worst nightmare. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick42 Rnd2 Edgerrin Cooper
They took Edgerrin Cooper at par in the 42nd pick, which is nothing to complain about. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick109 Rnd4 Audric Estime
They did well to land Audric Estime in Round 4, Pick 9, just ahead of his grade. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick130 Rnd4 Josh Newton
Josh Newton in the 130th overall pick is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick156 Rnd5 Jordan Jefferson
This one needs a full-page explanation: Jordan Jefferson in pick No. 156, miles early. It fills a real need, too.
Pick166 Rnd5 Zion Tupuola-Fetui
Zion Tupuola-Fetui at slot 166 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick179 Rnd6 Jaylan Ford
A reach for Jaylan Ford in No. 179; a little patience would have been rewarded. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
Pick190 Rnd6 Caedan Wallace
They let Caedan Wallace come to them and pounced at Round 6, Pick 15. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.