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Draft Selections
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (MIN)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (MIN)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (MIN)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
Sedrick Van Pran Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (MIN)
Sedrick Van Pran
C Georgia
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (MIN)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
De'Corian Clark Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (MIN)
De'Corian Clark
WR UTSA
Isaiah Davis Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (MIN)
Isaiah Davis
RB South Dakota State
Javion Cohen Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (MIN)
Javion Cohen
OG Miami (FL)
Austin Booker Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (MIN)
Austin Booker
DE-EDGE Kansas
Joshua Cephus Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (MIN)
Joshua Cephus
WR UTSA
Rasheen Ali Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (MIN)
Rasheen Ali
RB Marshall
Troy Omeire Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (MIN)
Troy Omeire
WR Arizona State
BJ Mayes Head Shot
PICK: 256 RND: 7 (MIN)
BJ Mayes
CB UAB
Draft Picks Received
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NE)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (LAC)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Sedrick Van Pran Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (LAC)
Sedrick Van Pran
C Georgia
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (LAC)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Javion Cohen Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (NO)
Javion Cohen
OG Miami (FL)
BJ Mayes Head Shot
PICK: 256 RND: 7 (LAC)
BJ Mayes
CB UAB
Draft Picks Traded
Jer'Zhan Newton Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (LAC)
Jer'Zhan Newton
DL Illinois
Kris Abrams-Draine Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (NO)
Kris Abrams-Draine
CB Missouri
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (MIA)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Players Gained
Head Shot
Jimmy Graham
TE
Players traded away
Head Shot
Justin Jefferson
WR
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall F
ValueC NeedB+ TradesF FutureD
The Vikings drew a line under the quarterback search with Daniels: F.

There is reaching, and then there is De'Corian Clark at pick 109. The Vikings jumped the board by 91 and dared it to prove them wrong. Little went right, and the F does not pretend otherwise.

Overpaying at the table undid a lot of the good work elsewhere. So much rides on Jayden Daniels that the rest of the class almost grades on a curve behind him. A whole weekend of picks and safety is somehow still a want.

However the rest shakes out, Mayes at that price is a win they earned. Spend now, pay later; the math only works if this class delivers.

About as rough as a weekend gets on paper, with safety still staring back at them.

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Jayden Daniels
In No. 3 they get a long-term answer under center. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick37 Rnd2 Chop Robinson
By-the-book stuff, Chop Robinson at the Round 2 slot squarely in line with his ranking. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick42 Rnd2 Edgerrin Cooper
They jumped the gun on Edgerrin Cooper, taking him earlier than his grade liked. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick69 Rnd3 Sedrick Van Pran
Sedrick Van Pran in slot 69 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick106 Rnd4 Zak Zinter
Zak Zinter slipping to the 106th overall pick is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick109 Rnd4 De'Corian Clark
A wild overpay on De'Corian Clark in pick No. 109, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick130 Rnd4 Isaiah Davis
They talked themselves into Isaiah Davis at the Round 4 slot, and the board did not agree. The roster fit checks out.
Pick149 Rnd5 Javion Cohen
Javion Cohen in pick 149 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick157 Rnd5 Austin Booker
No edge and no loss on Austin Booker in the 157th pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick166 Rnd5 Joshua Cephus
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Joshua Cephus. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick179 Rnd6 Rasheen Ali
They went early on Rasheen Ali in No. 179, and the value did not follow. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick227 Rnd7 Troy Omeire
Troy Omeire at pick No. 227 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick256 Rnd7 BJ Mayes
Circle this one: BJ Mayes at Round 7, Pick 36 is a fall that decides a draft. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.