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Draft Selections
Quinyon Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 19 RND: 1 (MIN)
Quinyon Mitchell
CB Toledo
Kris Jenkins Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (MIN)
Kris Jenkins
DL-EDGE Michigan
DeWayne Carter Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (MIN)
DeWayne Carter
DT Duke
Malik Washington Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (MIN)
Malik Washington
WR Virginia
Javion Cohen Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (MIN)
Javion Cohen
OG Miami (FL)
Kitan Oladapo Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (MIN)
Kitan Oladapo
S Oregon State
Grayson Murphy Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (MIN)
Grayson Murphy
DL-EDGE UCLA
Jaylen Harrell Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (MIN)
Jaylen Harrell
DE-EDGE Michigan
Nathaniel Watson Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (MIN)
Nathaniel Watson
LB Mississippi State
Draft Picks Received
Quinyon Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 19 RND: 1 (LAR)
Quinyon Mitchell
CB Toledo
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (LAR)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (LAR)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Jared Verse Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (LAR)
Jared Verse
DE-EDGE Florida State
Players Gained
Head Shot
Tyler Higbee
TE
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B
ValueC+ NeedB TradesB+ FutureA
Good, not great, for the Vikings: B.

When the story of this class is written, it opens with Jaylen Harrell at the Round 6 slot, a reach of 22 spots that the board flatly disagrees with. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped quarterback, which is a strange place to end up. Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Washington. Adding Tyler Higbee by trade rounds out the weekend beyond the rookies.

A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick19 Rnd1 Quinyon Mitchell
In Round 1, Pick 19 they get a lockdown presence outside, reach and all. Need was not the driver here.
Pick42 Rnd2 Kris Jenkins
Kris Jenkins in the 42nd overall pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick108 Rnd4 DeWayne Carter
DeWayne Carter in the Round 4 slot is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick130 Rnd4 Malik Washington
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Malik Washington at No. 130 is the proof. It fills a real need, too.
Pick148 Rnd5 Javion Cohen
Javion Cohen at pick No. 148 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick160 Rnd5 Kitan Oladapo
By-the-book stuff, Kitan Oladapo at pick 160 squarely in line with his ranking. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick166 Rnd5 Grayson Murphy
No edge and no loss on Grayson Murphy in the Round 5 slot; it is a wash and a sensible one. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick179 Rnd6 Jaylen Harrell
Jaylen Harrell in pick 179 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick230 Rnd7 Nathaniel Watson
They liked Nathaniel Watson enough to skip the value, taking him in the 230th overall pick. A minor need, but a need all the same.