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RUN ON JUN 3, 2026

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Draft Selections
Noah Fifita Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (MIN)
Noah Fifita
QB Arizona
Faletau Satuala Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (MIN)
Faletau Satuala
S BYU
Brandon Inniss Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (MIN)
Brandon Inniss
WR Ohio State
Earl Little Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
Earl Little Jr.
S Florida State
Jake Garcia Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (MIN)
Jake Garcia
QB Michigan
Jelani Thurman Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (MIN)
Jelani Thurman
TE Ohio State
James Peoples Head Shot
PICK: 234 RND: 7 (MIN)
James Peoples
RB Ohio State
D'Antre Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (MIN)
D'Antre Robinson
DT North Carolina
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
The Vikings drew a line under the quarterback search with Fifita: B-.

The search is over. The Vikings handed the keys to Noah Fifita, and the whole operation now runs on his development. More right than wrong, and a B- to match.

That is a safety worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly. That edge rusher hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. The Fifita reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Noah Fifita
In pick No. 18 they get the arm they will build around, a steep price for the projection. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick49 Rnd2 Faletau Satuala
Faletau Satuala in Round 2, Pick 17 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick82 Rnd3 Brandon Inniss
Brandon Inniss in slot 82 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick97 Rnd3 Earl Little Jr.
Earl Little Jr. in the 97th pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick161 Rnd5 Jake Garcia
They liked Jake Garcia enough to skip the value, taking him in the 161st overall pick. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick194 Rnd6 Jelani Thurman
By-the-book stuff, Jelani Thurman at the Round 6 slot squarely in line with his ranking. The roster fit checks out.
Pick234 Rnd7 James Peoples
A straight-up fair deal on James Peoples at pick 234, value and slot in agreement. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick240 Rnd7 D'Antre Robinson
No edge and no loss on D'Antre Robinson in No. 240; it is a wash and a sensible one. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.