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  • ldazi DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Caleb Williams Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (MIN)
Caleb Williams
QB USC
Kris Abrams-Draine Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (MIN)
Kris Abrams-Draine
CB Missouri
Moose Muhammad III Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (MIN)
Moose Muhammad III
WR Texas A&M
Jacob Cowing Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 6 (MIN)
Jacob Cowing
WR Arizona
Sheridan Jones Head Shot
PICK: 233 RND: 7 (MIN)
Sheridan Jones
CB Clemson
Isaiah Williams Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (MIN)
Isaiah Williams
WR Illinois
Draft Picks Received
Caleb Williams Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (CHI)
Caleb Williams
QB USC
Kris Abrams-Draine Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (BAL)
Kris Abrams-Draine
CB Missouri
Moose Muhammad III Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (CIN)
Moose Muhammad III
WR Texas A&M
Jacob Cowing Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 6 (LAR)
Jacob Cowing
WR Arizona
Sheridan Jones Head Shot
PICK: 233 RND: 7 (DEN)
Sheridan Jones
CB Clemson
Isaiah Williams Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (DEN)
Isaiah Williams
WR Illinois
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (NYJ)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (TB)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (TB)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (TB)
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Draft Picks Traded
Taliese Fuaga Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (CHI)
Taliese Fuaga
OT Oregon State
Devontez Walker Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (NO)
Devontez Walker
WR North Carolina
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (ATL)
Maason Smith
DT-EDGE LSU
Max Melton Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (KC)
Max Melton
CB Rutgers
Dylan Laube Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (BAL)
Dylan Laube
RB New Hampshire
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (LAR)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Ty'Ron Hopper Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (KC)
Ty'Ron Hopper
LB Missouri
Jaylen Harrell Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (DEN)
Jaylen Harrell
DE-EDGE Michigan
Jeremy James Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (BAL)
Jeremy James
OT Mississippi
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (MIA)
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Players Gained
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Andrew Billings
DT
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Jose Borregales
PK
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Michael Carter II
CB
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Drew Dalman
C
Head Shot
Jamel Dean
CB
Head Shot
Cameron Heyward
DT
Head Shot
Malcolm Koonce
EDGE
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Tyrann Mathieu
S
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Quinn Meinerz
OG
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Puka Nacua
WR
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Jayden Reed
WR
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Trey Smith
OG
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Joe Tippmann
C
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Milton Williams
DT
Players traded away
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Garrett Bradbury
C
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Greg Joseph
PK
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Justin Jefferson
WR
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall D-
ValueB NeedA- TradesF FutureD+
A franchise passer in Williams headlines a D- weekend for the Vikings.

The Vikings lost the trade war and it was not close, handing partners the better end again and again.

Everything downstream of Caleb Williams depends on Caleb Williams, and the building knows it. Cowing falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch. A whole weekend of picks and edge rusher is somehow still a want.

They are betting the present roster is worth a lighter draft next spring.

It is a steep hill from here, and the grade knows it.

Pick Analysis
Pick1 Rnd1 Caleb Williams
In pick 1 they get the face of the franchise. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick134 Rnd4 Kris Abrams-Draine
They let Kris Abrams-Draine come to them and pounced at No. 134. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick173 Rnd5 Moose Muhammad III
Circle this one: Moose Muhammad III at the Round 5 slot is a fall that decides a draft. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick218 Rnd6 Jacob Cowing
Jacob Cowing in slot 218 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick233 Rnd7 Sheridan Jones
Steal is underselling it; Sheridan Jones at the 233rd overall pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
Pick241 Rnd7 Isaiah Williams
You do not let a wide receiver like Isaiah Williams reach pick No. 241 and blink. They did not. It patches a soft spot without any drama.