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Draft Selections
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIN)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Quinyon Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (MIN)
Quinyon Mitchell
CB Toledo
Tyrice Knight Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (MIN)
Tyrice Knight
LB UTEP
Jordan Jefferson Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (MIN)
Jordan Jefferson
DT LSU
Javion Cohen Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (MIN)
Javion Cohen
OG Miami (FL)
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (MIN)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Xavier Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (MIN)
Xavier Thomas
DE-EDGE Clemson
Julius Welschof Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (MIN)
Julius Welschof
DL-EDGE Charlotte
Zakhari Franklin Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (MIN)
Zakhari Franklin
WR Mississippi
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Maye is the plan now, and the Vikings grade out a B-.

If confidence were a draft strategy, the Vikings would have aced it. Julius Welschof at pick No. 179 is 173 spots clear of where he belonged. Call it a sensible B-, earned the boring way.

The whole projection now runs through Drake Maye; hit there and everything else looks smarter. The Gray pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged. They will regret leaving safety for another day if the season turns on it.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the safety spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Drake Maye
A reasonable price with a little left over, Drake Maye in No. 11. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick42 Rnd2 Quinyon Mitchell
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Quinyon Mitchell at pick No. 42. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick109 Rnd4 Tyrice Knight
They paid sticker price for Tyrice Knight in slot 109, and that is fine. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick130 Rnd4 Jordan Jefferson
Jordan Jefferson at the 130th overall pick is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick145 Rnd5 Javion Cohen
No edge and no loss on Javion Cohen in the Round 5 slot; it is a wash and a sensible one. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick157 Rnd5 Cedric Gray
Cedric Gray at pick 157 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
Pick166 Rnd5 Xavier Thomas
They reached a country mile for Xavier Thomas at pick No. 166, and the board is aghast. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick179 Rnd6 Julius Welschof
Value said wait; Julius Welschof in pick 179 says they were not listening. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick227 Rnd7 Zakhari Franklin
They paid up for Zakhari Franklin at Round 7, Pick 7 when waiting would have done the job. The roster fit checks out.