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Draft Selections
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (MIN)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
JC Latham Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (MIN)
JC Latham
OT Alabama
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (MIN)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (MIN)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
Jamari Thrash Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (MIN)
Jamari Thrash
WR Louisville
Ty'Ron Hopper Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (MIN)
Ty'Ron Hopper
LB Missouri
Darius Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (MIN)
Darius Robinson
DL-EDGE Missouri
BJ Mayes Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (MIN)
BJ Mayes
CB UAB
Christian Mahogany Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (MIN)
Christian Mahogany
OG Boston College
Erick All Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (MIN)
Erick All
TE Iowa
Draft Picks Received
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (TEN)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (KC)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
Jamari Thrash Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (BUF)
Jamari Thrash
WR Louisville
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (BUF)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (BUF)
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Draft Picks Traded
Denzel Burke Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (BUF)
Denzel Burke
CB Ohio State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIA)
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Players Gained
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Jordan Poyer
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Players traded away
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Cam Akers
RB
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Greg Joseph
PK
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Kirk Cousins
QB
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall D-
ValueB NeedA- TradesF FutureC
The Vikings finally solved quarterback, and it carried them to a D-.

The Vikings lost the trade war and it was not close, handing partners the better end again and again. The math is unkind, and the D- follows.

They have staked the next five years on Drake Maye, which is the only story that really matters here. The cost of the Gore Jr. reach is exactly the players who went right after him.

A whole weekend of picks and safety is somehow still a want. The Robinson value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere.

Bottom line, they will be counting on several picks to beat their grades.

Pick Analysis
Pick6 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In slot 6 they get their quarterback of the future. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick20 Rnd1 JC Latham
In the 20th pick they get a building block for the line at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick120 Rnd4 Khyree Jackson
Khyree Jackson at No. 120 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick131 Rnd4 Frank Gore Jr.
They reached into another round for Frank Gore Jr., and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. It fills a real need, too.
Pick146 Rnd5 Jamari Thrash
Jamari Thrash slid further than he should have, and the Round 5 slot is lovely value for the wide receiver. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick157 Rnd5 Ty'Ron Hopper
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Ty'Ron Hopper in pick No. 157. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick161 Rnd5 Darius Robinson
Somehow Darius Robinson was still sitting there in the 161st overall pick, and they pounced on premier edge rusher value. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick168 Rnd5 BJ Mayes
BJ Mayes in Round 5, Pick 32 is fair value, right on his grade. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
Pick179 Rnd6 Christian Mahogany
They paid a round early for Christian Mahogany in the 179th pick, more than the board wanted. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick241 Rnd7 Erick All
Erick All at the 241st overall pick is money in the bank, a tight end taken below his worth. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.