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Draft Selections
Caleb Williams Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (MIN)
Caleb Williams
QB USC
Nate Wiggins Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (MIN)
Nate Wiggins
CB Clemson
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (MIN)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Ladd McConkey Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (MIN)
Ladd McConkey
WR Georgia
Kamari Lassiter Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (MIN)
Kamari Lassiter
CB Georgia
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (MIN)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
Bucky Irving Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (MIN)
Bucky Irving
RB Oregon
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (MIN)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Javon Foster Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (MIN)
Javon Foster
OT Missouri
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (MIN)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
LaDarius Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (MIN)
LaDarius Henderson
OT Michigan
Sam Hartman Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (MIN)
Sam Hartman
QB Notre Dame
Draft Picks Received
Caleb Williams Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NE)
Caleb Williams
QB USC
Nate Wiggins Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (PIT)
Nate Wiggins
CB Clemson
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (WSH)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Ladd McConkey Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (WSH)
Ladd McConkey
WR Georgia
Sam Hartman Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (NE)
Sam Hartman
QB Notre Dame
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (WSH)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (NO)
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Draft Picks Traded
Michael Penix Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (NO)
Michael Penix Jr.
QB Washington
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIA)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Players traded away
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Ezra Cleveland
OG
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Kirk Cousins
QB
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall D
ValueB NeedB+ TradesF FutureB-
Williams is the Vikings' new face under center. Grade: D.

The trade table was where it all came apart. The Vikings shipped out far more than they hauled back, and no amount of spin dresses up the bill.

Caleb Williams is the bet, and the class will be judged on how it pays off. It is not that Lassiter is a bad player; it is that the Vikings had louder needs to answer first.

The edge rusher spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. They will need Eichenberg to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it.

On value alone, Irving makes the weekend a net positive.

Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even, and edge rusher is still a hole.

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Caleb Williams
In pick 3 they get their guy under center for the next decade at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick20 Rnd1 Nate Wiggins
In the Round 1 slot they get a press-man option on the boundary. More want than need.
Pick36 Rnd2 Jackson Powers-Johnson
A premium they did not need to pay, Jackson Powers-Johnson a notch or two before his time. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick40 Rnd2 Ladd McConkey
Ladd McConkey in the 40th overall pick is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. The roster fit checks out.
Pick42 Rnd2 Kamari Lassiter
The needs board was loud and they turned it down, spending No. 42 on Kamari Lassiter with edge rusher, safety and other spots unsolved.
Pick109 Rnd4 Tommy Eichenberg
Tommy Eichenberg at the 109th pick is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick130 Rnd4 Bucky Irving
Bucky Irving at slot 130 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick156 Rnd5 Luke McCaffrey
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Luke McCaffrey in Round 5, Pick 20. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick166 Rnd5 Javon Foster
Somehow Javon Foster was still sitting there in the 166th pick, and they pounced on premier offensive lineman value. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick179 Rnd6 Frank Gore Jr.
Frank Gore Jr. at pick No. 179 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick190 Rnd6 LaDarius Henderson
Taking LaDarius Henderson in the 190th overall pick is close to grand larceny; an offensive lineman that good had no business lasting this long. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick229 Rnd7 Sam Hartman
They took Sam Hartman at par in slot 229, which is nothing to complain about. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.