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Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (MIN)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Jer'Zhan Newton Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIN)
Jer'Zhan Newton
DL Illinois
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (MIN)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (MIN)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Sincere Haynesworth Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (MIN)
Sincere Haynesworth
C Tulane
Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (MIN)
Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint...
WR Georgia
Edefuan Ulofoshio Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (MIN)
Edefuan Ulofoshio
LB Washington
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (MIN)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
Aki Ogunbiyi Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (MIN)
Aki Ogunbiyi
OG Texas A&M
Isaiah Neyor Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (MIN)
Isaiah Neyor
WR Texas
Draft Picks Received
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (ARI)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Draft Picks Traded
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIA)
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Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall D-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesF FutureC
The Vikings bet the future on Maye. The board says D-.

The phones were a trap the Vikings kept walking into, shipping out surplus on nearly every deal. Hard to defend, and the D- reflects that.

Everything downstream of Drake Maye depends on Drake Maye, and the building knows it. They are betting Haynesworth proves the room right and everyone else wrong. They punted on safety, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

Neyor falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch.

Add it up and it is a weekend the front office will hope everyone forgets, safety very much included.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In the Round 1 slot they get their quarterback of the future at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick11 Rnd1 Jer'Zhan Newton
No drama and no debate, Jer'Zhan Newton went about where he belonged in pick No. 11. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick42 Rnd2 Chop Robinson
Fair-plus on Chop Robinson, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick108 Rnd4 Khyree Jackson
Good price on Khyree Jackson in slot 108, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick130 Rnd4 Sincere Haynesworth
Sincere Haynesworth at the 130th overall pick is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick148 Rnd5 Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint
Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint at No. 148 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the wide receiver. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick160 Rnd5 Edefuan Ulofoshio
A slide stopped in the 160th pick, with Edefuan Ulofoshio worth more than the price. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick165 Rnd5 Frank Gore Jr.
Frank Gore Jr. at pick 165 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It fills a real need, too.
Pick179 Rnd6 Aki Ogunbiyi
They paid sticker price for Aki Ogunbiyi in No. 179, and that is fine. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick230 Rnd7 Isaiah Neyor
They robbed the room for Isaiah Neyor here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.