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Draft Selections
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (MIN)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Tyler Nubin Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (MIN)
Tyler Nubin
S Minnesota
Kalen King Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (MIN)
Kalen King
CB Penn State
Matt Goncalves Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (MIN)
Matt Goncalves
OT Pittsburgh
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (MIN)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
Kamal Hadden Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (MIN)
Kamal Hadden
CB Tennessee
Ty'Ron Hopper Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (MIN)
Ty'Ron Hopper
LB Missouri
Chau Smith-Wade Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (MIN)
Chau Smith-Wade
CB Washington State
Andru Phillips Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (MIN)
Andru Phillips
CB Kentucky
Josh Proctor Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (MIN)
Josh Proctor
S Ohio State
Brian Ugwu Head Shot
PICK: 199 RND: 6 (MIN)
Brian Ugwu
DL-EDGE Miami (OH)
Dylan McMahon Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (MIN)
Dylan McMahon
C North Carolina State
Draft Picks Received
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (WSH)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Tyler Nubin Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (WSH)
Tyler Nubin
S Minnesota
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (ARI)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
Kamal Hadden Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (ARI)
Kamal Hadden
CB Tennessee
Josh Proctor Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (MIA)
Josh Proctor
S Ohio State
Brian Ugwu Head Shot
PICK: 199 RND: 6 (MIA)
Brian Ugwu
DL-EDGE Miami (OH)
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (WSH)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
DJ James Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (ARI)
DJ James
CB Auburn
Brandon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (MIA)
Brandon Coleman
OL TCU
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIA)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Players traded away
Head Shot
Justin Jefferson
WR
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall F
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesF FutureD+
Maye is the Vikings' new face under center. Grade: F.

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.

Whatever Drake Maye becomes, the front office has tied its fortunes to the answer. They will need Ugwu to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped running back, which is a strange place to end up. Goncalves falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch.

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

About as rough as a weekend gets on paper, with running back still staring back at them.

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In Round 1, Pick 2 they get their guy under center for the next decade. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick40 Rnd2 Tyler Nubin
A quiet steal in pick No. 40: Tyler Nubin for less than the market said. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick42 Rnd2 Kalen King
By-the-book stuff, Kalen King at the 42nd overall pick squarely in line with his ranking. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick130 Rnd4 Matt Goncalves
Circle this one: Matt Goncalves at No. 130 is a fall that decides a draft. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick133 Rnd4 Tommy Eichenberg
Nothing to complain about; Tommy Eichenberg went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick140 Rnd5 Kamal Hadden
No edge and no loss on Kamal Hadden in the 140th pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
Pick148 Rnd5 Ty'Ron Hopper
A straight-up fair deal on Ty'Ron Hopper at pick 148, value and slot in agreement. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
Pick166 Rnd5 Chau Smith-Wade
Chau Smith-Wade at the Round 5 slot is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
Pick179 Rnd6 Andru Phillips
Andru Phillips at pick 179 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
Pick186 Rnd6 Josh Proctor
Josh Proctor in the Round 6 slot is fair value, right on his grade. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick199 Rnd6 Brian Ugwu
Value said wait; Brian Ugwu in the 199th overall pick says they were not listening. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick230 Rnd7 Dylan McMahon
Dylan McMahon at No. 230 is a conviction pick that outran the value. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.