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Draft Selections
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (MIN)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIN)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
Roman Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (MIN)
Roman Wilson
WR Michigan
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (MIN)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
Isaiah Davis Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (MIN)
Isaiah Davis
RB South Dakota State
Xavier Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (MIN)
Xavier Thomas
DE-EDGE Clemson
Walter Rouse Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (MIN)
Walter Rouse
OT Oklahoma
Nick Gargiulo Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (MIN)
Nick Gargiulo
C South Carolina
Keaton Bills Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (MIN)
Keaton Bills
OG Utah
Draft Picks Received
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (LAC)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Draft Picks Traded
Malik Mustapha Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 6 (LAC)
Malik Mustapha
S Wake Forest
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIA)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (MIA)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Players traded away
Head Shot
Justin Jefferson
WR
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall F
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesF FutureD
The Vikings answered their biggest question with Maye. Grade: F.

The Vikings went off the board in a big way for Isaiah Davis, 36 picks early. Conviction is one thing; this is another. A F, plain and simple.

They have staked the next five years on Drake Maye, which is the only story that really matters here. They lost the exchange badly enough to drag the whole class down. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through safety.

It is a win-now wager, and the future is the stake.

There is no spinning it; the board won this weekend going away.

Pick Analysis
Pick5 Rnd1 Drake Maye
A market-rate quarterback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Drake Maye. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick11 Rnd1 Rome Odunze
In the Round 1 slot they get a difference-maker at receiver. A real need, handled.
Pick42 Rnd2 Roman Wilson
Roman Wilson in slot 42 is fair value, right on his grade. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick107 Rnd4 Leonard Taylor III
A reasonable price with a little left over, Leonard Taylor III in the 107th overall pick. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick128 Rnd4 Isaiah Davis
A wild overpay on Isaiah Davis in pick No. 128, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick156 Rnd5 Xavier Thomas
They paid sticker price for Xavier Thomas in the 156th pick, and that is fine. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick166 Rnd5 Walter Rouse
They took Walter Rouse at par in pick 166, which is nothing to complain about. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick187 Rnd6 Nick Gargiulo
They paid up for Nick Gargiulo at No. 187 when waiting would have done the job. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick230 Rnd7 Keaton Bills
No edge and no loss on Keaton Bills in pick No. 230; it is a wash and a sensible one. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.