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Draft Selections
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (MIN)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (MIN)
T'Vondre Sweat
DL Texas
Christian Mahogany Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (MIN)
Christian Mahogany
OG Boston College
Tykee Smith Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (MIN)
Tykee Smith
S Georgia
Jason Marshall Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (MIN)
Jason Marshall Jr.
CB Florida
Ainias Smith Head Shot
PICK: 162 RND: 5 (MIN)
Ainias Smith
WR Texas A&M
Jaylan Ford Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (MIN)
Jaylan Ford
LB Texas
Mike Sainristil Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (MIN)
Mike Sainristil
CB Michigan
Keith Randolph Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (MIN)
Keith Randolph Jr.
DL-EDGE Illinois
Marques Cox Head Shot
PICK: 233 RND: 7 (MIN)
Marques Cox
OT Kentucky
Draft Picks Received
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (PIT)
T'Vondre Sweat
DL Texas
Keith Randolph Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (PIT)
Keith Randolph Jr.
DL-EDGE Illinois
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (PIT)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (PIT)
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Draft Picks Traded
Nate Wiggins Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (PIT)
Nate Wiggins
CB Clemson
Players Gained
Head Shot
Jaylen Warren
RB
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB+ FutureB
A passer of the future in Daniels, and a B, for the Vikings.

After circling the position for what felt like forever, the Vikings committed. Jayden Daniels is the quarterback now, and the roster gets built to his timeline. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B.

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

They squeezed a little extra out of every move they made.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the running back spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Jayden Daniels
In the Round 1 slot they get the face of the franchise. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick50 Rnd2 T'Vondre Sweat
A interior defensive lineman of that caliber at the 50th overall pick is the definition of value, full stop. The roster fit checks out.
Pick112 Rnd4 Christian Mahogany
Christian Mahogany at pick No. 112 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick127 Rnd4 Tykee Smith
They paid sticker price for Tykee Smith in pick 127, and that is fine. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick149 Rnd5 Jason Marshall Jr.
Jason Marshall Jr. at No. 149 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick162 Rnd5 Ainias Smith
They took Ainias Smith at par in Round 5, Pick 26, which is nothing to complain about. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick165 Rnd5 Jaylan Ford
Jaylan Ford at slot 165 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the linebacker. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick179 Rnd6 Mike Sainristil
Mike Sainristil in the 179th pick is a gift, value that borders on unfair. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
Pick196 Rnd6 Keith Randolph Jr.
A clean, defensible pick in pick No. 196 with a little surplus value in Keith Randolph Jr.. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick233 Rnd7 Marques Cox
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Marques Cox at pick 233 is the proof. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.