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Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (MIN)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (MIN)
T'Vondre Sweat
DL Texas
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 96 RND: 3 (MIN)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Mohamed Kamara Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (MIN)
Mohamed Kamara
DL-EDGE Colorado State
Cam Hart Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (MIN)
Cam Hart
CB Notre Dame
Ty'Ron Hopper Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (MIN)
Ty'Ron Hopper
LB Missouri
Layden Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (MIN)
Layden Robinson
OG Texas A&M
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (MIN)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
Michael Barrett Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (MIN)
Michael Barrett
LB Michigan
Xavier Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (MIN)
Xavier Thomas
DE-EDGE Clemson
Draft Picks Received
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (LAC)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (LAR)
T'Vondre Sweat
DL Texas
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 96 RND: 3 (JAX)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Mohamed Kamara Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (JAX)
Mohamed Kamara
DL-EDGE Colorado State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (JAX)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (LAR)
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Draft Picks Traded
Jer'Zhan Newton Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (LAC)
Jer'Zhan Newton
DL Illinois
Byron Murphy II Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (LAR)
Byron Murphy II
DL Texas
Jaheim Bell Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (LAC)
Jaheim Bell
TE Florida State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIA)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesA FutureD-
A franchise passer in Daniels headlines a B- weekend for the Vikings.

The Vikings spent the pick that matters most on Jayden Daniels, and a roster that has been waiting on a passer can start to take shape.

They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own. For all the activity, safety went untouched, which is hard to explain.

Every board in the league had Thomas lower, and that gap is the story. They are betting the present roster is worth a lighter draft next spring.

Good work on the whole, with safety the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick5 Rnd1 Jayden Daniels
In pick 5 they get their guy under center for the next decade at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick52 Rnd2 T'Vondre Sweat
They paid a round early for T'Vondre Sweat in Round 2, Pick 20, more than the board wanted. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick96 Rnd3 Zak Zinter
Zak Zinter in pick No. 96 is fair value, right on his grade. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick114 Rnd4 Mohamed Kamara
A market-rate edge rusher, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Mohamed Kamara. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick130 Rnd4 Cam Hart
Cam Hart in the Round 4 slot is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick148 Rnd5 Ty'Ron Hopper
No edge and no loss on Ty'Ron Hopper in No. 148; it is a wash and a sensible one. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick160 Rnd5 Layden Robinson
They took Layden Robinson at par in slot 160, which is nothing to complain about. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick165 Rnd5 Frank Gore Jr.
Frank Gore Jr. at the 165th pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. The roster fit checks out.
Pick179 Rnd6 Michael Barrett
No drama and no debate, Michael Barrett went about where he belonged in the 179th overall pick. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
Pick230 Rnd7 Xavier Thomas
A reach on Xavier Thomas in pick No. 230; the board had better options right there. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.