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Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (MIN)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Jonathon Brooks Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (MIN)
Jonathon Brooks
RB Texas
Andru Phillips Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (MIN)
Andru Phillips
CB Kentucky
Marist Liufau Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (MIN)
Marist Liufau
LB Notre Dame
Malik Mustapha Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (MIN)
Malik Mustapha
S Wake Forest
Grayson Murphy Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 6 (MIN)
Grayson Murphy
DL-EDGE UCLA
Ty'Ron Hopper Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (MIN)
Ty'Ron Hopper
LB Missouri
Logan Lee Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (MIN)
Logan Lee
DL Iowa
Draft Picks Received
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (WSH)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Draft Picks Traded
Michael Penix Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (WSH)
Michael Penix Jr.
QB Washington
Tyler Davis Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (WSH)
Tyler Davis
DT Clemson
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIA)
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Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B
ValueB- NeedA- TradesA+ FutureD
The Vikings finally solved quarterback, and it carried them to a B.

They finally answered the question that shadows every other one. Drake Maye is the Vikings' quarterback, full stop.

The trade ledger is the best part of the whole weekend. The offensive lineman spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Murphy.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In the Round 1 slot they get a passer to set the clock by. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick42 Rnd2 Jonathon Brooks
No edge and no loss on Jonathon Brooks in the 42nd pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick128 Rnd4 Andru Phillips
They let Andru Phillips come to them and pounced at Round 4, Pick 28. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick156 Rnd5 Marist Liufau
A tidy bit of business in slot 156, where Marist Liufau graded well above the range. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick166 Rnd5 Malik Mustapha
A quiet steal in the 166th overall pick: Malik Mustapha for less than the market said. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick176 Rnd6 Grayson Murphy
Grayson Murphy is a better player than pick 176 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick187 Rnd6 Ty'Ron Hopper
The board had Ty'Ron Hopper higher than No. 187, and the linebacker fell to them anyway. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
Pick230 Rnd7 Logan Lee
A reach on Logan Lee in pick No. 230; the board had better options right there. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.