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Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (MIN)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Quinyon Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (MIN)
Quinyon Mitchell
CB Toledo
Mekhi Wingo Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (MIN)
Mekhi Wingo
DT LSU
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (MIN)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Josh Newton Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (MIN)
Josh Newton
CB TCU
Dylan Laube Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (MIN)
Dylan Laube
RB New Hampshire
Tykee Smith Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (MIN)
Tykee Smith
S Georgia
JD Bertrand Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (MIN)
JD Bertrand
LB Notre Dame
Garret Greenfield Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (MIN)
Garret Greenfield
OT South Dakota State
Draft Picks Received
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (LAC)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Draft Picks Traded
Byron Murphy II Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (LAC)
Byron Murphy II
DL Texas
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (ARI)
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Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesA FutureD
The Vikings left with their quarterback, and a B to match.

The Vikings spent the pick that matters most on Drake Maye, and a roster that has been waiting on a passer can start to take shape. They moved the roster forward and banked a B for it.

That Newton pick is the receipt they will wave around later. Every deal seemed to tilt their way, which is not luck. That edge rusher hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but edge rusher.

Pick Analysis
Pick5 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In the 5th overall pick they get a franchise quarterback. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick23 Rnd1 Quinyon Mitchell
In slot 23 they get a potential shutdown corner at fair value. More want than need.
Pick108 Rnd4 Mekhi Wingo
A straight-up fair deal on Mekhi Wingo at the Round 4 slot, value and slot in agreement. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick129 Rnd4 Johnny Wilson
A tidy little value on Johnny Wilson in the 129th pick, a step better than break-even. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick157 Rnd5 Josh Newton
Josh Newton in pick No. 157 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
Pick167 Rnd5 Dylan Laube
Dylan Laube at Round 5, Pick 31 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick177 Rnd6 Tykee Smith
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Tykee Smith in No. 177. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick230 Rnd7 JD Bertrand
Value with a capital V on JD Bertrand in pick 230, a genuine coup. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick232 Rnd7 Garret Greenfield
Garret Greenfield slid further than he should have, and pick 232 is lovely value for the offensive lineman. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.