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Draft Selections
Kaleb Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (MIN)
Kaleb Johnson
RB Iowa
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (MIN)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Xavier Scott Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 5 (MIN)
Xavier Scott
CB Illinois
Pat Bryant Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (MIN)
Pat Bryant
WR Illinois
Danny Stutsman Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (MIN)
Danny Stutsman
LB Oklahoma
Ollie Gordon II Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (MIN)
Ollie Gordon II
RB Oklahoma State
Draft Picks Received
Kaleb Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (CAR)
Kaleb Johnson
RB Iowa
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (NE)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Pat Bryant Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (NE)
Pat Bryant
WR Illinois
Ollie Gordon II Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (NE)
Ollie Gordon II
RB Oklahoma State
Draft Picks Traded
JT Tuimoloau Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (CAR)
JT Tuimoloau
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Players Gained
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Derrick Brown
DT
Players traded away
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Jordan Addison
WR
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B+
ValueA- NeedB TradesA+ FutureB-
The Vikings let Stutsman fall and pounced. Final grade: B+.

The Vikings did not reach, did not trade up, did not blink. They just waited, and Danny Stutsman fell into slot 159. It nets out to a B+, which feels about right.

They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast. They are betting Scott proves the room right and everyone else wrong. They punted on quarterback, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick57 Rnd2 Kaleb Johnson
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Kaleb Johnson at slot 57. The roster fit checks out.
Pick77 Rnd3 Xavier Watts
A safety of that caliber at pick No. 77 is the definition of value, full stop. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick97 Rnd3 Tate Ratledge
Tate Ratledge in the Round 3 slot is a gift, value that borders on unfair. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick138 Rnd5 Xavier Scott
This one needs a full-page explanation: Xavier Scott in pick 138, miles early. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick143 Rnd5 Pat Bryant
They paid sticker price for Pat Bryant in the 143rd pick, and that is fine. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick159 Rnd5 Danny Stutsman
They will replay Danny Stutsman at No. 159 for years; that is how good the value is. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick238 Rnd7 Ollie Gordon II
The board fumbled Ollie Gordon II all the way to Round 7, Pick 22, and they scooped it up. A need, and now a little less of one.