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Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (MIN)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
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
LaDarius Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (MIN)
LaDarius Henderson
OT Michigan
Zion Tupuola-Fetui Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (MIN)
Zion Tupuola-Fetui
DE-EDGE Washington
Kitan Oladapo Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (MIN)
Kitan Oladapo
S Oregon State
Jase McClellan Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (MIN)
Jase McClellan
RB Alabama
Draft Picks Received
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (LAC)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Draft Picks Traded
Jer'Zhan Newton Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (LAC)
Jer'Zhan Newton
DL Illinois
Calen Bullock Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (LAC)
Calen Bullock
S USC
Jacob Cowing Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (LAC)
Jacob Cowing
WR Arizona
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (MIA)
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Players traded away
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Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall C-
ValueB- NeedA- TradesF FutureC-
The Vikings finally solved quarterback, and it carried them to a C-.

Start where it matters. The Vikings took Jayden Daniels to run the offense for the next decade, and every other decision this weekend bends around that one. It lands right in the middle: a C-, no more, no less.

Overpaying at the table undid a lot of the good work elsewhere. The McClellan steal is the beam this whole class leans on. For all the activity, wide receiver went untouched, which is hard to explain.

The roster is better shaped than it was, with quarterback chief among the fixes.

So much rides on Jayden Daniels that the real verdict is a season or two away.

Pick Analysis
Pick5 Rnd1 Jayden Daniels
By-the-book stuff, Jayden Daniels at slot 5 squarely in line with his ranking. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick130 Rnd4 Cam Hart
No edge and no loss on Cam Hart in the 130th pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick148 Rnd5 Ty'Ron Hopper
Ty'Ron Hopper at pick 148 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick160 Rnd5 LaDarius Henderson
LaDarius Henderson at pick No. 160 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick165 Rnd5 Zion Tupuola-Fetui
No drama and no debate, Zion Tupuola-Fetui went about where he belonged in No. 165. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick179 Rnd6 Kitan Oladapo
Kitan Oladapo in Round 6, Pick 4 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick230 Rnd7 Jase McClellan
Steal is underselling it; Jase McClellan at the Round 7 slot is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.