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Draft Selections
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (MIN)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Dylan Sampson Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
Dylan Sampson
RB Tennessee
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 5 (MIN)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (MIN)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (MIN)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Draft Picks Received
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (BUF)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (BUF)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (BUF)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Shavon Revel Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (BUF)
Shavon Revel Jr.
CB East Carolina
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B+
ValueA NeedB+ TradesC FutureB
The Vikings let Mondon Jr. fall and pounced. Final grade: B+.

Thirty-one other rooms let Smael Mondon Jr. slide, and the Vikings were the ones holding the card at slot 202. Highway robbery.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped quarterback, which is a strange place to end up. Safety was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

The back end got a real overhaul. The phones were busy but the ledger stayed level.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Nick Emmanwori
In pick No. 30 they get a ballhawk on the back end at a price that makes it sweeter. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick97 Rnd3 Dylan Sampson
Dylan Sampson at slot 97 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick138 Rnd5 Kevin Winston Jr.
They barely believed it either: Kevin Winston Jr. still on the board at pick 138. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick159 Rnd5 Jake Majors
They will replay Jake Majors at the Round 5 slot for years; that is how good the value is. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick202 Rnd6 Smael Mondon Jr.
A linebacker of that caliber at the 202nd overall pick is the definition of value, full stop. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.