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Draft Selections
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (MIN)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Ennis Rakestraw Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (MIN)
Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
CB Missouri
Kamari Lassiter Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (MIN)
Kamari Lassiter
CB Georgia
Theo Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (MIN)
Theo Johnson
TE Penn State
Dylan Laube Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (MIN)
Dylan Laube
RB New Hampshire
Jacob Cowing Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (MIN)
Jacob Cowing
WR Arizona
Layden Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 6 (MIN)
Layden Robinson
OG Texas A&M
Kitan Oladapo Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (MIN)
Kitan Oladapo
S Oregon State
Eric Watts Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (MIN)
Eric Watts
DL-EDGE Connecticut
Myles Murphy Head Shot
PICK: 221 RND: 7 (MIN)
Myles Murphy
DL North Carolina
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (MIN)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
Draft Picks Received
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (TEN)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Ennis Rakestraw Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (TEN)
Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
CB Missouri
Theo Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (DEN)
Theo Johnson
TE Penn State
Eric Watts Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (DEN)
Eric Watts
DL-EDGE Connecticut
Myles Murphy Head Shot
PICK: 221 RND: 7 (TEN)
Myles Murphy
DL North Carolina
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (TEN)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Taliese Fuaga Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (LAC)
Taliese Fuaga
OT Oregon State
Cole Bishop Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (LAC)
Cole Bishop
S Utah
Ainias Smith Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (DEN)
Ainias Smith
WR Texas A&M
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIA)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Players traded away
Head Shot
Andrew Booth Jr.
CB
Head Shot
Brian Asamoah II
LB
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB+ TradesA- FutureD+
Daniels is the plan now, and the Vikings grade out a B-.

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.

They banked enough surplus on Oladapo to cover a lot of smaller sins. They went 8 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.

Pick Analysis
Pick7 Rnd1 Jayden Daniels
In the 7th pick they get the face of the franchise. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick38 Rnd2 Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
Ennis Rakestraw Jr. in pick No. 38 is fair value, right on his grade. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick42 Rnd2 Kamari Lassiter
No edge and no loss on Kamari Lassiter in the 42nd overall pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
Pick135 Rnd4 Theo Johnson
A market-rate tight end, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Theo Johnson. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick156 Rnd5 Dylan Laube
A tidy little value on Dylan Laube in Round 5, Pick 20, a step better than break-even. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick166 Rnd5 Jacob Cowing
They robbed the room for Jacob Cowing here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick176 Rnd6 Layden Robinson
No drama and no debate, Layden Robinson went about where he belonged in the Round 6 slot. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick187 Rnd6 Kitan Oladapo
Taking Kitan Oladapo in slot 187 is close to grand larceny; a safety that good had no business lasting this long. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick206 Rnd6 Eric Watts
Eric Watts at pick 206 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick221 Rnd7 Myles Murphy
A straight-up fair deal on Myles Murphy at Round 7, Pick 1, value and slot in agreement. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick230 Rnd7 Frank Gore Jr.
Fair-plus on Frank Gore Jr., a quiet win that adds up over a draft. It fills a real need, too.