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Traded down and STILL got Hunter

Draft Selections
Travis Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (MIN)
Travis Hunter
CB Colorado
Kaleb Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (MIN)
Kaleb Johnson
RB Iowa
Dylan Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
Dylan Fairchild
OG Georgia
Quinshon Judkins Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (MIN)
Quinshon Judkins
RB Ohio State
Alfred Collins Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (MIN)
Alfred Collins
DT Texas
Jaxson Dart Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (MIN)
Jaxson Dart
QB Ole Miss
Jack Bech Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (MIN)
Jack Bech
WR TCU
Draft Picks Received
Travis Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Travis Hunter
CB Colorado
Kaleb Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Kaleb Johnson
RB Iowa
Jaxson Dart Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (HOU)
Jaxson Dart
QB Ole Miss
Jack Bech Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (HOU)
Jack Bech
WR TCU
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (HOU)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (HOU)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B
ValueA+ NeedB- TradesB FutureB-
Best value of the weekend goes to the Vikings for Dart: B.

This is the pick they will still be bragging about in July: Jaxson Dart, the No. 41 name on the board, stolen at Round 7, Pick 20. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B.

A whole weekend of picks and edge rusher is somehow still a want. They squeezed a little extra out of every move they made. Quarterback is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

Value over need was the throughline, for better and worse.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Travis Hunter
In Round 1, Pick 25 they get an island corner at a price that makes it sweeter.
Pick89 Rnd3 Kaleb Johnson
They barely believed it either: Kaleb Johnson still on the board at No. 89. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick97 Rnd3 Dylan Fairchild
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Dylan Fairchild. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick139 Rnd5 Quinshon Judkins
A running back of that caliber at slot 139 is the definition of value, full stop. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick187 Rnd6 Alfred Collins
You do not let an interior defensive lineman like Alfred Collins reach the 187th pick and blink. They did not. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick236 Rnd7 Jaxson Dart
Jaxson Dart in the Round 7 slot is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick241 Rnd7 Jack Bech
Circle this one: Jack Bech at pick No. 241 is a fall that decides a draft. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.