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Draft Selections
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (MIN)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Chris Braswell Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (MIN)
Chris Braswell
LB-EDGE Alabama
Malachi Corley Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (MIN)
Malachi Corley
WR Western Kentucky
LaDarius Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (MIN)
LaDarius Henderson
OT Michigan
Jaylin Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (MIN)
Jaylin Simpson
CB Auburn
Zion Tupuola-Fetui Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (MIN)
Zion Tupuola-Fetui
DE-EDGE Washington
Rasheen Ali Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (MIN)
Rasheen Ali
RB Marshall
Draft Picks Received
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (WSH)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Chris Braswell Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (WSH)
Chris Braswell
LB-EDGE Alabama
Malachi Corley Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (ARI)
Malachi Corley
WR Western Kentucky
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (DAL)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Jer'Zhan Newton Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (WSH)
Jer'Zhan Newton
DL Illinois
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (WSH)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Bucky Irving Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (WSH)
Bucky Irving
RB Oregon
Jarrian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (ARI)
Jarrian Jones
CB Florida State
Brandon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (DAL)
Brandon Coleman
OL TCU
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIA)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Players Gained
Head Shot
Rico Dowdle
RB
Players traded away
Head Shot
Justin Jefferson
WR
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall D-
ValueC+ NeedA- TradesF FutureC
The Vikings left with their quarterback, and a D- to match.

The Vikings did not so much draft LaDarius Henderson as overpay for him, 37 picks clear of his grade. It sets an uneasy tone for the weekend. A D- that will need time and luck to look better.

Jayden Daniels gives the offense a face and a plan, and the grade leans heavily on whether he hits. They lost the exchange badly enough to drag the whole class down.

They will regret leaving safety for another day if the season turns on it. That Ali pick is the receipt they will wave around later.

The verdict is not kind, and fairly so; this class has a hill to climb.

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 Jayden Daniels
In pick 2 they get the face of the franchise at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick40 Rnd2 Chris Braswell
Chris Braswell at pick No. 40 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick71 Rnd3 Malachi Corley
They took Malachi Corley at par in No. 71, which is nothing to complain about. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick130 Rnd4 LaDarius Henderson
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for LaDarius Henderson. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick157 Rnd5 Jaylin Simpson
Fair-plus on Jaylin Simpson, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick179 Rnd6 Zion Tupuola-Fetui
A clean, defensible pick in Round 6, Pick 4 with a little surplus value in Zion Tupuola-Fetui. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick227 Rnd7 Rasheen Ali
Rasheen Ali in No. 227 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.