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Jared Verse Head Shot
PICK: 15 RND: 1 (MIN)
Jared Verse
DE-EDGE Florida State
Nate Wiggins Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (MIN)
Nate Wiggins
CB Clemson
Quinyon Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (MIN)
Quinyon Mitchell
CB Toledo
Malachi Corley Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (MIN)
Malachi Corley
WR Western Kentucky
MarShawn Lloyd Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (MIN)
MarShawn Lloyd
RB USC
Keith Randolph Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (MIN)
Keith Randolph Jr.
DL-EDGE Illinois
Joe Milton III Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (MIN)
Joe Milton III
QB Tennessee
Jaylan Ford Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (MIN)
Jaylan Ford
LB Texas
Trey Knox Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (MIN)
Trey Knox
TE South Carolina
Matthew Jones Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (MIN)
Matthew Jones
OG Ohio State
Maurice Smith Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (MIN)
Maurice Smith
C Florida State
Draft Picks Received
Jared Verse Head Shot
PICK: 15 RND: 1 (IND)
Jared Verse
DE-EDGE Florida State
Quinyon Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (IND)
Quinyon Mitchell
CB Toledo
Maurice Smith Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (IND)
Maurice Smith
C Florida State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (IND)
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Draft Picks Traded
Michael Penix Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (IND)
Michael Penix Jr.
QB Washington
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesB+ FutureB-
Grand theft in No. 108: the Vikings steal Corley and grade out a B.

You build a draft on nights like this. Malachi Corley had no business being available in the 108th pick, and the Vikings did the only sane thing and turned in the card. Call it a sensible B, earned the boring way.

It is not that Mitchell is a bad player; it is that the Vikings had louder needs to answer first. The safety hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

They are betting Jones proves the room right and everyone else wrong. They squeezed a little extra out of every move they made.

Good work on the whole, with safety the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick15 Rnd1 Jared Verse
In pick No. 15 they get a double-digit-sack hope. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick42 Rnd2 Nate Wiggins
They barely believed it either: Nate Wiggins still on the board at the 42nd pick. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick46 Rnd2 Quinyon Mitchell
A want over a need in No. 46: Quinyon Mitchell adds a cornerback while safety and interior defensive lineman keeps waiting.
Pick108 Rnd4 Malachi Corley
A top-tier wide receiver at a bargain, Malachi Corley in Round 4, Pick 8, plain and simple. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick130 Rnd4 MarShawn Lloyd
MarShawn Lloyd at the Round 4 slot is right where the board had him, plain and simple. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick148 Rnd5 Keith Randolph Jr.
A straight-up fair deal on Keith Randolph Jr. at pick 148, value and slot in agreement. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick160 Rnd5 Joe Milton III
No drama and no debate, Joe Milton III went about where he belonged in the 160th overall pick. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick166 Rnd5 Jaylan Ford
A premium they did not need to pay, Jaylan Ford a notch or two before his time. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick179 Rnd6 Trey Knox
Trey Knox at pick 179 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick230 Rnd7 Matthew Jones
Matthew Jones at the 230th overall pick is a conviction pick that outran the value. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick235 Rnd7 Maurice Smith
They jumped the gun on Maurice Smith, taking him earlier than his grade liked. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.