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Caleb Williams Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIN)
Caleb Williams
QB USC
Amarius Mims Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (MIN)
Amarius Mims
OT Georgia
Ladd McConkey Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (MIN)
Ladd McConkey
WR Georgia
Roman Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (MIN)
Roman Wilson
WR Michigan
Mike Sainristil Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (MIN)
Mike Sainristil
CB Michigan
Ty'Ron Hopper Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (MIN)
Ty'Ron Hopper
LB Missouri
Gabe Hall Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (MIN)
Gabe Hall
DL Baylor
Brian Ugwu Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (MIN)
Brian Ugwu
DL-EDGE Miami (OH)
Kendall Milton Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (MIN)
Kendall Milton
RB Georgia
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Vikings drew a line under the quarterback search with Williams: B.

The Vikings torched the value chart for Kendall Milton, taking him 126 spots sooner than anyone had him slotted. They moved the roster forward and banked a B for it.

Landing McConkey that late papers over a lot of smaller sins. So much rides on Caleb Williams that the rest of the class almost grades on a curve behind him.

The safety hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Caleb Williams
In the 11th pick they get a long-term answer under center at a price that makes it sweeter. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick42 Rnd2 Amarius Mims
Amarius Mims at pick 42 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick108 Rnd4 Ladd McConkey
Ladd McConkey at pick No. 108 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick129 Rnd4 Roman Wilson
Roman Wilson in No. 129 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick148 Rnd5 Mike Sainristil
The board fumbled Mike Sainristil all the way to the Round 5 slot, and they scooped it up. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick160 Rnd5 Ty'Ron Hopper
Ty'Ron Hopper in slot 160 lands just on the right side of the ledger. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick168 Rnd5 Gabe Hall
Gabe Hall in Round 5, Pick 32 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick179 Rnd6 Brian Ugwu
This one needs a full-page explanation: Brian Ugwu in pick No. 179, miles early. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick230 Rnd7 Kendall Milton
A big swing on Kendall Milton at the 230th pick, well ahead of any board in the building. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.