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Draft Selections
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIN)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (MIN)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Ricky Pearsall Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (MIN)
Ricky Pearsall
WR Florida
Jaden Hicks Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (MIN)
Jaden Hicks
S Washington State
Ty'Ron Hopper Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (MIN)
Ty'Ron Hopper
LB Missouri
Gabe Hall Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (MIN)
Gabe Hall
DL Baylor
Zion Logue Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (MIN)
Zion Logue
DL Georgia
Xavier Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (MIN)
Xavier Thomas
DE-EDGE Clemson
Isaiah Davis Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (MIN)
Isaiah Davis
RB South Dakota State
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Daniels is the plan now, and the Vikings grade out a B.

Boards are made to be trusted, and the Vikings shredded theirs for Zion Logue. He came off 95 spots early, and the room will hear about it. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B.

Jayden Daniels gives the offense a face and a plan, and the grade leans heavily on whether he hits. Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Pearsall. Leaving offensive lineman unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but offensive lineman.

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Jayden Daniels
In the Round 1 slot they get their guy under center for the next decade. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick42 Rnd2 Kool-Aid McKinstry
Somehow Kool-Aid McKinstry was still sitting there in Round 2, Pick 10, and they pounced on premier cornerback value. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick109 Rnd4 Ricky Pearsall
Ricky Pearsall at the 109th pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick130 Rnd4 Jaden Hicks
Taking Jaden Hicks in pick 130 is close to grand larceny; a safety that good had no business lasting this long. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick145 Rnd5 Ty'Ron Hopper
Ty'Ron Hopper at the 145th overall pick is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick157 Rnd5 Gabe Hall
Gabe Hall at No. 157 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. The roster fit checks out.
Pick166 Rnd5 Zion Logue
A real head-scratcher, Zion Logue in pick 166 is miles ahead of his ranking. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick179 Rnd6 Xavier Thomas
Xavier Thomas at the 179th pick is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick227 Rnd7 Isaiah Davis
Steal is underselling it; Isaiah Davis at Round 7, Pick 7 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.