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Draft Selections
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (MIN)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (MIN)
T'Vondre Sweat
DL Texas
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (MIN)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Jarrian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (MIN)
Jarrian Jones
CB Florida State
Javion Cohen Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (MIN)
Javion Cohen
OG Miami (FL)
Jaylin Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (MIN)
Jaylin Simpson
CB Auburn
Curtis Jacobs Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (MIN)
Curtis Jacobs
LB Penn State
Josh Proctor Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (MIN)
Josh Proctor
S Ohio State
Joshua Cephus Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (MIN)
Joshua Cephus
WR UTSA
Draft Picks Received
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (CHI)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (KC)
T'Vondre Sweat
DL Texas
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (ATL)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Curtis Jacobs Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (KC)
Curtis Jacobs
LB Penn State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (ATL)
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Draft Picks Traded
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (CHI)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (CHI)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (NYJ)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Jaylan Ford Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (NYJ)
Jaylan Ford
LB Texas
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (MIA)
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Players Gained
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Lorenzo Carter
LB
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Isiah Pacheco
RB
Players traded away
Head Shot
Justin Jefferson
WR
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall D-
ValueB- NeedA- TradesF FutureC+
Maye is the Vikings' new face under center. Grade: D-.

The phones were a trap the Vikings kept walking into, shipping out surplus on nearly every deal. Put together, it is a D-.

The whole projection now runs through Drake Maye; hit there and everything else looks smarter. They will regret leaving edge rusher for another day if the season turns on it.

The Simpson value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere.

Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even, and edge rusher is still a hole.

Pick Analysis
Pick1 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In Round 1, Pick 1 they get their quarterback of the future. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick60 Rnd2 T'Vondre Sweat
They paid sticker price for T'Vondre Sweat in the 60th pick, and that is fine. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick74 Rnd3 Brenden Rice
Brenden Rice in pick 74 lands just on the right side of the ledger. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick130 Rnd4 Jarrian Jones
Value with a capital V on Jarrian Jones in the Round 4 slot, a genuine coup. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick148 Rnd5 Javion Cohen
Javion Cohen at slot 148 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the offensive lineman. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick165 Rnd5 Jaylin Simpson
A top-tier cornerback at a bargain, Jaylin Simpson in pick No. 165, plain and simple. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
Pick175 Rnd5 Curtis Jacobs
They took Curtis Jacobs at par in No. 175, which is nothing to complain about. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick179 Rnd6 Josh Proctor
A straight-up fair deal on Josh Proctor at the 179th overall pick, value and slot in agreement. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick230 Rnd7 Joshua Cephus
By-the-book stuff, Joshua Cephus at the 230th overall pick squarely in line with his ranking. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.