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Draft Selections
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (MIN)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Kris Jenkins Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (MIN)
Kris Jenkins
DL-EDGE Michigan
D.J. James Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (MIN)
D.J. James
CB Auburn
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (MIN)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Audric Estime Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (MIN)
Audric Estime
RB Notre Dame
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (MIN)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Mohamed Kamara Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (MIN)
Mohamed Kamara
DL-EDGE Colorado State
Matt Goncalves Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (MIN)
Matt Goncalves
OT Pittsburgh
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (MIN)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
Malik Mustapha Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (MIN)
Malik Mustapha
S Wake Forest
Jordan Travis Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (MIN)
Jordan Travis
QB Florida State
Keith Randolph Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (MIN)
Keith Randolph Jr.
DL-EDGE Illinois
Aki Ogunbiyi Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (MIN)
Aki Ogunbiyi
OG Texas A&M
Trey Knox Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (MIN)
Trey Knox
TE South Carolina
Braiden McGregor Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (MIN)
Braiden McGregor
DE-EDGE Michigan
De'Corian Clark Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (MIN)
De'Corian Clark
WR UTSA
Draft Picks Received
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DEN)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Kris Jenkins Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (TB)
Kris Jenkins
DL-EDGE Michigan
D.J. James Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DEN)
D.J. James
CB Auburn
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (TB)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (ATL)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Mohamed Kamara Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (LV)
Mohamed Kamara
DL-EDGE Colorado State
Matt Goncalves Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (DEN)
Matt Goncalves
OT Pittsburgh
Jordan Travis Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (LV)
Jordan Travis
QB Florida State
Braiden McGregor Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (CIN)
Braiden McGregor
DE-EDGE Michigan
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (CIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (CIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (DEN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Michael Penix Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (DEN)
Michael Penix Jr.
QB Washington
Xavier Worthy Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (ATL)
Xavier Worthy
WR Texas
Players Gained
Head Shot
Trey Palmer
WR
Head Shot
Samaje Perine
RB
Head Shot
Byron Young
DT
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureB
The Vikings left with their quarterback, and a B+ to match.

The Vikings spent the pick that matters most on Drake Maye, and a roster that has been waiting on a passer can start to take shape. The bottom line is a respectable B+.

The trade ledger is the best part of the whole weekend. Getting Clark where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class. They are betting Ogunbiyi proves the room right and everyone else wrong.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through interior defensive lineman. The Jackson pick is fine in a vacuum, less so with interior defensive lineman still on the board.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In Round 1, Pick 12 they get the face of the franchise at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick58 Rnd2 Kris Jenkins
Value with a capital V on Kris Jenkins in slot 58, a genuine coup. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick76 Rnd3 D.J. James
A tidy bit of business in pick No. 76, where D.J. James graded well above the range. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick89 Rnd3 Zak Zinter
Zak Zinter at the Round 3 slot is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick109 Rnd4 Audric Estime
Audric Estime at No. 109 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick110 Rnd4 Khyree Jackson
Hard to square with the roster. With positions of obvious need still on the board, Khyree Jackson adds a cornerback and leaves interior defensive lineman untouched.
Pick113 Rnd4 Mohamed Kamara
Mohamed Kamara in the 113th overall pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick114 Rnd4 Matt Goncalves
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Matt Goncalves at the 114th pick is the proof. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick130 Rnd4 Tommy Eichenberg
Tommy Eichenberg in No. 130 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick145 Rnd5 Malik Mustapha
A reasonable price with a little left over, Malik Mustapha in the Round 5 slot. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick147 Rnd5 Jordan Travis
Jordan Travis is a better player than slot 147 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick157 Rnd5 Keith Randolph Jr.
A clean, defensible pick in pick 157 with a little surplus value in Keith Randolph Jr.. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick166 Rnd5 Aki Ogunbiyi
Aki Ogunbiyi in the 166th overall pick is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick179 Rnd6 Trey Knox
A straight-up fair deal on Trey Knox at the 179th pick, value and slot in agreement. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick196 Rnd6 Braiden McGregor
By-the-book stuff, Braiden McGregor at Round 6, Pick 21 squarely in line with his ranking. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick227 Rnd7 De'Corian Clark
Circle this one: De'Corian Clark at pick No. 227 is a fall that decides a draft. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.