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Draft Selections
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (MIN)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Jonah Elliss Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (MIN)
Jonah Elliss
DE-EDGE Utah
Jaden Hicks Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (MIN)
Jaden Hicks
S Washington State
Elijah Jones Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (MIN)
Elijah Jones
CB Boston College
Trevor Keegan Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (MIN)
Trevor Keegan
OG Michigan
Dylan Laube Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (MIN)
Dylan Laube
RB New Hampshire
Marist Liufau Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (MIN)
Marist Liufau
LB Notre Dame
Keith Randolph Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (MIN)
Keith Randolph Jr.
DL-EDGE Illinois
Draft Picks Received
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (ARI)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Jonah Elliss Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (ARI)
Jonah Elliss
DE-EDGE Utah
Draft Picks Traded
Laiatu Latu Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (ARI)
Laiatu Latu
DL-EDGE UCLA
Adonai Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (ARI)
Adonai Mitchell
WR Texas
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (MIA)
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Players traded away
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K.J. Osborn
WR
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall C+
ValueB NeedA- TradesD FutureC+
Daniels is the Vikings' new face under center. Grade: C+.

They finally answered the question that shadows every other one. Jayden Daniels is the Vikings' quarterback, full stop. Some smart calls, some head-scratchers, and a C+ in the wash.

The trade table is where this weekend went wrong. If one pick saves this weekend, it is Hicks.

For all the activity, wide receiver went untouched, which is hard to explain.

If Jayden Daniels and a couple of the gambles land, hindsight will be kinder than this grade.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Jayden Daniels
In Round 1, Pick 4 they get a passer to set the clock by. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick90 Rnd3 Jonah Elliss
Jonah Elliss in the 90th pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick108 Rnd4 Jaden Hicks
Jaden Hicks in the 108th overall pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick129 Rnd4 Elijah Jones
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Elijah Jones in the Round 4 slot. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick157 Rnd5 Trevor Keegan
Trevor Keegan at No. 157 is money in the bank, a offensive lineman taken below his worth. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick167 Rnd5 Dylan Laube
They let Dylan Laube come to them and pounced at slot 167. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick177 Rnd6 Marist Liufau
A tidy bit of business in pick No. 177, where Marist Liufau graded well above the range. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick232 Rnd7 Keith Randolph Jr.
Value with a capital V on Keith Randolph Jr. in pick 232, a genuine coup. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.