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Draft Selections
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (MIN)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Jer'Zhan Newton Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIN)
Jer'Zhan Newton
DL Illinois
Troy Franklin Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (MIN)
Troy Franklin
WR Oregon
Kris Abrams-Draine Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (MIN)
Kris Abrams-Draine
CB Missouri
Javion Cohen Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (MIN)
Javion Cohen
OG Miami (FL)
Cole Bishop Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (MIN)
Cole Bishop
S Utah
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (MIN)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Jaylen Harrell Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (MIN)
Jaylen Harrell
DE-EDGE Michigan
Steele Chambers Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (MIN)
Steele Chambers
LB Ohio State
Draft Picks Received
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (ATL)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Draft Picks Traded
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (PIT)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Players Gained
Head Shot
Cameron Heyward
DT
Players traded away
Head Shot
Kirk Cousins
QB
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall D
ValueB NeedB+ TradesF FutureB-
The Vikings drew a line under the quarterback search with Daniels: D.

Somebody took the Vikings to the cleaners. The deals they made bled real value, and the whole class wears it.

They have staked the next five years on Jayden Daniels, which is the only story that really matters here. Leaving running back unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

A rough weekend that leaves the roster with more questions than answers.

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Jayden Daniels
In pick No. 8 they get the face of the franchise. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick11 Rnd1 Jer'Zhan Newton
In the 11th pick they get an anchor for the defensive front at fair value. A real need, handled.
Pick42 Rnd2 Troy Franklin
Troy Franklin slipping to pick 42 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick130 Rnd4 Kris Abrams-Draine
Kris Abrams-Draine in slot 130 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick148 Rnd5 Javion Cohen
Javion Cohen at the Round 5 slot nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick160 Rnd5 Cole Bishop
Cole Bishop is a better player than No. 160 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick165 Rnd5 Ben Sinnott
Ben Sinnott slid further than he should have, and Round 5, Pick 29 is lovely value for the tight end. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick179 Rnd6 Jaylen Harrell
Jaylen Harrell at the 179th overall pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick230 Rnd7 Steele Chambers
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Steele Chambers at Round 7, Pick 10. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.