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Malik Nabers Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (MIN)
Malik Nabers
WR LSU
Kalen King Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (MIN)
Kalen King
CB Penn State
Jordan Travis Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (MIN)
Jordan Travis
QB Florida State
Jaheim Bell Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (MIN)
Jaheim Bell
TE Florida State
Drake Nugent Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (MIN)
Drake Nugent
C Michigan
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (MIN)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
Devontez Walker Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (MIN)
Devontez Walker
WR North Carolina
Christian Mahogany Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (MIN)
Christian Mahogany
OG Boston College
Xavier Truss Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (MIN)
Xavier Truss
OT Georgia
Draft Picks Received
Malik Nabers Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NE)
Malik Nabers
WR LSU
Jordan Travis Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (NE)
Jordan Travis
QB Florida State
Draft Picks Traded
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (NE)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIA)
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Kirk Cousins
QB
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall F
ValueB- NeedB TradesF FutureD
The Travis reach set a tone the Vikings could not shake: F.

The phones were a trap the Vikings kept walking into, shipping out surplus on nearly every deal. The warnings were there, and the F is the bill.

Every board in the league had Travis lower, and that gap is the story. For all the activity, edge rusher went untouched, which is hard to explain.

That Walker pick is the receipt they will wave around later. The bill for those future picks comes due whether the class hits or not.

About as rough as a weekend gets on paper, with edge rusher still staring back at them.

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Malik Nabers
In pick 3 they get a go-to option on the outside. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick52 Rnd2 Kalen King
Kalen King slipping to the 52nd overall pick is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick67 Rnd3 Jordan Travis
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Jordan Travis. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick120 Rnd4 Jaheim Bell
No edge and no loss on Jaheim Bell in the Round 4 slot; it is a wash and a sensible one. It fills a real need, too.
Pick157 Rnd5 Drake Nugent
They took Drake Nugent at par in pick No. 157, which is nothing to complain about. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick161 Rnd5 Frank Gore Jr.
They paid sticker price for Frank Gore Jr. in No. 161, and that is fine. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick168 Rnd5 Devontez Walker
Taking Devontez Walker in the 168th pick is close to grand larceny; a wide receiver that good had no business lasting this long. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick179 Rnd6 Christian Mahogany
They went early on Christian Mahogany in Round 6, Pick 4, and the value did not follow. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick241 Rnd7 Xavier Truss
A reach for Xavier Truss in No. 241; a little patience would have been rewarded. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.