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Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (MIN)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Troy Fautanu Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (MIN)
Troy Fautanu
OT Washington
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (MIN)
T'Vondre Sweat
DL Texas
Donovan Edwards Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (MIN)
Donovan Edwards
RB Michigan
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (MIN)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Mike Sainristil Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (MIN)
Mike Sainristil
CB Michigan
Josh Proctor Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (MIN)
Josh Proctor
S Ohio State
Antwaun Powell-Ryland Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (MIN)
Antwaun Powell-Ryland
DL-EDGE Virginia Tech
Draft Picks Received
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (LAC)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Troy Fautanu Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (LAC)
Troy Fautanu
OT Washington
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (BAL)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Mike Sainristil Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (PHI)
Mike Sainristil
CB Michigan
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (LAC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (BAL)
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Draft Picks Traded
Jer'Zhan Newton Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (NE)
Jer'Zhan Newton
DL Illinois
Brandon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (BAL)
Brandon Coleman
OL TCU
Javion Cohen Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (PHI)
Javion Cohen
OG Miami (FL)
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (NE)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Ty'Ron Hopper Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (NE)
Ty'Ron Hopper
LB Missouri
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (MIA)
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Players Gained
Head Shot
Zion Johnson
OG
Players traded away
Head Shot
Christian Darrisaw
OT
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall D-
ValueB- NeedA- TradesF FutureC-
The Vikings found their guy under center in Maye: D-.

The phones were a trap the Vikings kept walking into, shipping out surplus on nearly every deal.

The whole projection now runs through Drake Maye; hit there and everything else looks smarter. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped wide receiver, which is a strange place to end up. Every board in the league had Powell-Ryland lower, and that gap is the story.

The Gray value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere. They are betting the present roster is worth a lighter draft next spring.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick5 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In slot 5 they get the arm they will build around. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick37 Rnd2 Troy Fautanu
Troy Fautanu in the 37th overall pick is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick42 Rnd2 T'Vondre Sweat
They liked T'Vondre Sweat enough to skip the value, taking him in pick 42. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick108 Rnd4 Donovan Edwards
Donovan Edwards at pick No. 108 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. It fills a real need, too.
Pick134 Rnd4 Cedric Gray
A quiet steal in the Round 4 slot: Cedric Gray for less than the market said. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick137 Rnd5 Mike Sainristil
A market-rate cornerback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Mike Sainristil. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick179 Rnd6 Josh Proctor
They did well to land Josh Proctor in the 179th pick, just ahead of his grade. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick230 Rnd7 Antwaun Powell-Ryland
Antwaun Powell-Ryland at Round 7, Pick 10 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.