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Draft Selections
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (MIN)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Javon Bullard Head Shot
PICK: 54 RND: 2 (MIN)
Javon Bullard
S Georgia
Christian Mahogany Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (MIN)
Christian Mahogany
OG Boston College
Cam Hart Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (MIN)
Cam Hart
CB Notre Dame
Mohamed Kamara Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (MIN)
Mohamed Kamara
DL-EDGE Colorado State
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (MIN)
James Williams
S Miami (FL)
Ainias Smith Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (MIN)
Ainias Smith
WR Texas A&M
Ty'Ron Hopper Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (MIN)
Ty'Ron Hopper
LB Missouri
Tip Reiman Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (MIN)
Tip Reiman
TE Illinois
Trente Jones Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (MIN)
Trente Jones
OT Michigan
Steele Chambers Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (MIN)
Steele Chambers
LB Ohio State
Taulia Tagovailoa Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (MIN)
Taulia Tagovailoa
QB Maryland
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (MIN)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
Draft Picks Received
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NE)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Javon Bullard Head Shot
PICK: 54 RND: 2 (CLE)
Javon Bullard
S Georgia
Christian Mahogany Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (DAL)
Christian Mahogany
OG Boston College
Mohamed Kamara Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (CIN)
Mohamed Kamara
DL-EDGE Colorado State
Trente Jones Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (NE)
Trente Jones
OT Michigan
Steele Chambers Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (CIN)
Steele Chambers
LB Ohio State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (CLE)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Jer'Zhan Newton Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (NE)
Jer'Zhan Newton
DL Illinois
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (NE)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (CHI)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Players Gained
Head Shot
Tyler Boyd
WR
Head Shot
Tee Higgins
WR
Head Shot
Creed Humphrey
C
Head Shot
Za'Darius Smith
EDGE
Players traded away
Head Shot
Justin Jefferson
WR
Head Shot
Kene Nwangwu
RB
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall D-
ValueC+ NeedA- TradesF FutureC-
The Vikings found their guy under center in Maye: D-.

The Vikings bet big and early on Taulia Tagovailoa, 57 picks ahead of the board. Bold does not always mean right.

So much rides on Drake Maye that the rest of the class almost grades on a curve behind him. Overpaying at the table undid a lot of the good work elsewhere. Leaving interior defensive lineman unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

Smith falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch. Spend now, pay later; the math only works if this class delivers.

Bottom line, they will be counting on several picks to beat their grades.

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In pick 3 they get the face of the franchise. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick54 Rnd2 Javon Bullard
Javon Bullard at the Round 2 slot is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick56 Rnd2 Christian Mahogany
Christian Mahogany in the 56th overall pick is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick108 Rnd4 Cam Hart
Cam Hart at Round 4, Pick 8 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick115 Rnd4 Mohamed Kamara
Value said wait; Mohamed Kamara in slot 115 says they were not listening. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick129 Rnd4 James Williams
A clean, defensible pick in No. 129 with a little surplus value in James Williams. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick157 Rnd5 Ainias Smith
Ainias Smith at slot 157 is money in the bank, a wide receiver taken below his worth. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick167 Rnd5 Ty'Ron Hopper
They liked Ty'Ron Hopper enough to skip the value, taking him in the 167th pick. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick177 Rnd6 Tip Reiman
By-the-book stuff, Tip Reiman at the Round 6 slot squarely in line with his ranking. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick180 Rnd6 Trente Jones
Trente Jones in pick No. 180 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick194 Rnd6 Steele Chambers
No edge and no loss on Steele Chambers in the 194th overall pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
Pick230 Rnd7 Taulia Tagovailoa
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Taulia Tagovailoa well ahead of where he belonged. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick232 Rnd7 Frank Gore Jr.
Frank Gore Jr. at pick 232 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the running back. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.