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Draft Selections
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIN)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Quinyon Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (MIN)
Quinyon Mitchell
CB Toledo
Braden Fiske Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (MIN)
Braden Fiske
DL Florida State
Blake Fisher Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (MIN)
Blake Fisher
OT Notre Dame
Javon Foster Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (MIN)
Javon Foster
OT Missouri
Dylan Laube Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (MIN)
Dylan Laube
RB New Hampshire
Xavier Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (MIN)
Xavier Thomas
DE-EDGE Clemson
Michael Barrett Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (MIN)
Michael Barrett
LB Michigan
Zion Logue Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (MIN)
Zion Logue
DL Georgia
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Daniels is the plan now, and the Vikings grade out a B.

The Xavier Thomas selection is the head-turner. The Vikings reached 101 spots for him, and it will define how this weekend is remembered.

They have staked the next five years on Jayden Daniels, which is the only story that really matters here. However the rest shakes out, Fisher at that price is a win they earned. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through safety.

On the needs board they went 5 of 8, with quarterback the one that mattered most.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the safety spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Jayden Daniels
In the 11th pick they get a passer to set the clock by. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick42 Rnd2 Quinyon Mitchell
The board had Quinyon Mitchell higher than No. 42, and the cornerback fell to them anyway. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick109 Rnd4 Braden Fiske
Braden Fiske at pick No. 109 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick130 Rnd4 Blake Fisher
They robbed the room for Blake Fisher here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick145 Rnd5 Javon Foster
Nice patience on Javon Foster, who had no business lasting to slot 145. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick157 Rnd5 Dylan Laube
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Dylan Laube at Round 5, Pick 21. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick166 Rnd5 Xavier Thomas
They reached a country mile for Xavier Thomas at pick 166, and the board is aghast. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick179 Rnd6 Michael Barrett
Michael Barrett at pick No. 179 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick227 Rnd7 Zion Logue
Zion Logue at the 227th pick is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. It fills a real need, too.