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Draft Selections
T.J. Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (MIN)
T.J. Sanders
DT South Carolina
Malachi Moore Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (MIN)
Malachi Moore
S Alabama
Denzel Burke Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
Denzel Burke
CB Ohio State
Kaleb Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (MIN)
Kaleb Johnson
RB Iowa
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (MIN)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
Nazir Stackhouse Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (MIN)
Nazir Stackhouse
DL Georgia
Raheim Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 242 RND: 7 (MIN)
Raheim Sanders
RB South Carolina
Draft Picks Received
T.J. Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (DAL)
T.J. Sanders
DT South Carolina
Malachi Moore Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (DAL)
Malachi Moore
S Alabama
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (DAL)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (BUF)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (BUF)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (DAL)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Xavier Restrepo Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (BUF)
Xavier Restrepo
WR Miami
Players Gained
Head Shot
David Edwards
OG
Head Shot
Deuce Vaughn
RB
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B+
ValueA- NeedB- TradesA+ FutureB
Best value of the weekend goes to the Vikings for Sanders: B+.

This is the pick they will still be bragging about in July: Raheim Sanders, the No. 141 name on the board, stolen at Round 7, Pick 28. Good, not great, and the B+ says as much.

They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast. That quarterback hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

They are betting Stackhouse proves the room right and everyone else wrong. Job largely done: safety settled and 3 of 8 of the wish list covered.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but quarterback.

Pick Analysis
Pick42 Rnd2 T.J. Sanders
T.J. Sanders in Round 2, Pick 10 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick73 Rnd3 Malachi Moore
Malachi Moore at pick 73 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick97 Rnd3 Denzel Burke
You do not let a cornerback like Denzel Burke reach the Round 3 slot and blink. They did not. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick146 Rnd5 Kaleb Johnson
Kaleb Johnson at the 146th pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick149 Rnd5 Jay Higgins
They robbed the room for Jay Higgins here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick164 Rnd5 Nazir Stackhouse
They jumped the gun on Nazir Stackhouse, taking him earlier than his grade liked. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick242 Rnd7 Raheim Sanders
Raheim Sanders in pick No. 242 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.