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Draft Selections
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (MIN)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIN)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
Kris Jenkins Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (MIN)
Kris Jenkins
DL-EDGE Michigan
Junior Colson Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (MIN)
Junior Colson
LB Michigan
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (MIN)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Ainias Smith Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (MIN)
Ainias Smith
WR Texas A&M
Will Shipley Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (MIN)
Will Shipley
RB Clemson
Jaylen Wright Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (MIN)
Jaylen Wright
RB Tennessee
Layden Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (MIN)
Layden Robinson
OG Texas A&M
Chau Smith-Wade Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (MIN)
Chau Smith-Wade
CB Washington State
Brennan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (MIN)
Brennan Jackson
DE-EDGE Washington State
Maurice Smith Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (MIN)
Maurice Smith
C Florida State
Draft Picks Received
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (ATL)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Junior Colson Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (SEA)
Junior Colson
LB Michigan
Ainias Smith Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (SEA)
Ainias Smith
WR Texas A&M
Players traded away
Head Shot
Cam Akers
RB
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Justin Jefferson
WR
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall D
ValueB NeedB+ TradesF FutureB-
The Vikings drew a line under the quarterback search with Maye: D.

You can lose a draft before you make a pick. The Vikings did it at the trade table, overpaying to chase players the board did not price nearly as high. The board pushed back all weekend, and the D is the result.

Whatever Drake Maye becomes, the front office has tied its fortunes to the answer. The safety hole is the one line item this class does not answer. Getting Smith-Wade where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class.

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

Add it up and it is a weekend the front office will hope everyone forgets, safety very much included.

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In pick No. 8 they get a franchise quarterback. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick11 Rnd1 Rome Odunze
In the 11th pick they get a true top target at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick42 Rnd2 Kris Jenkins
Kris Jenkins at Round 2, Pick 10 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick78 Rnd3 Junior Colson
They took Junior Colson at par in No. 78, which is nothing to complain about. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick108 Rnd4 Khyree Jackson
Khyree Jackson in pick 108 lands just on the right side of the ledger. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick118 Rnd4 Ainias Smith
Ainias Smith at slot 118 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick130 Rnd4 Will Shipley
Will Shipley in the Round 4 slot is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick148 Rnd5 Jaylen Wright
Jaylen Wright in the 148th overall pick is fair value, right on his grade. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick160 Rnd5 Layden Robinson
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Layden Robinson. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick166 Rnd5 Chau Smith-Wade
A slide stopped in Round 5, Pick 30, with Chau Smith-Wade worth more than the price. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
Pick179 Rnd6 Brennan Jackson
Brennan Jackson slipping to pick No. 179 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick230 Rnd7 Maurice Smith
No edge and no loss on Maurice Smith in pick 230; it is a wash and a sensible one. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.