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Draft Selections
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (MIN)
T'Vondre Sweat
DL Texas
Brandon Dorlus Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (MIN)
Brandon Dorlus
DE-EDGE Oregon
Devontez Walker Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (MIN)
Devontez Walker
WR North Carolina
Josh Newton Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (MIN)
Josh Newton
CB TCU
Max Melton Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (MIN)
Max Melton
CB Rutgers
Jaden Hicks Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (MIN)
Jaden Hicks
S Washington State
Beaux Limmer Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (MIN)
Beaux Limmer
C Arkansas
Mike Sainristil Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (MIN)
Mike Sainristil
CB Michigan
Erick All Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (MIN)
Erick All
TE Iowa
Chau Smith-Wade Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (MIN)
Chau Smith-Wade
CB Washington State
Steve Linton Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (MIN)
Steve Linton
LB-EDGE Texas Tech
Dwight McGlothern Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (MIN)
Dwight McGlothern
CB Arkansas
Draft Picks Received
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (WSH)
T'Vondre Sweat
DL Texas
Brandon Dorlus Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (WSH)
Brandon Dorlus
DE-EDGE Oregon
Josh Newton Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (WSH)
Josh Newton
CB TCU
Max Melton Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (WSH)
Max Melton
CB Rutgers
Draft Picks Traded
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (WSH)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Players Gained
Head Shot
Jacoby Brissett
QB
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B
ValueC NeedB TradesA+ FutureB-
The Vikings turned the phones into found money: B.

Boards are made to be trusted, and the Vikings shredded theirs for Erick All. He came off 89 spots early, and the room will hear about it. More right than wrong, and a B to match.

The dealing alone would carry a lesser class. They punted on quarterback, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

It is not that Melton is a bad player; it is that the Vikings had louder needs to answer first. If one pick saves this weekend, it is Sainristil.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick Analysis
Pick36 Rnd2 T'Vondre Sweat
A big swing on T'Vondre Sweat at pick No. 36, well ahead of any board in the building. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick40 Rnd2 Brandon Dorlus
A wild overpay on Brandon Dorlus in Round 2, Pick 8, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick42 Rnd2 Devontez Walker
They took Devontez Walker at par in the 42nd overall pick, which is nothing to complain about. The roster fit checks out.
Pick67 Rnd3 Josh Newton
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Josh Newton at the Round 3 slot is the proof. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick100 Rnd3 Max Melton
They zigged when the board said zag, taking Max Melton at cornerback with quarterback and running back open.
Pick108 Rnd4 Jaden Hicks
Jaden Hicks at pick 108 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick130 Rnd4 Beaux Limmer
Beaux Limmer in the Round 4 slot is fair value, right on his grade. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick148 Rnd5 Mike Sainristil
Mike Sainristil is a better player than pick No. 148 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.
Pick160 Rnd5 Erick All
They reached into another round for Erick All, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick165 Rnd5 Chau Smith-Wade
A straight-up fair deal on Chau Smith-Wade at pick 165, value and slot in agreement. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
Pick179 Rnd6 Steve Linton
Steve Linton at No. 179 is a conviction pick that outran the value. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick230 Rnd7 Dwight McGlothern
A slide stopped in Round 7, Pick 10, with Dwight McGlothern worth more than the price. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.