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Draft Selections
Jared Verse Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (MIN)
Jared Verse
DE-EDGE Florida State
Byron Murphy II Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (MIN)
Byron Murphy II
DL Texas
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 54 RND: 2 (MIN)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Junior Colson Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (MIN)
Junior Colson
LB Michigan
Sedrick Van Pran Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (MIN)
Sedrick Van Pran
C Georgia
Max Melton Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (MIN)
Max Melton
CB Rutgers
MarShawn Lloyd Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (MIN)
MarShawn Lloyd
RB USC
Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (MIN)
Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint...
WR Georgia
Jordan Jefferson Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (MIN)
Jordan Jefferson
DT LSU
LaDarius Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (MIN)
LaDarius Henderson
OT Michigan
JD Bertrand Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (MIN)
JD Bertrand
LB Notre Dame
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (MIN)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
Steele Chambers Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (MIN)
Steele Chambers
LB Ohio State
Aaron Lewis Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (MIN)
Aaron Lewis
DL-EDGE Rutgers
Draft Picks Received
Jared Verse Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (MIA)
Jared Verse
DE-EDGE Florida State
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 54 RND: 2 (MIA)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Junior Colson Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (SEA)
Junior Colson
LB Michigan
Sedrick Van Pran Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (SEA)
Sedrick Van Pran
C Georgia
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (MIA)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
Aaron Lewis Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (MIA)
Aaron Lewis
DL-EDGE Rutgers
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (SEA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (MIA)
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Draft Picks Traded
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (SEA)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
Players Gained
Head Shot
Tariq Woolen
CB
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B+
ValueB- NeedB TradesA+ FutureB
The Vikings won the weekend at the trade table. Grade: B+.

Some picks age like wine; Aaron Lewis at Round 7, Pick 23 will need to, sitting 45 spots clear of his grade.

They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own. The safety hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

The Jones steal is the beam this whole class leans on. Adding Tariq Woolen by trade rounds out the weekend beyond the rookies.

A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.

Pick Analysis
Pick22 Rnd1 Jared Verse
In No. 22 they get a problem off the edge. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick42 Rnd2 Byron Murphy II
No drama and no debate, Byron Murphy II went about where he belonged in the Round 2 slot. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick54 Rnd2 J.J. McCarthy
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing J.J. McCarthy in Round 2, Pick 22. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick78 Rnd3 Junior Colson
They took Junior Colson at par in pick No. 78, which is nothing to complain about. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick81 Rnd3 Sedrick Van Pran
The board had cheaper options than Sedrick Van Pran at the 81st overall pick, and it noticed. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick108 Rnd4 Max Melton
Max Melton in slot 108 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick130 Rnd4 MarShawn Lloyd
MarShawn Lloyd in the 130th overall pick is fair value, right on his grade. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick148 Rnd5 Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint
They did well to land Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint in Round 5, Pick 12, just ahead of his grade. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick160 Rnd5 Jordan Jefferson
A conviction pick on Jordan Jefferson at pick No. 160 that the board grades a round light. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick165 Rnd5 LaDarius Henderson
LaDarius Henderson at the Round 5 slot nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick179 Rnd6 JD Bertrand
A premium they did not need to pay, JD Bertrand a notch or two before his time. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
Pick200 Rnd6 Christian Jones
A slide stopped in pick 200, with Christian Jones worth more than the price. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick230 Rnd7 Steele Chambers
The board had Steele Chambers higher than No. 230, and the linebacker fell to them anyway. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
Pick243 Rnd7 Aaron Lewis
This one needs a full-page explanation: Aaron Lewis in the 243rd pick, miles early. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.