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Draft Selections
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (MIN)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Adonai Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (MIN)
Adonai Mitchell
WR Texas
Ruke Orhorhoro Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (MIN)
Ruke Orhorhoro
DT Clemson
Dominick Puni Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (MIN)
Dominick Puni
OT Kansas
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (MIN)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
Will Shipley Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (MIN)
Will Shipley
RB Clemson
Jordan Travis Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (MIN)
Jordan Travis
QB Florida State
Caedan Wallace Head Shot
PICK: 142 RND: 5 (MIN)
Caedan Wallace
OT Penn State
Nehemiah Pritchett Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (MIN)
Nehemiah Pritchett
CB Auburn
Tykee Smith Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (MIN)
Tykee Smith
S Georgia
Mason McCormick Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (MIN)
Mason McCormick
OT South Dakota State
Marist Liufau Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (MIN)
Marist Liufau
LB Notre Dame
Bub Means Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (MIN)
Bub Means
WR Pittsburgh
M.J. Devonshire Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (MIN)
M.J. Devonshire
CB Pittsburgh
Draft Picks Received
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DEN)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Adonai Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CAR)
Adonai Mitchell
WR Texas
Ruke Orhorhoro Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (CAR)
Ruke Orhorhoro
DT Clemson
Dominick Puni Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DEN)
Dominick Puni
OT Kansas
Will Shipley Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (DEN)
Will Shipley
RB Clemson
Caedan Wallace Head Shot
PICK: 142 RND: 5 (CAR)
Caedan Wallace
OT Penn State
Nehemiah Pritchett Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (DEN)
Nehemiah Pritchett
CB Auburn
Marist Liufau Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (NE)
Marist Liufau
LB Notre Dame
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (NE)
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Draft Picks Traded
Laiatu Latu Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (DEN)
Laiatu Latu
DL-EDGE UCLA
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (CAR)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (NE)
James Williams
LB Miami (FL)
Players Gained
Head Shot
Jordan Mack
LB
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Alex Singleton
LB
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B+
ValueB- NeedB TradesA+ FutureB-
The Vikings won the weekend at the trade table. Grade: B+.

They will call it conviction in the building and a reach everywhere else: Jordan Travis, 52 picks early at Round 4, Pick 29. They moved the roster forward and banked a B+ for it.

They banked enough surplus on Devonshire to cover a lot of smaller sins. The phones were where this weekend was really won.

That tight end hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. The Vikings clearly valued win-now help, adding bodies who have done it before.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Dallas Turner
A market-rate edge rusher, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Dallas Turner. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick33 Rnd2 Adonai Mitchell
No drama and no debate, Adonai Mitchell went about where he belonged in Round 2, Pick 1. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick65 Rnd3 Ruke Orhorhoro
Ruke Orhorhoro in pick No. 65 lands just on the right side of the ledger. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick76 Rnd3 Dominick Puni
Dominick Puni at the 76th overall pick is a conviction pick that outran the value. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick108 Rnd4 Tommy Eichenberg
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Tommy Eichenberg well ahead of where he belonged. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick121 Rnd4 Will Shipley
Will Shipley at the Round 4 slot nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick129 Rnd4 Jordan Travis
A real head-scratcher, Jordan Travis in the Round 4 slot is miles ahead of his ranking. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick142 Rnd5 Caedan Wallace
A tidy little value on Caedan Wallace in Round 5, Pick 6, a step better than break-even. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick147 Rnd5 Nehemiah Pritchett
A slide stopped in pick No. 147, with Nehemiah Pritchett worth more than the price. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick157 Rnd5 Tykee Smith
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Tykee Smith at No. 157 is the proof. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick167 Rnd5 Mason McCormick
A quiet steal in slot 167: Mason McCormick for less than the market said. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick180 Rnd6 Marist Liufau
Marist Liufau in the 180th overall pick is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
Pick230 Rnd7 Bub Means
Bub Means at the 230th pick is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick232 Rnd7 M.J. Devonshire
Taking M.J. Devonshire in pick 232 is close to grand larceny; a cornerback that good had no business lasting this long. Stacking talent where they were already deep.