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Draft Selections
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (MIN)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (MIN)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Dillon Gabriel Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (MIN)
Dillon Gabriel
QB Oregon
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B
ValueA- NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
The Vikings let Gabriel fall and pounced. Final grade: B.

This is the pick they will still be bragging about in July: Dillon Gabriel, the No. 123 name on the board, stolen at the 187th overall pick. Good, not great, and the B says as much.

The edge rusher spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. They went 3 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick24 Rnd1 Nick Emmanwori
Nothing to complain about; Nick Emmanwori went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick97 Rnd3 Xavier Watts
Xavier Watts at No. 97 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick139 Rnd5 Cam Skattebo
Cam Skattebo at the 139th overall pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick187 Rnd6 Dillon Gabriel
Taking Dillon Gabriel in Round 6, Pick 11 is close to grand larceny; a quarterback that good had no business lasting this long. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.