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Draft Selections
Travis Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (MIN)
Travis Hunter
CB Colorado
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (MIN)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (MIN)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Dylan Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (MIN)
Dylan Fairchild
OG Georgia
Jahdae Barron Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (MIN)
Jahdae Barron
CB Texas
Xavier Restrepo Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (MIN)
Xavier Restrepo
WR Miami
T.J. Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 257 RND: 7 (MIN)
T.J. Sanders
DT South Carolina
Draft Picks Received
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CLE)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (CLE)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Dylan Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (CLE)
Dylan Fairchild
OG Georgia
Jahdae Barron Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (CLE)
Jahdae Barron
CB Texas
Xavier Restrepo Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (CLE)
Xavier Restrepo
WR Miami
T.J. Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 257 RND: 7 (CLE)
T.J. Sanders
DT South Carolina
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (CLE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (CLE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (CLE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (CLE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (CLE)
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Draft Picks Traded
Deion Burks Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (CLE)
Deion Burks
WR Oklahoma
Dillon Gabriel Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (CLE)
Dillon Gabriel
QB Oregon
Jacob Parrish Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (KC)
Jacob Parrish
CB Kansas State
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall A-
ValueA+ NeedB- TradesA+ FutureB
Grand theft in pick 257: the Vikings steal Sanders and grade out a A-.

This is the pick they will still be bragging about in July: T.J. Sanders, the No. 42 name on the board, stolen at No. 257. Just about everything broke right, and the A- follows.

Every deal seemed to tilt their way, which is not luck. A whole weekend of picks and quarterback is somehow still a want.

Few war rooms will sleep better than this one tonight.

Pick Analysis
Pick24 Rnd1 Travis Hunter
In slot 24 they get a lockdown presence outside, outstanding value to boot. More want than need.
Pick33 Rnd2 Ashton Jeanty
Ashton Jeanty in the 33rd overall pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick103 Rnd4 Walter Nolen
Walter Nolen at the 103rd pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick165 Rnd5 Dylan Fairchild
Steal is underselling it; Dylan Fairchild at Round 5, Pick 26 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick181 Rnd6 Jahdae Barron
Jahdae Barron in pick 181 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
Pick194 Rnd6 Xavier Restrepo
The board fumbled Xavier Restrepo all the way to the Round 6 slot, and they scooped it up. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick257 Rnd7 T.J. Sanders
T.J. Sanders at pick No. 257 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.