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Draft Selections
Tyler Nubin Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (MIN)
Tyler Nubin
DB Minnesota
Blake Corum Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (MIN)
Blake Corum
RB Michigan
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 3 (MIN)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Darius Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (MIN)
Darius Robinson
DL-EDGE Missouri
Jack Nelson Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (MIN)
Jack Nelson
OT Wisconsin
Jaylan Ford Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (MIN)
Jaylan Ford
LB Texas
J. Michael Sturdivant Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (MIN)
J. Michael Sturdivant
WR UCLA
Dillon Gabriel Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (MIN)
Dillon Gabriel
QB Oklahoma
Draft Picks Received
Tyler Nubin Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (JAX)
Tyler Nubin
DB Minnesota
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 3 (SF)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Draft Picks Traded
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (LAC)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Malik Mustapha Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (SF)
Malik Mustapha
DB Wake Forest
Players Gained
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Zion Johnson
OG
Players traded away
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Andrew Booth Jr.
CB
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Lewis Cine
S
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B
ValueC+ NeedB- TradesA+ FutureB-
The Vikings fleeced the room on the phones and earned a B.

The Dillon Gabriel selection is the head-turner. The Vikings reached 48 spots for him, and it will define how this weekend is remembered. It does the job without flash, and the B reflects it.

The dealing alone would carry a lesser class. It is not that Nubin is a bad player; it is that the Vikings had louder needs to answer first. Sturdivant falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch.

That safety hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Tyler Nubin
A want over a need in slot 28: Tyler Nubin adds a defensive back while safety, tight end and other spots keeps waiting.
Pick52 Rnd2 Blake Corum
They paid a round early for Blake Corum in the 52nd pick, more than the board wanted. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick98 Rnd3 Payton Wilson
Payton Wilson in the Round 3 slot is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick120 Rnd4 Darius Robinson
Darius Robinson at pick No. 120 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick157 Rnd5 Jack Nelson
The board had Jack Nelson higher than the 157th overall pick, and the offensive lineman fell to them anyway. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick168 Rnd5 Jaylan Ford
A real head-scratcher, Jaylan Ford in No. 168 is miles ahead of his ranking. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
Pick179 Rnd6 J. Michael Sturdivant
You do not let a wide receiver like J. Michael Sturdivant reach slot 179 and blink. They did not. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick241 Rnd7 Dillon Gabriel
They reached a country mile for Dillon Gabriel at No. 241, and the board is aghast. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.