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Draft Selections
Jared Verse Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (MIN)
Jared Verse
DE-EDGE Florida State
Jonah Elliss Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (MIN)
Jonah Elliss
DE-EDGE Utah
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (MIN)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
Will Shipley Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (MIN)
Will Shipley
RB Clemson
Max Melton Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (MIN)
Max Melton
CB Rutgers
Kris Abrams-Draine Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (MIN)
Kris Abrams-Draine
CB Missouri
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (MIN)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
Jordan Travis Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (MIN)
Jordan Travis
QB Florida State
Malik Mustapha Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (MIN)
Malik Mustapha
S Wake Forest
Edefuan Ulofoshio Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (MIN)
Edefuan Ulofoshio
LB Washington
LaDarius Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (MIN)
LaDarius Henderson
OT Michigan
Aki Ogunbiyi Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (MIN)
Aki Ogunbiyi
OG Texas A&M
Javon Baker Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (MIN)
Javon Baker
WR UCF
Sam Hartman Head Shot
PICK: 199 RND: 6 (MIN)
Sam Hartman
QB Notre Dame
Blake Watson Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (MIN)
Blake Watson
RB Memphis
Eric Gentry Head Shot
PICK: 242 RND: 7 (MIN)
Eric Gentry
LB USC
Draft Picks Received
Jared Verse Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (SEA)
Jared Verse
DE-EDGE Florida State
Jonah Elliss Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (DAL)
Jonah Elliss
DE-EDGE Utah
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (LV)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
Will Shipley Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (JAX)
Will Shipley
RB Clemson
Max Melton Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (JAX)
Max Melton
CB Rutgers
Kris Abrams-Draine Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (PIT)
Kris Abrams-Draine
CB Missouri
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (DAL)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
Edefuan Ulofoshio Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (MIA)
Edefuan Ulofoshio
LB Washington
Sam Hartman Head Shot
PICK: 199 RND: 6 (PIT)
Sam Hartman
QB Notre Dame
Eric Gentry Head Shot
PICK: 242 RND: 7 (PIT)
Eric Gentry
LB USC
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (LV)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (SEA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (PIT)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (SEA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (DAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (JAX)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (LV)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (PIT)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (PIT)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (SEA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (JAX)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (LV)
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Draft Picks Traded
Laiatu Latu Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (LV)
Laiatu Latu
DL-EDGE UCLA
Byron Murphy II Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (JAX)
Byron Murphy II
DL Texas
Matt Goncalves Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (PIT)
Matt Goncalves
OT Pittsburgh
Players Gained
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Greg Bell
RB
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Renell Wren
DT
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B+
ValueB- NeedB TradesB FutureA+
The Vikings did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B+.

Of all the ways to open, the Vikings chose the head-scratcher, spending pick No. 121 on Kris Abrams-Draine with tight end still wide open. They moved the roster forward and banked a B+ for it.

A whole weekend of picks and tight end is somehow still a want. Mustapha falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch.

They are betting Ogunbiyi proves the room right and everyone else wrong.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but tight end.

Pick Analysis
Pick16 Rnd1 Jared Verse
In No. 16 they get a disruptor off the edge. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick56 Rnd2 Jonah Elliss
Jonah Elliss slipping to pick No. 56 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick112 Rnd4 Leonard Taylor III
Leonard Taylor III in the Round 4 slot is fair value, right on his grade. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick114 Rnd4 Will Shipley
They took Will Shipley at par in slot 114, which is nothing to complain about. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick116 Rnd4 Max Melton
Max Melton in pick 116 lands just on the right side of the ledger. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick121 Rnd4 Kris Abrams-Draine
A surprising call. With tight end still to address, they spent the 121st overall pick on Kris Abrams-Draine, a cornerback they were not short of.
Pick124 Rnd4 Tommy Eichenberg
Tommy Eichenberg at the 124th pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick130 Rnd4 Jordan Travis
Jordan Travis in No. 130 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick148 Rnd5 Malik Mustapha
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Malik Mustapha at Round 5, Pick 12 is the proof. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick159 Rnd5 Edefuan Ulofoshio
A tidy little value on Edefuan Ulofoshio in the 159th pick, a step better than break-even. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
Pick160 Rnd5 LaDarius Henderson
LaDarius Henderson at slot 160 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick165 Rnd5 Aki Ogunbiyi
They reached into another round for Aki Ogunbiyi, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick179 Rnd6 Javon Baker
No drama and no debate, Javon Baker went about where he belonged in No. 179. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick199 Rnd6 Sam Hartman
A conviction pick on Sam Hartman at pick 199 that the board grades a round light. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick230 Rnd7 Blake Watson
They read the board right and Blake Watson was the payoff at the 230th overall pick. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick242 Rnd7 Eric Gentry
They did well to land Eric Gentry in pick No. 242, just ahead of his grade. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.