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  • Nexx DRAFTING FOR THE
    Vikings
Draft Selections
Bo Nix Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (MIN)
Bo Nix
QB Oregon
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (MIN)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (MIN)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (MIN)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Dillon Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (MIN)
Dillon Johnson
RB Washington
Jalyx Hunt Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (MIN)
Jalyx Hunt
S-EDGE Houston Christian
Cam Hart Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (MIN)
Cam Hart
CB Notre Dame
Ty'Ron Hopper Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (MIN)
Ty'Ron Hopper
LB Missouri
Justin Rogers Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (MIN)
Justin Rogers
DL Auburn
Grayson Murphy Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (MIN)
Grayson Murphy
DL-EDGE UCLA
Roger Rosengarten Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (MIN)
Roger Rosengarten
OT Washington
Matthew Jones Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (MIN)
Matthew Jones
OG Ohio State
Draft Picks Received
Bo Nix Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (JAX)
Bo Nix
QB Oregon
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (NO)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (JAX)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Cam Hart Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (NO)
Cam Hart
CB Notre Dame
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (JAX)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (JAX)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIA)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Players Gained
Head Shot
Zay Jones
WR
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureC-
Nix is the Vikings' new face under center. Grade: B.

Start where it matters. The Vikings took Bo Nix to run the offense for the next decade, and every other decision this weekend bends around that one. No fireworks, but a solid B.

They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own. Spending an early pick on S-EDGE with safety, wide receiver and other spots open is the decision the grade keeps circling back to. For all the activity, safety went untouched, which is hard to explain.

They will need Jones to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 Bo Nix
In the 17th overall pick they get the face of the franchise. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick42 Rnd2 Chop Robinson
Chop Robinson at the 42nd pick nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick45 Rnd2 Jackson Powers-Johnson
A straight-up fair deal on Jackson Powers-Johnson at pick 45, value and slot in agreement. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick79 Rnd3 Cooper Beebe
Cooper Beebe in pick No. 79 is fair value, right on his grade. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick108 Rnd4 Dillon Johnson
They paid up for Dillon Johnson at Round 4, Pick 8 when waiting would have done the job. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick130 Rnd4 Jalyx Hunt
Hard to square with the roster. With positions of obvious need still on the board, Jalyx Hunt adds a S-EDGE and leaves safety, wide receiver and other spots untouched.
Pick136 Rnd4 Cam Hart
No drama and no debate, Cam Hart went about where he belonged in the Round 4 slot. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick148 Rnd5 Ty'Ron Hopper
Ty'Ron Hopper at slot 148 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick160 Rnd5 Justin Rogers
By-the-book stuff, Justin Rogers at Round 5, Pick 24 squarely in line with his ranking. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick166 Rnd5 Grayson Murphy
No edge and no loss on Grayson Murphy in slot 166; it is a wash and a sensible one. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick179 Rnd6 Roger Rosengarten
They did well to land Roger Rosengarten in No. 179, just ahead of his grade. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick230 Rnd7 Matthew Jones
Matthew Jones at the 230th overall pick jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.