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Draft Selections
Bo Nix Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIN)
Bo Nix
QB Oregon
Bralen Trice Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (MIN)
Bralen Trice
DE-EDGE Washington
Marshawn Kneeland Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (MIN)
Marshawn Kneeland
DE-EDGE Western Michigan
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (MIN)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
Nehemiah Pritchett Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (MIN)
Nehemiah Pritchett
CB Auburn
Chau Smith-Wade Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (MIN)
Chau Smith-Wade
CB Washington State
Kitan Oladapo Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (MIN)
Kitan Oladapo
S Oregon State
Isaiah Davis Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (MIN)
Isaiah Davis
RB South Dakota State
Joshua Cephus Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (MIN)
Joshua Cephus
WR UTSA
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B
ValueB- NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
The Vikings finally solved quarterback, and it carried them to a B.

After circling the position for what felt like forever, the Vikings committed. Bo Nix is the quarterback now, and the roster gets built to his timeline.

However the rest shakes out, Trice at that price is a win they earned. Leaving offensive lineman unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. They will need Nix to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it.

Good work on the whole, with offensive lineman the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Bo Nix
In pick 11 they get a long-term answer under center, though they paid up to get him. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick42 Rnd2 Bralen Trice
They robbed the room for Bralen Trice here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick108 Rnd4 Marshawn Kneeland
Marshawn Kneeland in the Round 4 slot is fair value, right on his grade. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick130 Rnd4 Tommy Eichenberg
They did well to land Tommy Eichenberg in slot 130, just ahead of his grade. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick148 Rnd5 Nehemiah Pritchett
Nehemiah Pritchett in Round 5, Pick 12 lands just on the right side of the ledger. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick160 Rnd5 Chau Smith-Wade
Chau Smith-Wade in pick No. 160 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
Pick165 Rnd5 Kitan Oladapo
Nothing to complain about; Kitan Oladapo went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick179 Rnd6 Isaiah Davis
No drama and no debate, Isaiah Davis went about where he belonged in No. 179. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick230 Rnd7 Joshua Cephus
Joshua Cephus at pick 230 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.