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Booker - Traded down to 2nd, 11 total picks

Draft Selections
Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (MIN)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
Kaleb Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (MIN)
Kaleb Johnson
RB Iowa
Jordan Phillips Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
Jordan Phillips
DT Maryland
Jared Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (MIN)
Jared Wilson
C Georgia
Dorian Strong Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (MIN)
Dorian Strong
CB Virginia Tech
Cobee Bryant Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (MIN)
Cobee Bryant
CB Kansas
Pat Bryant Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 5 (MIN)
Pat Bryant
WR Illinois
Nick Nash Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 5 (MIN)
Nick Nash
WR San Jose State
Jake Briningstool Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (MIN)
Jake Briningstool
TE Clemson
DJ Giddens Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (MIN)
DJ Giddens
RB Kansas State
JJ Pegues Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (MIN)
JJ Pegues
DT Ole Miss
Draft Picks Received
Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NE)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
Kaleb Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NE)
Kaleb Johnson
RB Iowa
Cobee Bryant Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (DAL)
Cobee Bryant
CB Kansas
Pat Bryant Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 5 (BAL)
Pat Bryant
WR Illinois
Nick Nash Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 5 (BAL)
Nick Nash
WR San Jose State
Jake Briningstool Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (BAL)
Jake Briningstool
TE Clemson
DJ Giddens Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (BAL)
DJ Giddens
RB Kansas State
JJ Pegues Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (DAL)
JJ Pegues
DT Ole Miss
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (NE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (DAL)
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Draft Picks Traded
Matthew Golden Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (BAL)
Matthew Golden
WR Texas
Players Gained
Head Shot
Sidy Sow
OG
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B+
ValueB+ NeedB TradesA+ FutureB-
The Vikings won the night they stopped Giddens from sliding. Grade: B+.

Somewhere a general manager is explaining how DJ Giddens got past him. The Vikings do not have to explain a thing at Round 6, Pick 27.

Every deal seemed to tilt their way, which is not luck. They will regret leaving quarterback for another day if the season turns on it.

The Phillips reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick38 Rnd2 Tyler Booker
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Tyler Booker. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick69 Rnd3 Kaleb Johnson
They robbed the room for Kaleb Johnson here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick97 Rnd3 Jordan Phillips
Jordan Phillips at Round 3, Pick 33 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick140 Rnd5 Jared Wilson
Jared Wilson at slot 140 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick161 Rnd5 Dorian Strong
Dorian Strong at the 161st pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick170 Rnd5 Cobee Bryant
Cobee Bryant at No. 170 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
Pick176 Rnd5 Pat Bryant
They barely believed it either: Pat Bryant still on the board at the Round 5 slot. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick178 Rnd5 Nick Nash
Nick Nash in pick 178 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick185 Rnd6 Jake Briningstool
Jake Briningstool in the 185th pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick205 Rnd6 DJ Giddens
The board fumbled DJ Giddens all the way to Round 6, Pick 27, and they scooped it up. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick211 Rnd6 JJ Pegues
They will replay JJ Pegues at No. 211 for years; that is how good the value is. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.