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Draft Selections
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (MIN)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Trey Benson Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (MIN)
Trey Benson
RB Florida State
Jordan Travis Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (MIN)
Jordan Travis
QB Florida State
Lathan Ransom Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (MIN)
Lathan Ransom
S Ohio State
Billy Bowman Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 162 RND: 5 (MIN)
Billy Bowman Jr.
S Oklahoma
Jaylin Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (MIN)
Jaylin Simpson
CB Auburn
Darius Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (MIN)
Darius Robinson
DL-EDGE Missouri
Justin Eboigbe Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (MIN)
Justin Eboigbe
DL-EDGE Alabama
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
More right than wrong for the Vikings, and a B- to prove it.

Somewhere a scout is still blinking. The Vikings spent the 241st overall pick on Justin Eboigbe, a name the board had a full 31 spots lower. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B-.

They punted on offensive lineman, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. Quarterback was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job. The weekend tilted hard toward the defense.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but offensive lineman.

Pick Analysis
Pick20 Rnd1 Dallas Turner
In the Round 1 slot they get a quarterback's worst nightmare. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick52 Rnd2 Trey Benson
Trey Benson at Round 2, Pick 20 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick120 Rnd4 Jordan Travis
They talked themselves into Jordan Travis at pick 120, and the board did not agree. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick157 Rnd5 Lathan Ransom
Lathan Ransom in the 157th overall pick is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick162 Rnd5 Billy Bowman Jr.
A clean, defensible pick in No. 162 with a little surplus value in Billy Bowman Jr.. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick163 Rnd5 Jaylin Simpson
They took Jaylin Simpson at par in slot 163, which is nothing to complain about. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick179 Rnd6 Darius Robinson
Darius Robinson at the 179th pick is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick241 Rnd7 Justin Eboigbe
They left a pile of value on the table to take Justin Eboigbe this early at the 241st overall pick. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.