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Draft Selections
Travis Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (MIN)
Travis Hunter
CB Colorado
Kaleb Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (MIN)
Kaleb Johnson
RB Iowa
Elic Ayomanor Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
Elic Ayomanor
WR Stanford
Hayden Conner Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (MIN)
Hayden Conner
OG Texas
Omari Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (MIN)
Omari Thomas
DL Tennessee
Phil Mafah Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (MIN)
Phil Mafah
RB Clemson
Anthony Belton Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (MIN)
Anthony Belton
OT NC State
Draft Picks Received
Travis Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Travis Hunter
CB Colorado
Kaleb Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (IND)
Kaleb Johnson
RB Iowa
Hayden Conner Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (CAR)
Hayden Conner
OG Texas
Omari Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (HOU)
Omari Thomas
DL Tennessee
Phil Mafah Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (BUF)
Phil Mafah
RB Clemson
Anthony Belton Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (HOU)
Anthony Belton
OT NC State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (CAR)
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Draft Picks Traded
Denzel Burke Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (CAR)
Denzel Burke
CB Ohio State
Trevor Etienne Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (HOU)
Trevor Etienne
RB Georgia
Gino Garcia Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (BUF)
Gino Garcia
PK Texas Tech
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (ARI)
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Players Gained
Head Shot
Brady Christensen
OG
Players traded away
Head Shot
Harrison Phillips
DT
Head Shot
Mekhi Blackmon
CB
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall C+
ValueC+ NeedB- TradesB+ FutureD
Flashes of a plan, unevenly run, for the Vikings: C+.

The Vikings spent real capital to be 207 picks early on Omari Thomas, and the board is going to hold them to it. Fine in stretches, shaky in others: a C+.

That is an offensive lineman worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly. The quarterback spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. The Brady Christensen pickup adds a known quantity to a class of unknowns.

Not a disaster, not a triumph, just a middling class.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Travis Hunter
In Round 1, Pick 25 they get a ballhawk on the outside at a price that makes it sweeter.
Pick45 Rnd2 Kaleb Johnson
Kaleb Johnson in slot 45 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It fills a real need, too.
Pick97 Rnd3 Elic Ayomanor
The board fumbled Elic Ayomanor all the way to the 97th pick, and they scooped it up. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick111 Rnd4 Hayden Conner
They talked themselves into Hayden Conner at the 111th overall pick, and the board did not agree. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick166 Rnd5 Omari Thomas
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Omari Thomas well ahead of where he belonged. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick173 Rnd5 Phil Mafah
This one needs a full-page explanation: Phil Mafah in pick 173, miles early. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick236 Rnd7 Anthony Belton
Anthony Belton at Round 7, Pick 20 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.