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Draft Selections
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIN)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (MIN)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (MIN)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Cam Hart Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (MIN)
Cam Hart
CB Notre Dame
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (MIN)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
Layden Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (MIN)
Layden Robinson
OG Texas A&M
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (MIN)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
Ro Torrence Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (MIN)
Ro Torrence
CB Arizona State
Jared Wiley Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (MIN)
Jared Wiley
TE TCU
Solomon Byrd Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (MIN)
Solomon Byrd
DE-EDGE USC
Draft Picks Received
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (GB)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (GB)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (GB)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (GB)
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Draft Picks Traded
Amarius Mims Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (GB)
Amarius Mims
OT Georgia
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesB FutureB-
The Vikings left with their quarterback, and a B to match.

They will call it conviction in the building and a reach everywhere else: Frank Gore Jr., 97 picks early at pick 129.

J.J. McCarthy is the bet, and the class will be judged on how it pays off. However the rest shakes out, Wiley at that price is a win they earned.

A whole weekend of picks and safety is somehow still a want. Quarterback was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Dallas Turner
In No. 11 they get a disruptor off the edge. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick25 Rnd1 J.J. McCarthy
In slot 25 they get the arm they will build around at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick91 Rnd3 Brenden Rice
No drama and no debate, Brenden Rice went about where he belonged in Round 3, Pick 28. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick108 Rnd4 Cam Hart
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Cam Hart in pick 108. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick129 Rnd4 Frank Gore Jr.
This one needs a full-page explanation: Frank Gore Jr. in the 129th overall pick, miles early. The roster fit checks out.
Pick157 Rnd5 Layden Robinson
They reached a country mile for Layden Robinson at the Round 5 slot, and the board is aghast. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick167 Rnd5 Tommy Eichenberg
The board fumbled Tommy Eichenberg all the way to pick No. 167, and they scooped it up. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick177 Rnd6 Ro Torrence
A market-rate cornerback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Ro Torrence. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
Pick230 Rnd7 Jared Wiley
They robbed the room for Jared Wiley here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick232 Rnd7 Solomon Byrd
Solomon Byrd in the 232nd pick is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.