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Draft Selections
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (MIN)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Brandon Dorlus Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (MIN)
Brandon Dorlus
DE-EDGE Oregon
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (MIN)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Nelson Ceaser Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (MIN)
Nelson Ceaser
DL-EDGE Houston
Grayson Murphy Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (MIN)
Grayson Murphy
DL-EDGE UCLA
Isaiah Davis Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (MIN)
Isaiah Davis
RB South Dakota State
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (MIN)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (MIN)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
Andru Phillips Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (MIN)
Andru Phillips
CB Kentucky
Tykee Smith Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (MIN)
Tykee Smith
S Georgia
Cedric Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (MIN)
Cedric Johnson
DE-EDGE Mississippi
Roger Rosengarten Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (MIN)
Roger Rosengarten
OT Washington
Ainias Smith Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (MIN)
Ainias Smith
WR Texas A&M
Nehemiah Pritchett Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (MIN)
Nehemiah Pritchett
CB Auburn
Jaylan Ford Head Shot
PICK: 199 RND: 6 (MIN)
Jaylan Ford
LB Texas
C.J. Hanson Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 6 (MIN)
C.J. Hanson
OG Holy Cross
Trey Knox Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (MIN)
Trey Knox
TE South Carolina
Clark Barrington Head Shot
PICK: 256 RND: 7 (MIN)
Clark Barrington
C Baylor
Draft Picks Received
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (ARI)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Brandon Dorlus Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (ATL)
Brandon Dorlus
DE-EDGE Oregon
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DEN)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Grayson Murphy Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (TB)
Grayson Murphy
DL-EDGE UCLA
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (DEN)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (SEA)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
Andru Phillips Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (LAR)
Andru Phillips
CB Kentucky
Cedric Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (NO)
Cedric Johnson
DE-EDGE Mississippi
Ainias Smith Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (LAC)
Ainias Smith
WR Texas A&M
Jaylan Ford Head Shot
PICK: 199 RND: 6 (ATL)
Jaylan Ford
LB Texas
C.J. Hanson Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 6 (LAR)
C.J. Hanson
OG Holy Cross
Trey Knox Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (DEN)
Trey Knox
TE South Carolina
Clark Barrington Head Shot
PICK: 256 RND: 7 (LAC)
Clark Barrington
C Baylor
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (CHI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (TB)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (LAC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (LAC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (SEA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (ATL)
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Draft Picks Traded
Darius Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (ATL)
Darius Robinson
DL-EDGE Missouri
Christian Haynes Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (WSH)
Christian Haynes
OG Connecticut
Nick Gargiulo Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (LAC)
Nick Gargiulo
C South Carolina
Players Gained
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Chris Lindstrom
OG
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall A-
ValueC NeedB TradesA+ FutureA+
Nobody dealt better than the Vikings this weekend: A-.

The Vikings treated their own grade as gospel and everyone else's as noise, spending No. 256 on Clark Barrington a full 89 spots early.

That Pritchett pick is the receipt they will wave around later. The phones were where this weekend was really won. A whole weekend of picks and interior defensive lineman is somehow still a want.

Quarterback is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

Add it up and few war rooms did better this weekend, J.J. McCarthy and all.

Pick Analysis
Pick35 Rnd2 J.J. McCarthy
They went early on J.J. McCarthy in slot 35, and the value did not follow. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick43 Rnd2 Brandon Dorlus
Brandon Dorlus in the 43rd pick is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick76 Rnd3 Kingsley Suamataia
They robbed the room for Kingsley Suamataia here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick109 Rnd4 Nelson Ceaser
Nelson Ceaser at the Round 4 slot is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick126 Rnd4 Grayson Murphy
Grayson Murphy at Round 4, Pick 26 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick130 Rnd4 Isaiah Davis
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Isaiah Davis well ahead of where he belonged. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick146 Rnd5 Tommy Eichenberg
A market-rate linebacker, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Tommy Eichenberg. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick151 Rnd5 Christian Jones
They read the board right and Christian Jones was the payoff at pick No. 151. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick154 Rnd5 Andru Phillips
Andru Phillips at the Round 5 slot is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick166 Rnd5 Tykee Smith
Tykee Smith at pick 166 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick169 Rnd5 Cedric Johnson
Value said wait; Cedric Johnson in the 169th pick says they were not listening. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick179 Rnd6 Roger Rosengarten
Somehow Roger Rosengarten was still sitting there in Round 6, Pick 4, and they pounced on premier offensive lineman value. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick183 Rnd6 Ainias Smith
They barely believed it either: Ainias Smith still on the board at No. 183. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick190 Rnd6 Nehemiah Pritchett
The board fumbled Nehemiah Pritchett all the way to slot 190, and they scooped it up. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
Pick199 Rnd6 Jaylan Ford
Jaylan Ford at pick No. 199 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
Pick217 Rnd6 C.J. Hanson
They reached a country mile for C.J. Hanson at Round 6, Pick 42, and the board is aghast. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick237 Rnd7 Trey Knox
No edge and no loss on Trey Knox in the 237th overall pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick256 Rnd7 Clark Barrington
Clark Barrington in No. 256 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.