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    Vikings
Draft Selections
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (MIN)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Maxwell Hairston Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (MIN)
Maxwell Hairston
CB Kentucky
Darius Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (MIN)
Darius Alexander
DT Toledo
Luke Kandra Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (MIN)
Luke Kandra
OG Cincinnati
Bhayshul Tuten Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (MIN)
Bhayshul Tuten
RB Virginia Tech
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 5 (MIN)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Quincy Riley Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (MIN)
Quincy Riley
CB Louisville
Torricelli Simpkins III Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (MIN)
Torricelli Simpkins III
OG South Carolina
Steve Linton Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (MIN)
Steve Linton
LB-EDGE Baylor
Draft Picks Received
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (BAL)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Maxwell Hairston Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (LAC)
Maxwell Hairston
CB Kentucky
Darius Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (BAL)
Darius Alexander
DT Toledo
Luke Kandra Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (DET)
Luke Kandra
OG Cincinnati
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 5 (BAL)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Torricelli Simpkins III Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (BAL)
Torricelli Simpkins III
OG South Carolina
Steve Linton Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (DET)
Steve Linton
LB-EDGE Baylor
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (DET)
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Draft Picks Traded
Josh Simmons Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (BAL)
Josh Simmons
OT Ohio State
Que Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (LAC)
Que Robinson
LB-EDGE Alabama
Players traded away
Head Shot
Dalton Risner
OG
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall C+
ValueC+ NeedB TradesC- FutureB-
Some hits, some head-scratchers, and a C+ for the Vikings.

You can hear the double-takes from here. The Vikings took Steve Linton at No. 244, roughly 171 spots before his name belonged.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped quarterback, which is a strange place to end up. That is an offensive lineman worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly.

Bottom line, the swing picks will decide whether this ages well.

Pick Analysis
Pick27 Rnd1 Nick Emmanwori
In No. 27 they get a downhill hitter at safety. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick55 Rnd2 Maxwell Hairston
A big swing on Maxwell Hairston at Round 2, Pick 23, well ahead of any board in the building. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick91 Rnd3 Darius Alexander
They paid sticker price for Darius Alexander in the 91st overall pick, and that is fine. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick130 Rnd4 Luke Kandra
Luke Kandra slipping to pick No. 130 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick139 Rnd5 Bhayshul Tuten
Bhayshul Tuten in the 139th pick is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick176 Rnd5 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
They paid up for Dont'e Thornton Jr. at pick 176 when waiting would have done the job. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick187 Rnd6 Quincy Riley
Fair-plus on Quincy Riley, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
Pick243 Rnd7 Torricelli Simpkins III
Torricelli Simpkins III at pick 243 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick244 Rnd7 Steve Linton
Steve Linton at the 244th pick is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.