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Draft Selections
Denzel Burke Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
Denzel Burke
CB Ohio State
Devin Neal Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (MIN)
Devin Neal
RB Kansas
Savion Williams Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (MIN)
Savion Williams
WR TCU
Connor Colby Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (MIN)
Connor Colby
OG Iowa
Hayden Conner Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (MIN)
Hayden Conner
OG Texas
Jared Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (MIN)
Jared Wilson
C Georgia
Jaylin Smith Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (MIN)
Jaylin Smith
CB USC
Draft Picks Received
Devin Neal Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (TEN)
Devin Neal
RB Kansas
Savion Williams Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (NE)
Savion Williams
WR TCU
Connor Colby Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (TEN)
Connor Colby
OG Iowa
Jaylin Smith Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (TEN)
Jaylin Smith
CB USC
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (NE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (TEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (NE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (NE)
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Draft Picks Traded
Jahdae Barron Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (NE)
Jahdae Barron
CB Texas
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall C+
ValueC+ NeedB TradesD- FutureA
The phones sank the Vikings this weekend: C+.

When the story of this class is written, it opens with Hayden Conner at the 140th pick, a reach of 69 spots that the board flatly disagrees with. Fine in stretches, shaky in others: a C+.

Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Wilson. The trades bled value they could not afford to lose. The quarterback spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

It is a bet on later, and a defensible one for a team playing the long game.

The verdict is a shrug for now, with the swing picks left to write the real ending.

Pick Analysis
Pick97 Rnd3 Denzel Burke
Denzel Burke at No. 97 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick102 Rnd4 Devin Neal
Taking Devin Neal in the 102nd pick is close to grand larceny; a running back that good had no business lasting this long. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick105 Rnd4 Savion Williams
Fair-plus on Savion Williams, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick119 Rnd4 Connor Colby
They left a pile of value on the table to take Connor Colby this early at the 119th overall pick. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick140 Rnd5 Hayden Conner
They reached into another round for Hayden Conner, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick161 Rnd5 Jared Wilson
They robbed the room for Jared Wilson here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick241 Rnd7 Jaylin Smith
Jaylin Smith in No. 241 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.