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Darin Meschberger

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Draft Selections
Malik Nabers Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (MIN)
Malik Nabers
WR LSU
Laiatu Latu Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (MIN)
Laiatu Latu
DL-EDGE UCLA
Quinyon Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (MIN)
Quinyon Mitchell
CB Toledo
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (MIN)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Tyler Nubin Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (MIN)
Tyler Nubin
S Minnesota
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (MIN)
Maason Smith
DT-EDGE LSU
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (MIN)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Jaylin Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (MIN)
Jaylin Simpson
CB Auburn
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (MIN)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
Taulia Tagovailoa Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (MIN)
Taulia Tagovailoa
QB Maryland
Draft Picks Received
Malik Nabers Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (ARI)
Malik Nabers
WR LSU
Laiatu Latu Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (DAL)
Laiatu Latu
DL-EDGE UCLA
Quinyon Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (ARI)
Quinyon Mitchell
CB Toledo
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (ARI)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (DAL)
Maason Smith
DT-EDGE LSU
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (KC)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (DAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (DAL)
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Draft Picks Traded
Terrion Arnold Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (DAL)
Terrion Arnold
CB Alabama
Jamari Thrash Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (ARI)
Jamari Thrash
WR Louisville
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (KC)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
Isaiah Adams Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (KC)
Isaiah Adams
OT Illinois
Aki Ogunbiyi Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (KC)
Aki Ogunbiyi
OG Texas A&M
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (MIA)
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Players Gained
Head Shot
Dante Fowler Jr.
DE
Players traded away
Head Shot
Justin Jefferson
WR
Head Shot
Kirk Cousins
QB
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall D
ValueB NeedB+ TradesF FutureA
The phones sank the Vikings this weekend: D.

You can lose a draft before you make a pick. The Vikings did it at the trade table, overpaying to chase players the board did not price nearly as high.

With tight end and interior defensive lineman unsolved, spending premium capital on DT-EDGE is the choice that costs them. The tight end hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

The McCarthy pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Latu.

Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even, and tight end is still a hole.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Malik Nabers
In pick 4 they get a go-to option on the outside. A real need, handled.
Pick24 Rnd1 Laiatu Latu
In slot 24 they get a disruptor off the edge, and a steal at that. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick27 Rnd1 Quinyon Mitchell
In pick No. 27 they get a press-man option on the boundary at fair value. More want than need.
Pick35 Rnd2 J.J. McCarthy
A reach for J.J. McCarthy in No. 35; a little patience would have been rewarded. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick42 Rnd2 Tyler Nubin
Value with a capital V on Tyler Nubin in Round 2, Pick 10, a genuine coup. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick87 Rnd3 Maason Smith
A want over a need in the Round 3 slot: Maason Smith adds a DT-EDGE while tight end and interior defensive lineman keeps waiting.
Pick94 Rnd3 Zak Zinter
They paid sticker price for Zak Zinter in the 94th overall pick, and that is fine. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick168 Rnd5 Jaylin Simpson
Jaylin Simpson at the 168th pick is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
Pick179 Rnd6 Frank Gore Jr.
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Frank Gore Jr. in pick No. 179. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick230 Rnd7 Taulia Tagovailoa
A tidy little value on Taulia Tagovailoa in slot 230, a step better than break-even. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.