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Draft Selections
Jared Verse Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (MIN)
Jared Verse
DE-EDGE Florida State
Kalen King Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (MIN)
Kalen King
CB Penn State
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (MIN)
T'Vondre Sweat
DL Texas
Jeremiah Trotter Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (MIN)
Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
LB Clemson
Michael Hall Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (MIN)
Michael Hall Jr.
DT Ohio State
Jarrian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (MIN)
Jarrian Jones
CB Florida State
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (MIN)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Kamal Hadden Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (MIN)
Kamal Hadden
CB Tennessee
Jaylin Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (MIN)
Jaylin Simpson
CB Auburn
Isaiah Davis Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (MIN)
Isaiah Davis
RB South Dakota State
Jawhar Jordan Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (MIN)
Jawhar Jordan
RB Louisville
Nathaniel Watson Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (MIN)
Nathaniel Watson
LB Mississippi State
Mark Perry Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (MIN)
Mark Perry
S TCU
Draft Picks Received
Jared Verse Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (DAL)
Jared Verse
DE-EDGE Florida State
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
T'Vondre Sweat
DL Texas
Jeremiah Trotter Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (DAL)
Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
LB Clemson
Jarrian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (HOU)
Jarrian Jones
CB Florida State
Mark Perry Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (DAL)
Mark Perry
S TCU
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (NO)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (HOU)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (HOU)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (DAL)
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Draft Picks Traded
Jer'Zhan Newton Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (NO)
Jer'Zhan Newton
DL Illinois
Players Gained
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Steven Nelson
CB
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB- TradesA+ FutureA-
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Vikings and Trotter Jr.: B+.

Give the war room a raise for the dealing alone. The Vikings came out ahead on every exchange that mattered, and it was not close. No fireworks, but a solid B+.

Leaving quarterback unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. The Jordan reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. That is a linebacker worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly.

With quarterback, offensive lineman and other spots unsolved, spending premium capital on cornerback is the choice that costs them.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick24 Rnd1 Jared Verse
In No. 24 they get a problem off the edge, outstanding value to boot. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick42 Rnd2 Kalen King
By-the-book stuff, Kalen King at pick No. 42 squarely in line with his ranking. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick58 Rnd2 T'Vondre Sweat
T'Vondre Sweat in the Round 2 slot is fair value, right on his grade. The roster fit checks out.
Pick87 Rnd3 Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
They barely believed it either: Jeremiah Trotter Jr. still on the board at Round 3, Pick 24. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick108 Rnd4 Michael Hall Jr.
Michael Hall Jr. at pick 108 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick123 Rnd4 Jarrian Jones
The eyebrow-raiser of the weekend. They went cornerback with Jarrian Jones while clear needs at quarterback, offensive lineman and other spots sat open.
Pick130 Rnd4 Cedric Gray
They zigged when the board said zag, taking Cedric Gray at linebacker with quarterback, offensive lineman and other spots open.
Pick148 Rnd5 Kamal Hadden
A tidy bit of business in slot 148, where Kamal Hadden graded well above the range. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.
Pick160 Rnd5 Jaylin Simpson
Nice patience on Jaylin Simpson, who had no business lasting to the 160th overall pick. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
Pick165 Rnd5 Isaiah Davis
The board had cheaper options than Isaiah Davis at No. 165, and it noticed. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick179 Rnd6 Jawhar Jordan
A wild overpay on Jawhar Jordan in pick No. 179, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick230 Rnd7 Nathaniel Watson
A straight-up fair deal on Nathaniel Watson at Round 7, Pick 10, value and slot in agreement. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
Pick245 Rnd7 Mark Perry
Value with a capital V on Mark Perry in pick 245, a genuine coup. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.