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    Vikings
Draft Selections
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIN)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Brandon Dorlus Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (MIN)
Brandon Dorlus
DE-EDGE Oregon
Jalen McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (MIN)
Jalen McMillan
WR Washington
Darius Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (MIN)
Darius Robinson
DL-EDGE Missouri
Cole Bishop Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (MIN)
Cole Bishop
S Utah
Joe Milton III Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (MIN)
Joe Milton III
QB Tennessee
LaDarius Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 158 RND: 5 (MIN)
LaDarius Henderson
OT Michigan
Jaylan Ford Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (MIN)
Jaylan Ford
LB Texas
Austin Booker Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (MIN)
Austin Booker
DL-EDGE Kansas
Roger Rosengarten Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (MIN)
Roger Rosengarten
OT Washington
Evan Anderson Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (MIN)
Evan Anderson
DL Florida Atlantic
Myles Jones Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (MIN)
Myles Jones
CB Duke
Draft Picks Received
Brandon Dorlus Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (TB)
Brandon Dorlus
DE-EDGE Oregon
Jalen McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (LAR)
Jalen McMillan
WR Washington
LaDarius Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 158 RND: 5 (LAR)
LaDarius Henderson
OT Michigan
Evan Anderson Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (LAR)
Evan Anderson
DL Florida Atlantic
Draft Picks Traded
Jordan Morgan Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (TB)
Jordan Morgan
OT Arizona
Players Gained
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Zyon McCollum
CB
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Ronnie Rivers
RB
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesA FutureB-
A masterclass at the trade table lands the Vikings a B.

You can hear the double-takes from here. The Vikings took Evan Anderson at slot 214, roughly 59 spots before his name belonged.

The trade ledger is the best part of the whole weekend. The Jones value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through running back.

They went 6 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the running back spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Dallas Turner
In pick 11 they get a bendy edge with upside. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick51 Rnd2 Brandon Dorlus
They paid sticker price for Brandon Dorlus in the 51st overall pick, and that is fine. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick84 Rnd3 Jalen McMillan
Jalen McMillan at the Round 3 slot is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick108 Rnd4 Darius Robinson
Darius Robinson at pick No. 108 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick130 Rnd4 Cole Bishop
Nothing to complain about; Cole Bishop went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick148 Rnd5 Joe Milton III
A reach on Joe Milton III in Round 5, Pick 12; the board had better options right there. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick158 Rnd5 LaDarius Henderson
LaDarius Henderson in pick No. 158 is fair value, right on his grade. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick160 Rnd5 Jaylan Ford
They paid up for Jaylan Ford at Round 5, Pick 24 when waiting would have done the job. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick165 Rnd5 Austin Booker
Nice patience on Austin Booker, who had no business lasting to No. 165. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick179 Rnd6 Roger Rosengarten
Roger Rosengarten at the Round 6 slot is money in the bank, a offensive lineman taken below his worth. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick214 Rnd6 Evan Anderson
Evan Anderson at slot 214 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick230 Rnd7 Myles Jones
They barely believed it either: Myles Jones still on the board at pick 230. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.