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Draft Selections
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (MIN)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Mike Sainristil Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (MIN)
Mike Sainristil
CB Michigan
Darius Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (MIN)
Darius Robinson
DL-EDGE Missouri
Jalyx Hunt Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (MIN)
Jalyx Hunt
S-EDGE Houston Christian
LaDarius Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (MIN)
LaDarius Henderson
OT Michigan
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (MIN)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
Zion Tupuola-Fetui Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (MIN)
Zion Tupuola-Fetui
DE-EDGE Washington
Xavier Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (MIN)
Xavier Thomas
DE-EDGE Clemson
Draft Picks Received
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (LV)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (PIT)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (LV)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (LV)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (LV)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (PIT)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (LV)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (PIT)
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Draft Picks Traded
Michael Penix Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (PIT)
Michael Penix Jr.
QB Washington
Players Gained
Head Shot
Andre James
C
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB+ TradesF FutureA+
The Vikings cashed the board's mistake on Sainristil: B-.

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. A dependable weekend that grades out a B-.

The Thomas pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. Landing Sainristil that late papers over a lot of smaller sins. The safety spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick42 Rnd2 J.J. McCarthy
No drama and no debate, J.J. McCarthy went about where he belonged in No. 42. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick108 Rnd4 Mike Sainristil
Mike Sainristil in the 108th overall pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick129 Rnd4 Darius Robinson
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Darius Robinson at pick No. 129. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick148 Rnd5 Jalyx Hunt
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Jalyx Hunt in the 148th pick. This was not a hole anyone had circled.
Pick160 Rnd5 LaDarius Henderson
LaDarius Henderson at the Round 5 slot is right where the board had him, plain and simple. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick168 Rnd5 Braelon Allen
Braelon Allen at pick 168 is money in the bank, a running back taken below his worth. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick179 Rnd6 Zion Tupuola-Fetui
Zion Tupuola-Fetui slid further than he should have, and the 179th overall pick is lovely value for the edge rusher. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick230 Rnd7 Xavier Thomas
They reached a country mile for Xavier Thomas at No. 230, and the board is aghast. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.