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Draft Selections
Bralen Trice Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (MIN)
Bralen Trice
DE-EDGE Washington
Mekhi Wingo Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (MIN)
Mekhi Wingo
DT LSU
Blake Fisher Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (MIN)
Blake Fisher
OT Notre Dame
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (MIN)
James Williams
LB Miami (FL)
Nehemiah Pritchett Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (MIN)
Nehemiah Pritchett
CB Auburn
Kitan Oladapo Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (MIN)
Kitan Oladapo
S Oregon State
Sam Hartman Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (MIN)
Sam Hartman
QB Notre Dame
Miyan Williams Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (MIN)
Miyan Williams
RB Ohio State
JD Bertrand Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (MIN)
JD Bertrand
LB Notre Dame
Draft Picks Received
Bralen Trice Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (NYJ)
Bralen Trice
DE-EDGE Washington
Blake Fisher Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (NYJ)
Blake Fisher
OT Notre Dame
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (NYJ)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (PIT)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (LAC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (LAC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (LAC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (PIT)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (LAC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (PIT)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (LAC)
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Draft Picks Traded
Terrion Arnold Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (PIT)
Terrion Arnold
CB Alabama
Byron Murphy II Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Byron Murphy II
DL Texas
Players Gained
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Solomon Thomas
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Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall C
ValueC+ NeedB TradesF FutureA+
The Vikings lost the trade table, and the C tells the story.

The Vikings torched the value chart for Sam Hartman, taking him 82 spots sooner than anyone had him slotted.

The trade table is where this weekend went wrong. Leaving wide receiver unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

The Pritchett pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged.

It grades out a shrug today, with plenty of room to move either way.

Pick Analysis
Pick72 Rnd3 Bralen Trice
A quiet steal in Round 3, Pick 8: Bralen Trice for less than the market said. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick108 Rnd4 Mekhi Wingo
Mekhi Wingo in pick No. 108 is fair value, right on his grade. It fills a real need, too.
Pick111 Rnd4 Blake Fisher
No drama and no debate, Blake Fisher went about where he belonged in the 111th overall pick. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick129 Rnd4 James Williams
A reasonable price with a little left over, James Williams in pick 129. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick157 Rnd5 Nehemiah Pritchett
They read the board right and Nehemiah Pritchett was the payoff at No. 157. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick167 Rnd5 Kitan Oladapo
A slide stopped in slot 167, with Kitan Oladapo worth more than the price. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick177 Rnd6 Sam Hartman
Sam Hartman at the 177th pick is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick230 Rnd7 Miyan Williams
A big swing on Miyan Williams at Round 7, Pick 10, well ahead of any board in the building. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick232 Rnd7 JD Bertrand
Value with a capital V on JD Bertrand in pick 232, a genuine coup. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.