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Draft Selections
Bralen Trice Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (MIN)
Bralen Trice
DE-EDGE Washington
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (MIN)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Donovan Edwards Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (MIN)
Donovan Edwards
RB Michigan
Cam Hart Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (MIN)
Cam Hart
CB Notre Dame
Cedric Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (MIN)
Cedric Johnson
DE-EDGE Mississippi
Keith Randolph Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (MIN)
Keith Randolph Jr.
DL-EDGE Illinois
Jaden Hicks Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (MIN)
Jaden Hicks
S Washington State
Chau Smith-Wade Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (MIN)
Chau Smith-Wade
CB Washington State
Omar Speights Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (MIN)
Omar Speights
LB LSU
Draft Picks Received
Bralen Trice Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (CIN)
Bralen Trice
DE-EDGE Washington
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (CIN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Brock Bowers Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (CIN)
Brock Bowers
TE Georgia
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesD+ FutureA
Grand theft in the 164th overall pick: the Vikings steal Hicks and grade out a B.

You build a draft on nights like this. Jaden Hicks had no business being available in the Round 5 slot, and the Vikings did the only sane thing and turned in the card.

The offensive lineman spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. They went 4 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

Stockpiling next year's capital is patient, if unglamorous, asset work. The weekend tilted hard toward the defense.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Bralen Trice
Bralen Trice at the Round 1 slot is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick42 Rnd2 J.J. McCarthy
No edge and no loss on J.J. McCarthy in No. 42; it is a wash and a sensible one. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick108 Rnd4 Donovan Edwards
Fair-plus on Donovan Edwards, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick128 Rnd4 Cam Hart
Nothing to complain about; Cam Hart went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick148 Rnd5 Cedric Johnson
They paid sticker price for Cedric Johnson in the 148th pick, and that is fine. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick163 Rnd5 Keith Randolph Jr.
A tidy little value on Keith Randolph Jr. in slot 163, a step better than break-even. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick164 Rnd5 Jaden Hicks
A top-tier safety at a bargain, Jaden Hicks in Round 5, Pick 28, plain and simple. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick179 Rnd6 Chau Smith-Wade
Chau Smith-Wade slid further than he should have, and pick No. 179 is lovely value for the cornerback. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
Pick230 Rnd7 Omar Speights
A quiet steal in slot 230: Omar Speights for less than the market said. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.