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Olumuyiwa Fashanu Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIN)
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
OT Penn State
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (MIN)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Jordan Travis Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (MIN)
Jordan Travis
QB Florida State
Trevor Keegan Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (MIN)
Trevor Keegan
OG Michigan
Jarrian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (MIN)
Jarrian Jones
CB Florida State
Tykee Smith Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (MIN)
Tykee Smith
S Georgia
Jase McClellan Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (MIN)
Jase McClellan
RB Alabama
Jaylan Ford Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (MIN)
Jaylan Ford
LB Texas
Jordan Magee Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (MIN)
Jordan Magee
LB Temple
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
No fireworks, just a tidy B for the Vikings.

The Vikings did not so much draft Jordan Travis as overpay for him, 65 picks clear of his grade. It sets an uneasy tone for the weekend.

The Ford pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through wide receiver.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Olumuyiwa Fashanu
In slot 11 they get protection for the quarterback. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick23 Rnd1 Dallas Turner
In Round 1, Pick 23 they get a double-digit-sack hope, and a steal at that. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick108 Rnd4 Jordan Travis
Jordan Travis in pick No. 108 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick129 Rnd4 Trevor Keegan
They went early on Trevor Keegan in No. 129, and the value did not follow. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick157 Rnd5 Jarrian Jones
Taking Jarrian Jones in the 157th pick is close to grand larceny; a cornerback that good had no business lasting this long. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick167 Rnd5 Tykee Smith
Tykee Smith at pick 167 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick177 Rnd6 Jase McClellan
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Jase McClellan well ahead of where he belonged. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick230 Rnd7 Jaylan Ford
Jaylan Ford in the 230th pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick232 Rnd7 Jordan Magee
A slide stopped in slot 232, with Jordan Magee worth more than the price. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.