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Draft Selections
JC Latham Head Shot
PICK: 19 RND: 1 (MIN)
JC Latham
OT Alabama
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (MIN)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Tykee Smith Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (MIN)
Tykee Smith
S Georgia
Jarrian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (MIN)
Jarrian Jones
CB Florida State
Cedric Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (MIN)
Cedric Johnson
DE-EDGE Mississippi
Jaylen Wright Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (MIN)
Jaylen Wright
RB Tennessee
Jaylan Ford Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (MIN)
Jaylan Ford
LB Texas
Andru Phillips Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (MIN)
Andru Phillips
CB Kentucky
Zakhari Franklin Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (MIN)
Zakhari Franklin
WR Mississippi
Draft Picks Received
JC Latham Head Shot
PICK: 19 RND: 1 (TB)
JC Latham
OT Alabama
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (TB)
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Draft Picks Traded
Michael Penix Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (TB)
Michael Penix Jr.
QB Washington
Players Gained
Head Shot
Logan Hall
DT
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B+
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB FutureA
The Vikings kept it disciplined and banked a B+.

Everything else got attention, and tight end got none. That is a strange way for the Vikings to leave a draft. Call it a sensible B+, earned the boring way.

The Ford reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. That Phillips pick is the receipt they will wave around later.

The Logan Hall deal gives the class an established piece to lean on. The hoard sets up next April more than it helps this September.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick19 Rnd1 JC Latham
In the 19th pick they get a building block for the line. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick42 Rnd2 J.J. McCarthy
They paid sticker price for J.J. McCarthy in pick No. 42, and that is fine. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick108 Rnd4 Tykee Smith
Tykee Smith at Round 4, Pick 8 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick130 Rnd4 Jarrian Jones
Nice patience on Jarrian Jones, who had no business lasting to slot 130. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick148 Rnd5 Cedric Johnson
Cedric Johnson at pick 148 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick160 Rnd5 Jaylen Wright
They did well to land Jaylen Wright in the Round 5 slot, just ahead of his grade. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick165 Rnd5 Jaylan Ford
Jaylan Ford at the 165th overall pick jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick179 Rnd6 Andru Phillips
They read the board right and Andru Phillips was the payoff at No. 179. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
Pick230 Rnd7 Zakhari Franklin
Fair-plus on Zakhari Franklin, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.