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Draft Selections
Bo Nix Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (MIN)
Bo Nix
QB Oregon
Chris Braswell Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (MIN)
Chris Braswell
LB-EDGE Alabama
T.J. Tampa Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (MIN)
T.J. Tampa
CB Iowa State
Caelen Carson Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (MIN)
Caelen Carson
CB Wake Forest
Dylan Laube Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (MIN)
Dylan Laube
RB New Hampshire
Justin Eboigbe Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (MIN)
Justin Eboigbe
DL-EDGE Alabama
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 6 (MIN)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Mason McCormick Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (MIN)
Mason McCormick
OT South Dakota State
Tyler Owens Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (MIN)
Tyler Owens
S Texas Tech
Garret Greenfield Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (MIN)
Garret Greenfield
OT South Dakota State
Draft Picks Received
Bo Nix Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (SF)
Bo Nix
QB Oregon
T.J. Tampa Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (SF)
T.J. Tampa
CB Iowa State
Mason McCormick Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (BUF)
Mason McCormick
OT South Dakota State
Garret Greenfield Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (BUF)
Garret Greenfield
OT South Dakota State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (SF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (SF)
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Draft Picks Traded
Olumuyiwa Fashanu Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (SF)
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
OT Penn State
Eric Watts Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (BUF)
Eric Watts
DL-EDGE Connecticut
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesD+ FutureA
Nix is the plan now, and the Vikings grade out a B.

Start where it matters. The Vikings took Bo Nix to run the offense for the next decade, and every other decision this weekend bends around that one. It does the job without flash, and the B reflects it.

McCormick falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through tight end. The Carson pick is fine in a vacuum, less so with tight end and interior defensive lineman still on the board.

Good work on the whole, with tight end the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick31 Rnd1 Bo Nix
In the 31st pick they get the face of the franchise. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick42 Rnd2 Chris Braswell
A market-rate edge rusher, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Chris Braswell. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick63 Rnd2 T.J. Tampa
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and T.J. Tampa at Round 2, Pick 31 is the proof. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick107 Rnd4 Caelen Carson
A want over a need in slot 107: Caelen Carson adds a cornerback while tight end and interior defensive lineman keeps waiting.
Pick156 Rnd5 Dylan Laube
Dylan Laube in the Round 5 slot is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick166 Rnd5 Justin Eboigbe
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Justin Eboigbe in the 166th overall pick. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick176 Rnd6 Luke McCaffrey
They read the board right and Luke McCaffrey was the payoff at pick 176. The roster fit checks out.
Pick188 Rnd6 Mason McCormick
Mason McCormick in pick No. 188 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick230 Rnd7 Tyler Owens
A straight-up fair deal on Tyler Owens at slot 230, value and slot in agreement. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick248 Rnd7 Garret Greenfield
The board fumbled Garret Greenfield all the way to the 248th pick, and they scooped it up. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.