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  • kgrundseth DRAFTING FOR THE
    Vikings
Draft Selections
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (MIN)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (MIN)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (MIN)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
Dillon Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (MIN)
Dillon Johnson
RB Washington
Johnny Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (MIN)
Johnny Dixon
CB Penn State
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (MIN)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Chau Smith-Wade Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (MIN)
Chau Smith-Wade
CB Washington State
Aki Ogunbiyi Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (MIN)
Aki Ogunbiyi
OG Texas A&M
Jordan Jefferson Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (MIN)
Jordan Jefferson
DT LSU
Josh Proctor Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (MIN)
Josh Proctor
S Ohio State
Trevor Keegan Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (MIN)
Trevor Keegan
OG Michigan
Dylan McMahon Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (MIN)
Dylan McMahon
C North Carolina State
Draft Picks Received
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (LV)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Dillon Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (LV)
Dillon Johnson
RB Washington
Aki Ogunbiyi Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (KC)
Aki Ogunbiyi
OG Texas A&M
Josh Proctor Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (LV)
Josh Proctor
S Ohio State
Trevor Keegan Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (KC)
Trevor Keegan
OG Michigan
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (LV)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (LV)
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Draft Picks Traded
Brock Bowers Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (LV)
Brock Bowers
TE Georgia
Jaylin Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (KC)
Jaylin Simpson
CB Auburn
Players Gained
Head Shot
Jakobi Meyers
WR
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B+
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureB
The Vikings worked the phones like thieves and earned a B+.

The real work happened on the phones. The Vikings fleeced their trade partners, turning their picks into a noticeably bigger pile than they started with. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B+.

The Gray pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch. If Keegan pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about. That wide receiver hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

Adding Jakobi Meyers by trade rounds out the weekend beyond the rookies.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick13 Rnd1 Dallas Turner
In slot 13 they get juice off the edge. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick42 Rnd2 J.J. McCarthy
A market-rate quarterback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on J.J. McCarthy. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick108 Rnd4 Leonard Taylor III
By-the-book stuff, Leonard Taylor III at the Round 4 slot squarely in line with his ranking. It fills a real need, too.
Pick112 Rnd4 Dillon Johnson
Dillon Johnson in the 112th overall pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick130 Rnd4 Johnny Dixon
Fair-plus on Johnny Dixon, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick148 Rnd5 Cedric Gray
A slide stopped in No. 148, with Cedric Gray worth more than the price. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick166 Rnd5 Chau Smith-Wade
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Chau Smith-Wade at the 166th pick. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
Pick175 Rnd5 Aki Ogunbiyi
They paid up for Aki Ogunbiyi at pick 175 when waiting would have done the job. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick179 Rnd6 Jordan Jefferson
Jordan Jefferson in the 179th pick is fair value, right on his grade. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick190 Rnd6 Josh Proctor
Josh Proctor in pick 190 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick207 Rnd6 Trevor Keegan
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Trevor Keegan. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick230 Rnd7 Dylan McMahon
No edge and no loss on Dylan McMahon in the Round 7 slot; it is a wash and a sensible one. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.