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  • kgrundseth DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (MIN)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Byron Murphy II Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (MIN)
Byron Murphy II
DL Texas
Trey Benson Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (MIN)
Trey Benson
RB Florida State
Ja'Tavion Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (MIN)
Ja'Tavion Sanders
TE Texas
Michael Pratt Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (MIN)
Michael Pratt
QB Tulane
Roman Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 96 RND: 3 (MIN)
Roman Wilson
WR Michigan
Mike Sainristil Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (MIN)
Mike Sainristil
CB Michigan
Darius Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (MIN)
Darius Robinson
DL-EDGE Missouri
Malik Washington Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (MIN)
Malik Washington
WR Virginia
Malik Mustapha Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (MIN)
Malik Mustapha
S Wake Forest
Justin Rogers Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (MIN)
Justin Rogers
DL Auburn
Layden Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (MIN)
Layden Robinson
OG Texas A&M
Curtis Jacobs Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (MIN)
Curtis Jacobs
LB Penn State
Javon Baker Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (MIN)
Javon Baker
WR UCF
Dylan McMahon Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (MIN)
Dylan McMahon
C North Carolina State
Draft Picks Received
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (GB)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Trey Benson Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (GB)
Trey Benson
RB Florida State
Ja'Tavion Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (TB)
Ja'Tavion Sanders
TE Texas
Michael Pratt Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (TB)
Michael Pratt
QB Tulane
Roman Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 96 RND: 3 (JAX)
Roman Wilson
WR Michigan
Darius Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (GB)
Darius Robinson
DL-EDGE Missouri
Malik Mustapha Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (GB)
Malik Mustapha
S Wake Forest
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (JAX)
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Draft Picks Traded
Jer'Zhan Newton Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (JAX)
Jer'Zhan Newton
DL Illinois
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B
ValueC+ NeedB TradesA+ FutureB-
The Vikings won the night they stopped Sainristil from sliding. Grade: 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. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B.

The Sainristil pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch. If Benson pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about. Job largely done: quarterback settled and 8 of 8 of the wish list covered.

Quantity was the play, for better or worse.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Chop Robinson
In pick No. 25 they get a disruptor off the edge, reach and all. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick42 Rnd2 Byron Murphy II
Byron Murphy II in Round 2, Pick 10 is fair value, right on his grade. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick57 Rnd2 Trey Benson
A premium they did not need to pay, Trey Benson a notch or two before his time. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick58 Rnd2 Ja'Tavion Sanders
Ja'Tavion Sanders in the 58th pick is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick89 Rnd3 Michael Pratt
Michael Pratt in No. 89 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick96 Rnd3 Roman Wilson
A slide stopped in slot 96, with Roman Wilson worth more than the price. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick108 Rnd4 Mike Sainristil
Circle this one: Mike Sainristil at the Round 4 slot is a fall that decides a draft. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick125 Rnd4 Darius Robinson
Darius Robinson in Round 4, Pick 25 lands just on the right side of the ledger. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick130 Rnd4 Malik Washington
They read the board right and Malik Washington was the payoff at pick No. 130. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick135 Rnd4 Malik Mustapha
A market-rate safety, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Malik Mustapha. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick148 Rnd5 Justin Rogers
The board had cheaper options than Justin Rogers at No. 148, and it noticed. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick160 Rnd5 Layden Robinson
No edge and no loss on Layden Robinson in slot 160; it is a wash and a sensible one. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick166 Rnd5 Curtis Jacobs
Curtis Jacobs at pick 166 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick179 Rnd6 Javon Baker
Javon Baker in the 179th overall pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick230 Rnd7 Dylan McMahon
By-the-book stuff, Dylan McMahon at the 230th pick squarely in line with his ranking. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.