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  • kgrundseth DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (MIN)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (MIN)
T'Vondre Sweat
DL Texas
Michael Pratt Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (MIN)
Michael Pratt
QB Tulane
Max Melton Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (MIN)
Max Melton
CB Rutgers
Isaiah Adams Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (MIN)
Isaiah Adams
OT Illinois
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (MIN)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Jaylen Wright Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (MIN)
Jaylen Wright
RB Tennessee
Kamal Hadden Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (MIN)
Kamal Hadden
CB Tennessee
LaDarius Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (MIN)
LaDarius Henderson
OT Michigan
Andru Phillips Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (MIN)
Andru Phillips
CB Kentucky
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (MIN)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
Zakhari Franklin Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (MIN)
Zakhari Franklin
WR Mississippi
Draft Picks Received
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (ARI)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (ARI)
T'Vondre Sweat
DL Texas
Michael Pratt Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (LV)
Michael Pratt
QB Tulane
Max Melton Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (ARI)
Max Melton
CB Rutgers
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (ARI)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (LV)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Draft Picks Traded
JC Latham Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (ARI)
JC Latham
OT Alabama
Byron Murphy II Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (LV)
Byron Murphy II
DL Texas
Players Gained
Head Shot
Will Hernandez
OG
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B
ValueC NeedB TradesA+ FutureB
Nobody dealt better than the Vikings this weekend: B.

The tape said wait; the Vikings did not. Michael Pratt went at pick 44, a good 58 picks before the board was ready. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B.

Hadden falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch. The phones were where this weekend was really won. Leaving safety unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick26 Rnd1 Dallas Turner
In slot 26 they get a disruptor off the edge, and a steal at that. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick35 Rnd2 T'Vondre Sweat
T'Vondre Sweat at No. 35 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick44 Rnd2 Michael Pratt
They reached a country mile for Michael Pratt at Round 2, Pick 12, and the board is aghast. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick104 Rnd4 Max Melton
Max Melton at the 104th pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick108 Rnd4 Isaiah Adams
They paid up for Isaiah Adams at the Round 4 slot when waiting would have done the job. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick130 Rnd4 Cedric Gray
A straight-up fair deal on Cedric Gray at pick No. 130, value and slot in agreement. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick148 Rnd5 Jaylen Wright
Jaylen Wright in No. 148 is fair value, right on his grade. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick160 Rnd5 Kamal Hadden
Kamal Hadden in the 160th overall pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
Pick165 Rnd5 LaDarius Henderson
A tidy little value on LaDarius Henderson in Round 5, Pick 29, a step better than break-even. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick179 Rnd6 Andru Phillips
They read the board right and Andru Phillips was the payoff at pick No. 179. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
Pick188 Rnd6 Christian Jones
No drama and no debate, Christian Jones went about where he belonged in the 188th pick. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick230 Rnd7 Zakhari Franklin
Good price on Zakhari Franklin in slot 230, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.