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  • kgrundseth DRAFTING FOR THE
    Vikings
Draft Selections
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (MIN)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
Bralen Trice Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (MIN)
Bralen Trice
DE-EDGE Washington
Chris Braswell Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (MIN)
Chris Braswell
LB-EDGE Alabama
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (MIN)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (MIN)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Caelen Carson Head Shot
PICK: 96 RND: 3 (MIN)
Caelen Carson
CB Wake Forest
Dominick Puni Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (MIN)
Dominick Puni
OT Kansas
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (MIN)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Javion Cohen Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (MIN)
Javion Cohen
OG Miami (FL)
Jaylen Wright Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (MIN)
Jaylen Wright
RB Tennessee
Renardo Green Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (MIN)
Renardo Green
S Florida State
Trey Knox Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (MIN)
Trey Knox
TE South Carolina
Hunter Nourzad Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (MIN)
Hunter Nourzad
C Penn State
Draft Picks Received
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (DAL)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
Chris Braswell Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (DAL)
Chris Braswell
LB-EDGE Alabama
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (GB)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (GB)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Caelen Carson Head Shot
PICK: 96 RND: 3 (JAX)
Caelen Carson
CB Wake Forest
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (DAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (DAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (JAX)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (DAL)
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Draft Picks Traded
Jared Verse Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (JAX)
Jared Verse
DE-EDGE Florida State
Players Gained
Head Shot
Kingsley Enagbare
EDGE
Head Shot
Malik Hooker
S
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureB-
A masterclass at the trade table lands the Vikings a B+.

The Vikings ran the phones like sharks, prying loose value on deal after deal until the ledger was lopsided. Good, not great, and the B+ says as much.

Nourzad has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced. A whole weekend of picks and quarterback is somehow still a want. With quarterback and interior defensive lineman unsolved, spending premium capital on cornerback is the choice that costs them.

The Green pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick24 Rnd1 Cooper DeJean
In pick No. 24 they get an island corner, and a steal at that. Need was not the driver here.
Pick42 Rnd2 Bralen Trice
Bralen Trice at the Round 2 slot is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick56 Rnd2 Chris Braswell
Chris Braswell in the 56th overall pick is fair value, right on his grade. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick57 Rnd2 Brenden Rice
A reach for Brenden Rice in slot 57; a little patience would have been rewarded. It fills a real need, too.
Pick88 Rnd3 Zak Zinter
They paid sticker price for Zak Zinter in Round 3, Pick 25, and that is fine. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick96 Rnd3 Caelen Carson
They bypassed pressing needs at quarterback and interior defensive lineman to take Caelen Carson, a cornerback that was not the priority.
Pick109 Rnd4 Dominick Puni
Good price on Dominick Puni in pick 109, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick130 Rnd4 Cedric Gray
Cedric Gray at the 130th pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick145 Rnd5 Javion Cohen
No edge and no loss on Javion Cohen in the 145th pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick157 Rnd5 Jaylen Wright
Jaylen Wright in slot 157 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick166 Rnd5 Renardo Green
A tidy bit of business in No. 166, where Renardo Green graded well above the range. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick179 Rnd6 Trey Knox
They liked Trey Knox enough to skip the value, taking him in pick No. 179. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick227 Rnd7 Hunter Nourzad
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Hunter Nourzad well ahead of where he belonged. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.