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  • kgrundseth DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Bo Nix Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (MIN)
Bo Nix
QB Oregon
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (MIN)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
Ennis Rakestraw Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 54 RND: 2 (MIN)
Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
CB Missouri
Jaylen Wright Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (MIN)
Jaylen Wright
RB Tennessee
Xavier Worthy Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (MIN)
Xavier Worthy
WR Texas
Christian Mahogany Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (MIN)
Christian Mahogany
OG Boston College
Javon Solomon Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (MIN)
Javon Solomon
OLB-EDGE Troy
Javon Foster Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (MIN)
Javon Foster
OT Missouri
Renardo Green Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (MIN)
Renardo Green
S Florida State
Jarvis Brownlee Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (MIN)
Jarvis Brownlee Jr.
CB Louisville
Theo Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (MIN)
Theo Johnson
TE Penn State
Malik Mustapha Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (MIN)
Malik Mustapha
S Wake Forest
Mason McCormick Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (MIN)
Mason McCormick
OT South Dakota State
Grayson Murphy Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (MIN)
Grayson Murphy
DL-EDGE UCLA
Hunter Nourzad Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (MIN)
Hunter Nourzad
C Penn State
Jordan Whittington Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (MIN)
Jordan Whittington
WR Texas
Kamal Hadden Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (MIN)
Kamal Hadden
CB Tennessee
Draft Picks Received
Bo Nix Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (SF)
Bo Nix
QB Oregon
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (ARI)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
Ennis Rakestraw Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 54 RND: 2 (CLE)
Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
CB Missouri
Jaylen Wright Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (CHI)
Jaylen Wright
RB Tennessee
Xavier Worthy Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (CLE)
Xavier Worthy
WR Texas
Christian Mahogany Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (SF)
Christian Mahogany
OG Boston College
Javon Foster Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (CHI)
Javon Foster
OT Missouri
Renardo Green Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (SF)
Renardo Green
S Florida State
Theo Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (CLE)
Theo Johnson
TE Penn State
Mason McCormick Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (ARI)
Mason McCormick
OT South Dakota State
Kamal Hadden Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (ARI)
Kamal Hadden
CB Tennessee
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (CHI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (CHI)
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Draft Picks Traded
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (ARI)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
Jermaine Burton Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (CLE)
Jermaine Burton
WR Alabama
Players Gained
Head Shot
Kyle Juszczyk
FB
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureB-
Quarterback settled, Nix in the fold, and a B+ for the Vikings.

The search is over. The Vikings handed the keys to Bo Nix, and the whole operation now runs on his development. The bottom line is a respectable B+.

Hadden falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch. The cost of the Whittington reach is exactly the players who went right after him.

The dealing alone would carry a lesser class. They will answer for taking OLB-EDGE early while interior defensive lineman went begging.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through interior defensive lineman.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick31 Rnd1 Bo Nix
In pick No. 31 they get a passer to set the clock by. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick35 Rnd2 Edgerrin Cooper
A market-rate linebacker, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Edgerrin Cooper. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick54 Rnd2 Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Ennis Rakestraw Jr. at slot 54 is the proof. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick75 Rnd3 Jaylen Wright
A straight-up fair deal on Jaylen Wright at the 75th pick, value and slot in agreement. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick85 Rnd3 Xavier Worthy
Xavier Worthy in the Round 3 slot is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick94 Rnd3 Christian Mahogany
By-the-book stuff, Christian Mahogany at the 94th overall pick squarely in line with his ranking. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick109 Rnd4 Javon Solomon
Of all the spots to shop, they chose OLB-EDGE. Javon Solomon in No. 109 leaves interior defensive lineman for later.
Pick123 Rnd4 Javon Foster
They paid sticker price for Javon Foster in pick 123, and that is fine. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick125 Rnd4 Renardo Green
Value with a capital V on Renardo Green in the 125th overall pick, a genuine coup. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick130 Rnd4 Jarvis Brownlee Jr.
They bypassed pressing needs at interior defensive lineman to take Jarvis Brownlee Jr., a cornerback that was not the priority.
Pick135 Rnd4 Theo Johnson
They took Theo Johnson at par in the 135th pick, which is nothing to complain about. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick156 Rnd5 Malik Mustapha
Nothing to complain about; Malik Mustapha went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick161 Rnd5 Mason McCormick
Mason McCormick in No. 161 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick166 Rnd5 Grayson Murphy
Grayson Murphy at pick No. 166 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the edge rusher. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick179 Rnd6 Hunter Nourzad
They went early on Hunter Nourzad in Round 6, Pick 4, and the value did not follow. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick190 Rnd6 Jordan Whittington
A real head-scratcher, Jordan Whittington in the Round 6 slot is miles ahead of his ranking. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick222 Rnd7 Kamal Hadden
The board fumbled Kamal Hadden all the way to the 222nd pick, and they scooped it up. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.