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Draft Selections
Laiatu Latu Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIN)
Laiatu Latu
DL-EDGE UCLA
Terrion Arnold Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (MIN)
Terrion Arnold
CB Alabama
Matt Goncalves Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (MIN)
Matt Goncalves
OT Pittsburgh
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (MIN)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
Kamal Hadden Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (MIN)
Kamal Hadden
CB Tennessee
Joe Milton III Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (MIN)
Joe Milton III
QB Tennessee
Ty'Ron Hopper Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (MIN)
Ty'Ron Hopper
LB Missouri
Isaiah Davis Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (MIN)
Isaiah Davis
RB South Dakota State
Dylan McMahon Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (MIN)
Dylan McMahon
C North Carolina State
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Grand theft in pick 42: the Vikings steal Arnold and grade out a B.

The board owed the Vikings one, and it paid up: Terrion Arnold, the No. 20 name on the board, sitting there at pick No. 42 like a gift left on the doorstep. The bottom line is a respectable B.

The safety hole is the one line item this class does not answer. They are betting McMahon proves the room right and everyone else wrong.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Laiatu Latu
In pick 11 they get a premier pass rusher at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick42 Rnd2 Terrion Arnold
Taking Terrion Arnold in pick No. 42 is close to grand larceny; a cornerback that good had no business lasting this long. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick108 Rnd4 Matt Goncalves
Matt Goncalves in No. 108 is fair value, right on his grade. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick130 Rnd4 Tommy Eichenberg
They did well to land Tommy Eichenberg in the Round 4 slot, just ahead of his grade. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick148 Rnd5 Kamal Hadden
Kamal Hadden slid further than he should have, and slot 148 is lovely value for the cornerback. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
Pick160 Rnd5 Joe Milton III
Joe Milton III at Round 5, Pick 24 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick166 Rnd5 Ty'Ron Hopper
They read the board right and Ty'Ron Hopper was the payoff at the 166th pick. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
Pick179 Rnd6 Isaiah Davis
A straight-up fair deal on Isaiah Davis at the 179th overall pick, value and slot in agreement. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick230 Rnd7 Dylan McMahon
A reach for Dylan McMahon in pick 230; a little patience would have been rewarded. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.