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Draft Selections
Jared Verse Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (MIN)
Jared Verse
DE-EDGE Florida State
Quinn Ewers Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (MIN)
Quinn Ewers
QB Texas
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (MIN)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
McKinnley Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (MIN)
McKinnley Jackson
DL Texas A&M
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (MIN)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Christian Haynes Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (MIN)
Christian Haynes
OG Connecticut
Jaden Hicks Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (MIN)
Jaden Hicks
S Washington State
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (MIN)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Nehemiah Pritchett Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (MIN)
Nehemiah Pritchett
CB Auburn
Jonah Monheim Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (MIN)
Jonah Monheim
OT USC
Darius Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (MIN)
Darius Robinson
DL-EDGE Missouri
Mike Sainristil Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (MIN)
Mike Sainristil
CB Michigan
Ricky White Head Shot
PICK: 233 RND: 7 (MIN)
Ricky White
WR UNLV
Draft Picks Received
Jared Verse Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (ARI)
Jared Verse
DE-EDGE Florida State
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (ARI)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
McKinnley Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (SEA)
McKinnley Jackson
DL Texas A&M
Christian Haynes Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (SEA)
Christian Haynes
OG Connecticut
Darius Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (ARI)
Darius Robinson
DL-EDGE Missouri
Mike Sainristil Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (SEA)
Mike Sainristil
CB Michigan
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (SEA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (TB)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (TB)
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Draft Picks Traded
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (SEA)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
Ty'Ron Hopper Head Shot
PICK: 162 RND: 5 (TB)
Ty'Ron Hopper
LB Missouri
Players Gained
Head Shot
Tariq Woolen
CB
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureB
The Vikings robbed the room for White. Final grade: B+.

Somebody in the 233rd overall pick was going to get robbed, and it turned out to be the rest of the league. The Vikings sat still while Ricky White, the No. 178 name on the board, slid all the way to them, then sprinted to the podium. No fireworks, but a solid B+.

The phones were where this weekend was really won. Leaving tight end unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

Tariq Woolen gives the group a proven body among the projects. Every board in the league had Robinson lower, and that gap is the story.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 Jared Verse
In the 17th overall pick they get a disruptor off the edge. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick44 Rnd2 Quinn Ewers
Quinn Ewers in pick 44 lands just on the right side of the ledger. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick68 Rnd3 Cooper DeJean
Nice patience on Cooper DeJean, who had no business lasting to pick No. 68. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick79 Rnd3 McKinnley Jackson
They paid sticker price for McKinnley Jackson in No. 79, and that is fine. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick112 Rnd4 TreVeyon Henderson
TreVeyon Henderson at the 112th pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. It fills a real need, too.
Pick115 Rnd4 Christian Haynes
You do not let an offensive lineman like Christian Haynes reach slot 115 and blink. They did not. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick127 Rnd4 Jaden Hicks
Jaden Hicks at Round 4, Pick 27 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick149 Rnd5 Payton Wilson
A reasonable price with a little left over, Payton Wilson in the Round 5 slot. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick165 Rnd5 Nehemiah Pritchett
Nehemiah Pritchett in slot 165 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
Pick179 Rnd6 Jonah Monheim
They will replay Jonah Monheim at pick No. 179 for years; that is how good the value is. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick190 Rnd6 Darius Robinson
They paid a round early for Darius Robinson in Round 6, Pick 15, more than the board wanted. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick193 Rnd6 Mike Sainristil
Somehow Mike Sainristil was still sitting there in the Round 6 slot, and they pounced on premier cornerback value. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
Pick233 Rnd7 Ricky White
A wide receiver of that caliber at pick 233 is the definition of value, full stop. The roster fit checks out.