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Draft Selections
Bo Nix Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (MIN)
Bo Nix
QB Oregon
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (MIN)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Jaden Hicks Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
Jaden Hicks
S Washington State
Max Melton Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 4 (MIN)
Max Melton
CB Rutgers
Kris Abrams-Draine Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 5 (MIN)
Kris Abrams-Draine
CB Missouri
Cole Bishop Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (MIN)
Cole Bishop
S Utah
Ty'Ron Hopper Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (MIN)
Ty'Ron Hopper
LB Missouri
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (MIN)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
Edefuan Ulofoshio Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (MIN)
Edefuan Ulofoshio
LB Washington
LaDarius Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 172 RND: 5 (MIN)
LaDarius Henderson
OT Michigan
Jaylin Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (MIN)
Jaylin Simpson
CB Auburn
Ethan Driskell Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (MIN)
Ethan Driskell
OT Marshall
Isaiah Davis Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (MIN)
Isaiah Davis
RB South Dakota State
Xavier Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (MIN)
Xavier Thomas
DE-EDGE Clemson
Myles Cole Head Shot
PICK: 213 RND: 6 (MIN)
Myles Cole
DE-EDGE Texas Tech
Rasheen Ali Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (MIN)
Rasheen Ali
RB Marshall
Caleb Okechukwu Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (MIN)
Caleb Okechukwu
DL-EDGE Syracuse
Jawhar Jordan Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (MIN)
Jawhar Jordan
RB Louisville
Trey Wedig Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (MIN)
Trey Wedig
OT Wisconsin
Daequan Hardy Head Shot
PICK: 252 RND: 7 (MIN)
Daequan Hardy
CB Penn State
Draft Picks Received
Bo Nix Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (HOU)
Bo Nix
QB Oregon
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (BAL)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Jaden Hicks Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (PHI)
Jaden Hicks
S Washington State
Max Melton Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 4 (CAR)
Max Melton
CB Rutgers
Kris Abrams-Draine Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 5 (CLE)
Kris Abrams-Draine
CB Missouri
Ty'Ron Hopper Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (JAX)
Ty'Ron Hopper
LB Missouri
LaDarius Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 172 RND: 5 (PHI)
LaDarius Henderson
OT Michigan
Jaylin Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (SF)
Jaylin Simpson
CB Auburn
Isaiah Davis Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (JAX)
Isaiah Davis
RB South Dakota State
Xavier Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (SF)
Xavier Thomas
DE-EDGE Clemson
Myles Cole Head Shot
PICK: 213 RND: 6 (SF)
Myles Cole
DE-EDGE Texas Tech
Rasheen Ali Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (SF)
Rasheen Ali
RB Marshall
Jawhar Jordan Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (HOU)
Jawhar Jordan
RB Louisville
Trey Wedig Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (HOU)
Trey Wedig
OT Wisconsin
Daequan Hardy Head Shot
PICK: 252 RND: 7 (SF)
Daequan Hardy
CB Penn State
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PICK: RND: 1 (HOU)
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PICK: RND: 3 (CAR)
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PICK: RND: 3 (HOU)
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PICK: RND: 4 (CAR)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (SF)
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PICK: RND: 5 (CAR)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (HOU)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (SF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (HOU)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (SF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (HOU)
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PICK: RND: 7 (SF)
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Draft Picks Traded
Olumuyiwa Fashanu Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (HOU)
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
OT Penn State
Ennis Rakestraw Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (PHI)
Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
CB Missouri
Mohamed Kamara Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (SF)
Mohamed Kamara
DL-EDGE Colorado State
Sataoa Laumea Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (CLE)
Sataoa Laumea
OT Utah
Players Gained
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Kalia Davis
DT
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Carl Lawson
EDGE
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Alex Leatherwood
OG
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T.Y. McGill
DT
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Derek Rivers
DE
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B+
ValueB- NeedB TradesB FutureA+
The Vikings finally solved quarterback, and it carried them to a B+.

Call it a hunch or call it a gamble, but the Vikings spent the 230th overall pick on Caleb Okechukwu, a name most had 104 spots down the list.

Whatever Bo Nix becomes, the front office has tied its fortunes to the answer. That Jordan pick is the receipt they will wave around later.

The Melton pick reads as want over need, and the roster will feel it at wide receiver, tight end and other spots. That wide receiver hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 Bo Nix
In Round 1, Pick 23 they get a franchise quarterback. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick95 Rnd3 Khyree Jackson
They paid a round early for Khyree Jackson in pick 95, more than the board wanted. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick97 Rnd3 Jaden Hicks
Jaden Hicks at pick No. 97 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick101 Rnd4 Max Melton
A curious use of the Round 4 slot. Wide receiver, tight end and other spots needed the pick; a cornerback in Max Melton did not.
Pick138 Rnd5 Kris Abrams-Draine
Kris Abrams-Draine at the 138th overall pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
Pick148 Rnd5 Cole Bishop
Steal is underselling it; Cole Bishop at the 148th pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick155 Rnd5 Ty'Ron Hopper
By-the-book stuff, Ty'Ron Hopper at Round 5, Pick 19 squarely in line with his ranking. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick160 Rnd5 Braelon Allen
They did well to land Braelon Allen in pick No. 160, just ahead of his grade. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick166 Rnd5 Edefuan Ulofoshio
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Edefuan Ulofoshio at the 166th overall pick is the proof. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
Pick172 Rnd5 LaDarius Henderson
They read the board right and LaDarius Henderson was the payoff at the Round 5 slot. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick177 Rnd6 Jaylin Simpson
Taking Jaylin Simpson in slot 177 is close to grand larceny; a cornerback that good had no business lasting this long. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
Pick179 Rnd6 Ethan Driskell
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Ethan Driskell. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick195 Rnd6 Isaiah Davis
A slide stopped in pick 195, with Isaiah Davis worth more than the price. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick209 Rnd6 Xavier Thomas
Value said wait; Xavier Thomas in the 209th pick says they were not listening. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick213 Rnd6 Myles Cole
Myles Cole at the 213th pick is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick215 Rnd6 Rasheen Ali
Somehow Rasheen Ali was still sitting there in Round 6, Pick 40, and they pounced on premier running back value. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick230 Rnd7 Caleb Okechukwu
A real head-scratcher, Caleb Okechukwu in pick No. 230 is miles ahead of his ranking. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick239 Rnd7 Jawhar Jordan
Jawhar Jordan at the 239th overall pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick248 Rnd7 Trey Wedig
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Trey Wedig well ahead of where he belonged. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick252 Rnd7 Daequan Hardy
They robbed the room for Daequan Hardy here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.