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Draft Selections
Jer'Zhan Newton Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIN)
Jer'Zhan Newton
DL Illinois
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (MIN)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Roman Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (MIN)
Roman Wilson
WR Michigan
Kris Abrams-Draine Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (MIN)
Kris Abrams-Draine
CB Missouri
Javion Cohen Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (MIN)
Javion Cohen
OG Miami (FL)
Darius Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (MIN)
Darius Robinson
DL-EDGE Missouri
Jaylin Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (MIN)
Jaylin Simpson
CB Auburn
Ben Bywater Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (MIN)
Ben Bywater
LB BYU
Zion Nelson Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (MIN)
Zion Nelson
OT Miami (FL)
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Vikings let Simpson fall into their laps, and walked away with a B-.

This is the pick they will still be bragging about in July: Jaylin Simpson, the No. 144 name on the board, stolen at the 164th pick. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B-.

That safety hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. Job largely done: quarterback settled and 5 of 8 of the wish list covered.

Good work on the whole, with safety the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Jer'Zhan Newton
In the Round 1 slot they get a load in the middle. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick42 Rnd2 J.J. McCarthy
A straight-up fair deal on J.J. McCarthy at slot 42, value and slot in agreement. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick108 Rnd4 Roman Wilson
Value with a capital V on Roman Wilson in the 108th pick, a genuine coup. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick128 Rnd4 Kris Abrams-Draine
A slide stopped in Round 4, Pick 28, with Kris Abrams-Draine worth more than the price. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick148 Rnd5 Javion Cohen
A clean, defensible pick in pick No. 148 with a little surplus value in Javion Cohen. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick163 Rnd5 Darius Robinson
Darius Robinson in pick 163 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick164 Rnd5 Jaylin Simpson
Taking Jaylin Simpson in the 164th overall pick is close to grand larceny; a cornerback that good had no business lasting this long. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
Pick179 Rnd6 Ben Bywater
They paid sticker price for Ben Bywater in No. 179, and that is fine. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick230 Rnd7 Zion Nelson
Zion Nelson in pick 230 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.