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Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (MIN)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (MIN)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (MIN)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Colston Loveland Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (MIN)
Colston Loveland
TE Michigan
Jared Ivey Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (MIN)
Jared Ivey
DE-EDGE Ole Miss
Dylan Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (MIN)
Dylan Fairchild
OG Georgia
Jared Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (MIN)
Jared Wilson
C Georgia
Chris Paul Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (MIN)
Chris Paul Jr.
LB Ole Miss
Tai Felton Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (MIN)
Tai Felton
WR Maryland
Denzel Burke Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (MIN)
Denzel Burke
CB Ohio State
Malachi Moore Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (MIN)
Malachi Moore
S Alabama
Jalen Milroe Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (MIN)
Jalen Milroe
QB Alabama
Billy Bowman Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (MIN)
Billy Bowman Jr.
S Oklahoma
Devin Neal Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (MIN)
Devin Neal
RB Kansas
James Burnip Head Shot
PICK: 158 RND: 5 (MIN)
James Burnip
P Alabama
JJ Pegues Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (MIN)
JJ Pegues
DT Ole Miss
Jarquez Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 184 RND: 6 (MIN)
Jarquez Hunter
RB Auburn
Upton Stout Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (MIN)
Upton Stout
S Western Kentucky
CJ West Head Shot
PICK: 191 RND: 6 (MIN)
CJ West
DT Indiana
Luke Lachey Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (MIN)
Luke Lachey
TE Iowa
Craig Woodson Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (MIN)
Craig Woodson
S California
Isaac TeSlaa Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (MIN)
Isaac TeSlaa
WR Arkansas
Draft Picks Received
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (TEN)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (NO)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Colston Loveland Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (SEA)
Colston Loveland
TE Michigan
Jared Ivey Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (SEA)
Jared Ivey
DE-EDGE Ole Miss
Dylan Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (LAC)
Dylan Fairchild
OG Georgia
Jared Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Jared Wilson
C Georgia
Chris Paul Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (CLE)
Chris Paul Jr.
LB Ole Miss
Tai Felton Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (SF)
Tai Felton
WR Maryland
Denzel Burke Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (NE)
Denzel Burke
CB Ohio State
Malachi Moore Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (BUF)
Malachi Moore
S Alabama
Jalen Milroe Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (NYJ)
Jalen Milroe
QB Alabama
Billy Bowman Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (IND)
Billy Bowman Jr.
S Oklahoma
Devin Neal Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (CIN)
Devin Neal
RB Kansas
James Burnip Head Shot
PICK: 158 RND: 5 (LAC)
James Burnip
P Alabama
JJ Pegues Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (CLE)
JJ Pegues
DT Ole Miss
Jarquez Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 184 RND: 6 (NO)
Jarquez Hunter
RB Auburn
Upton Stout Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (PIT)
Upton Stout
S Western Kentucky
CJ West Head Shot
PICK: 191 RND: 6 (DEN)
CJ West
DT Indiana
Luke Lachey Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (DEN)
Luke Lachey
TE Iowa
Craig Woodson Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (NE)
Craig Woodson
S California
Isaac TeSlaa Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (NO)
Isaac TeSlaa
WR Arkansas
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (CIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (NO)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (HOU)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (PIT)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (CLE)
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Draft Picks Traded
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (HOU)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
David Walker Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (DET)
David Walker
LB-EDGE Central Arkansas
Barryn Sorrell Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (WSH)
Barryn Sorrell
LB-EDGE Texas
Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (SEA)
Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson...
OT Florida
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (ARI)
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Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureB-
Nobody dealt better than the Vikings this weekend: B+.

You can hear the double-takes from here. The Vikings took Malachi Moore at pick No. 109, roughly 32 spots before his name belonged. They moved the roster forward and banked a B+ for it.

They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own. That Loveland pick is the receipt they will wave around later.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick35 Rnd2 Nick Emmanwori
The board had Nick Emmanwori higher than slot 35, and the safety fell to them anyway. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick40 Rnd2 Kenneth Grant
Kenneth Grant in the 40th overall pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick49 Rnd2 Donovan Jackson
They paid up for Donovan Jackson at the 49th pick when waiting would have done the job. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick50 Rnd2 Colston Loveland
The board fumbled Colston Loveland all the way to the Round 2 slot, and they scooped it up. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick82 Rnd3 Jared Ivey
A clean, defensible pick in Round 3, Pick 18 with a little surplus value in Jared Ivey. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick86 Rnd3 Dylan Fairchild
They reached into another round for Dylan Fairchild, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick89 Rnd3 Jared Wilson
Jared Wilson at the 89th pick is a conviction pick that outran the value. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick94 Rnd3 Chris Paul Jr.
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Chris Paul Jr. at the Round 3 slot is the proof. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick100 Rnd3 Tai Felton
By-the-book stuff, Tai Felton at slot 100 squarely in line with his ranking. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick106 Rnd4 Denzel Burke
Denzel Burke in pick 106 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick109 Rnd4 Malachi Moore
Malachi Moore at Round 4, Pick 7 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick110 Rnd4 Jalen Milroe
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Jalen Milroe at No. 110. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick117 Rnd4 Billy Bowman Jr.
Fair-plus on Billy Bowman Jr., a quiet win that adds up over a draft. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick119 Rnd4 Devin Neal
You do not let a running back like Devin Neal reach the 119th overall pick and blink. They did not. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick158 Rnd5 James Burnip
They liked James Burnip enough to skip the value, taking him in pick No. 158. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
Pick179 Rnd6 JJ Pegues
A premium they did not need to pay, JJ Pegues a notch or two before his time. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick184 Rnd6 Jarquez Hunter
Jarquez Hunter in the 184th overall pick is fair value, right on his grade. It fills a real need, too.
Pick185 Rnd6 Upton Stout
Upton Stout in pick 185 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick191 Rnd6 CJ West
A straight-up fair deal on CJ West at the Round 6 slot, value and slot in agreement. The roster fit checks out.
Pick197 Rnd6 Luke Lachey
A conviction pick on Luke Lachey at No. 197 that the board grades a round light. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick238 Rnd7 Craig Woodson
Craig Woodson in slot 238 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick248 Rnd7 Isaac TeSlaa
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Isaac TeSlaa in the 248th pick. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.