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Draft Selections
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (MIN)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (MIN)
T'Vondre Sweat
DT Texas
Jamari Thrash Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (MIN)
Jamari Thrash
WR Louisville
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (MIN)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (MIN)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (MIN)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
Joe Milton III Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (MIN)
Joe Milton III
QB Tennessee
Jaylin Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (MIN)
Jaylin Simpson
CB Auburn
Roger Rosengarten Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (MIN)
Roger Rosengarten
OT Washington
Ethan Driskell Head Shot
PICK: 201 RND: 6 (MIN)
Ethan Driskell
OT Marshall
Jared Wiley Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (MIN)
Jared Wiley
TE TCU
Eric Gentry Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (MIN)
Eric Gentry
LB USC
Draft Picks Received
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (IND)
T'Vondre Sweat
DT Texas
Jamari Thrash Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (ATL)
Jamari Thrash
WR Louisville
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (IND)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Ethan Driskell Head Shot
PICK: 201 RND: 6 (ATL)
Ethan Driskell
OT Marshall
Eric Gentry Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (ATL)
Eric Gentry
LB USC
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (IND)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (IND)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (IND)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (IND)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (IND)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (IND)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (IND)
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Draft Picks Traded
Michael Penix Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (IND)
Michael Penix Jr.
QB Washington
Dillon Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (ATL)
Dillon Johnson
RB Washington
Players Gained
Head Shot
Gardner Minshew
QB
Head Shot
Zack Moss
RB
Head Shot
Dayo Odeyingbo
EDGE
Head Shot
Rodney Thomas II
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Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall A-
ValueB- NeedB TradesA+ FutureA+
The Vikings let Wiley fall and pounced. Final grade: A-.

Whoever sat across the table from the Vikings should ask for a receipt. They cleaned the room out, prying loose far more value than they gave up, and it was the quiet MVP of their weekend. Very little went wrong, and the A- is earned.

The Wiley pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch. The safety hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

Add it up and few war rooms did better this weekend, Chop Robinson and all.

Pick Analysis
Pick42 Rnd2 Chop Robinson
Nothing to complain about; Chop Robinson went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick46 Rnd2 T'Vondre Sweat
They liked T'Vondre Sweat enough to skip the value, taking him in the 46th pick. It fills a real need, too.
Pick109 Rnd4 Jamari Thrash
Jamari Thrash is a better player than slot 109 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick117 Rnd4 Khyree Jackson
A slide stopped in the 117th overall pick, with Khyree Jackson worth more than the price. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick129 Rnd4 Luke McCaffrey
Luke McCaffrey at No. 129 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick148 Rnd5 Braelon Allen
Braelon Allen at pick No. 148 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick160 Rnd5 Joe Milton III
A market-rate quarterback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Joe Milton III. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick168 Rnd5 Jaylin Simpson
Jaylin Simpson slid further than he should have, and the 168th pick is lovely value for the cornerback. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
Pick179 Rnd6 Roger Rosengarten
They did well to land Roger Rosengarten in pick No. 179, just ahead of his grade. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick201 Rnd6 Ethan Driskell
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Ethan Driskell at the Round 6 slot is the proof. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick230 Rnd7 Jared Wiley
Circle this one: Jared Wiley at pick 230 is a fall that decides a draft. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick244 Rnd7 Eric Gentry
Eric Gentry in the 244th overall pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A minor itch, scratched.