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Draft Selections
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (MIN)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (MIN)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Michael Hall Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (MIN)
Michael Hall Jr.
DT Ohio State
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (MIN)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
MarShawn Lloyd Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (MIN)
MarShawn Lloyd
RB USC
Beaux Limmer Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (MIN)
Beaux Limmer
C Arkansas
Cole Bishop Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (MIN)
Cole Bishop
S Utah
Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (MIN)
Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint...
WR Georgia
Jaylin Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (MIN)
Jaylin Simpson
CB Auburn
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (MIN)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
Jaylan Ford Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (MIN)
Jaylan Ford
LB Texas
Zakhari Franklin Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (MIN)
Zakhari Franklin
WR Mississippi
Tatum Bethune Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (MIN)
Tatum Bethune
LB Florida State
Draft Picks Received
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (PHI)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (DAL)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Michael Hall Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (DAL)
Michael Hall Jr.
DT Ohio State
MarShawn Lloyd Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (DAL)
MarShawn Lloyd
RB USC
Cole Bishop Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (PHI)
Cole Bishop
S Utah
Tatum Bethune Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (DAL)
Tatum Bethune
LB Florida State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (PHI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (PHI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (DAL)
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Draft Picks Traded
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (PHI)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (DAL)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Players Gained
Head Shot
Darius Slay
CB
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureA+
A sensible, unshowy class lands the Vikings a B+.

The one they had to fix is still broken. The Vikings left tight end untouched, and that omission hangs over an otherwise reasonable haul.

Landing Zinter that late papers over a lot of smaller sins. They will need Limmer to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it. Adding Darius Slay by trade rounds out the weekend beyond the rookies.

The future picks help the war chest more than the win-now roster.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick27 Rnd1 Dallas Turner
They read the board right and Dallas Turner was the payoff at No. 27. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick56 Rnd2 J.J. McCarthy
Value with a capital V on J.J. McCarthy in the 56th overall pick, a genuine coup. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick87 Rnd3 Michael Hall Jr.
A market-rate interior defensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Michael Hall Jr.. It fills a real need, too.
Pick108 Rnd4 Zak Zinter
Zak Zinter slid further than he should have, and pick 108 is lovely value for the offensive lineman. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick124 Rnd4 MarShawn Lloyd
MarShawn Lloyd in the Round 4 slot is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick130 Rnd4 Beaux Limmer
The board had cheaper options than Beaux Limmer at slot 130, and it noticed. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick137 Rnd5 Cole Bishop
A tidy bit of business in the 137th pick, where Cole Bishop graded well above the range. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick148 Rnd5 Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint
Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint at pick No. 148 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick160 Rnd5 Jaylin Simpson
They let Jaylin Simpson come to them and pounced at the 160th pick. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick165 Rnd5 Braelon Allen
Braelon Allen slipping to pick No. 165 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick179 Rnd6 Jaylan Ford
A clean, defensible pick in the 179th overall pick with a little surplus value in Jaylan Ford. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick230 Rnd7 Zakhari Franklin
They did well to land Zakhari Franklin in slot 230, just ahead of his grade. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick245 Rnd7 Tatum Bethune
A straight-up fair deal on Tatum Bethune at the Round 7 slot, value and slot in agreement. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.