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    Vikings
Draft Selections
Jared Verse Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (MIN)
Jared Verse
DE-EDGE Florida State
Kalen King Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (MIN)
Kalen King
CB Penn State
Beaux Limmer Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (MIN)
Beaux Limmer
C Arkansas
Javion Cohen Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (MIN)
Javion Cohen
OG Miami (FL)
Joe Milton III Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (MIN)
Joe Milton III
QB Tennessee
Austin Booker Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (MIN)
Austin Booker
DL-EDGE Kansas
Michael Barrett Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (MIN)
Michael Barrett
LB Michigan
Isaiah Williams Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (MIN)
Isaiah Williams
WR Illinois
Zion Logue Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (MIN)
Zion Logue
DL Georgia
Draft Picks Received
Jared Verse Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (HOU)
Jared Verse
DE-EDGE Florida State
Isaiah Williams Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (NYJ)
Isaiah Williams
WR Illinois
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (HOU)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (HOU)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (HOU)
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Draft Picks Traded
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (HOU)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
DeWayne Carter Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (NYJ)
DeWayne Carter
DT Duke
Players Gained
Head Shot
Isiah Pacheco
RB
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesC+ FutureA+
Nothing loud, just a tidy B for the Vikings.

There is a lot to like until you notice safety is still a hole. The Vikings never got to the one that mattered most. It does the job without flash, and the B reflects it.

Getting Booker where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class. They are betting Logue proves the room right and everyone else wrong.

The Isiah Pacheco pickup adds a known quantity to a class of unknowns. The hoard sets up next April more than it helps this September.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the safety spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 Jared Verse
In the 23rd pick they get a quarterback's worst nightmare at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick42 Rnd2 Kalen King
A market-rate cornerback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Kalen King. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick130 Rnd4 Beaux Limmer
They liked Beaux Limmer enough to skip the value, taking him in Round 4, Pick 30. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick148 Rnd5 Javion Cohen
Nothing to complain about; Javion Cohen went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick160 Rnd5 Joe Milton III
Joe Milton III in pick No. 160 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick165 Rnd5 Austin Booker
Austin Booker slipping to slot 165 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick179 Rnd6 Michael Barrett
A straight-up fair deal on Michael Barrett at the Round 6 slot, value and slot in agreement. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick187 Rnd6 Isaiah Williams
By-the-book stuff, Isaiah Williams at the 187th overall pick squarely in line with his ranking. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick230 Rnd7 Zion Logue
They paid up for Zion Logue at slot 230 when waiting would have done the job. It patches a soft spot without any drama.