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Draft Selections
Terrion Arnold Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (MIN)
Terrion Arnold
CB Alabama
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (MIN)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (MIN)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Bucky Irving Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (MIN)
Bucky Irving
RB Oregon
Ainias Smith Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (MIN)
Ainias Smith
WR Texas A&M
Sincere Haynesworth Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (MIN)
Sincere Haynesworth
C Tulane
Layden Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (MIN)
Layden Robinson
OG Texas A&M
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (MIN)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
Keith Randolph Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (MIN)
Keith Randolph Jr.
DL-EDGE Illinois
Edefuan Ulofoshio Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (MIN)
Edefuan Ulofoshio
LB Washington
Josh Proctor Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (MIN)
Josh Proctor
S Ohio State
Daequan Hardy Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (MIN)
Daequan Hardy
CB Penn State
Draft Picks Received
Terrion Arnold Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (PHI)
Terrion Arnold
CB Alabama
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (PHI)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Sincere Haynesworth Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (PHI)
Sincere Haynesworth
C Tulane
Keith Randolph Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (PHI)
Keith Randolph Jr.
DL-EDGE Illinois
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (PHI)
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Draft Picks Traded
Laiatu Latu Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (PHI)
Laiatu Latu
DL-EDGE UCLA
Players Gained
Head Shot
Milton Williams
DT
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureB
The Vikings fleeced the room on the phones and earned a B+.

If you want a masterclass in dealing, watch the Vikings, who turned every swap into a profit this weekend. It nets out to a B+, which feels about right.

A whole weekend of picks and tight end is somehow still a want. They will need Haynesworth to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it. The Irving pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch.

Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.

Pick Analysis
Pick22 Rnd1 Terrion Arnold
In the Round 1 slot they get a sticky cover corner. Need was not the driver here.
Pick42 Rnd2 Chop Robinson
Chop Robinson at No. 42 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the edge rusher. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick50 Rnd2 J.J. McCarthy
A clean, defensible pick in the 50th overall pick with a little surplus value in J.J. McCarthy. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick108 Rnd4 Bucky Irving
Bucky Irving at pick 108 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick130 Rnd4 Ainias Smith
Ainias Smith slipping to Round 4, Pick 30 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick137 Rnd5 Sincere Haynesworth
Sincere Haynesworth at slot 137 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick148 Rnd5 Layden Robinson
They went early on Layden Robinson in the 148th pick, and the value did not follow. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick160 Rnd5 Braelon Allen
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Braelon Allen at pick No. 160. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick163 Rnd5 Keith Randolph Jr.
Keith Randolph Jr. at slot 163 is money in the bank, a edge rusher taken below his worth. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick166 Rnd5 Edefuan Ulofoshio
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Edefuan Ulofoshio in pick No. 166. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick179 Rnd6 Josh Proctor
They paid sticker price for Josh Proctor in the 179th pick, and that is fine. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick230 Rnd7 Daequan Hardy
Daequan Hardy in the 230th overall pick is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.