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Draft Selections
Chris Braswell Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (MIN)
Chris Braswell
LB-EDGE Alabama
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (MIN)
T'Vondre Sweat
DL Texas
Trey Benson Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (MIN)
Trey Benson
RB Florida State
Jamari Thrash Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (MIN)
Jamari Thrash
WR Louisville
Max Melton Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (MIN)
Max Melton
CB Rutgers
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)
Chau Smith-Wade Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (MIN)
Chau Smith-Wade
CB Washington State
Kitan Oladapo Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (MIN)
Kitan Oladapo
S Oregon State
Jaylan Ford Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (MIN)
Jaylan Ford
LB Texas
Kedon Slovis Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (MIN)
Kedon Slovis
QB BYU
Donovan Jennings Head Shot
PICK: 255 RND: 7 (MIN)
Donovan Jennings
OT USF
Draft Picks Received
Chris Braswell Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (BUF)
Chris Braswell
LB-EDGE Alabama
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (BUF)
T'Vondre Sweat
DL Texas
Trey Benson Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (NYJ)
Trey Benson
RB Florida State
Max Melton Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (NYJ)
Max Melton
CB Rutgers
Donovan Jennings Head Shot
PICK: 255 RND: 7 (NYJ)
Donovan Jennings
OT USF
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (CIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (NYJ)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (BUF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (NYJ)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (BUF)
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Draft Picks Traded
Olumuyiwa Fashanu Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (CIN)
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
OT Penn State
Bralen Trice Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (NYJ)
Bralen Trice
DE-EDGE Washington
Players Gained
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Micheal Clemons
EDGE
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Tim Settle
DT
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B+
ValueB- NeedB TradesB FutureA+
Good, not great, for the Vikings: B+.

The pick that carries the class is Jamari Thrash, a wide receiver the Vikings were happy to stop sliding in Round 4, Pick 8. Patience, rewarded. It nets out to a B+, which feels about right.

Leaving tight end unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. The Limmer pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over.

A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Chris Braswell
In Round 1, Pick 28 they get a quarterback's worst nightmare. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick60 Rnd2 T'Vondre Sweat
By-the-book stuff, T'Vondre Sweat at No. 60 squarely in line with his ranking. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick72 Rnd3 Trey Benson
A market-rate running back, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Trey Benson. It fills a real need, too.
Pick108 Rnd4 Jamari Thrash
A slide stopped in the 108th overall pick, with Jamari Thrash worth more than the price. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick111 Rnd4 Max Melton
They took Max Melton at par in slot 111, which is nothing to complain about. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick130 Rnd4 Beaux Limmer
They paid up for Beaux Limmer at pick No. 130 when waiting would have done the job. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick148 Rnd5 Javion Cohen
Javion Cohen in the 148th pick lands just on the right side of the ledger. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick160 Rnd5 Chau Smith-Wade
Chau Smith-Wade in No. 160 is fair value, right on his grade. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
Pick166 Rnd5 Kitan Oladapo
Kitan Oladapo at pick 166 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick179 Rnd6 Jaylan Ford
Jaylan Ford at Round 6, Pick 4 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick230 Rnd7 Kedon Slovis
Kedon Slovis at slot 230 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick255 Rnd7 Donovan Jennings
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Donovan Jennings in the Round 7 slot. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.