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Draft Selections
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (MIN)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (MIN)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Ruke Orhorhoro Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (MIN)
Ruke Orhorhoro
DT Clemson
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
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (MIN)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
Layden Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (MIN)
Layden Robinson
OG Texas A&M
Kamal Hadden Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (MIN)
Kamal Hadden
CB Tennessee
Malik Washington Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (MIN)
Malik Washington
WR Virginia
LaDarius Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (MIN)
LaDarius Henderson
OT Michigan
Jalen Green Head Shot
PICK: 192 RND: 6 (MIN)
Jalen Green
S Mississippi State
Miyan Williams Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (MIN)
Miyan Williams
RB Ohio State
Draft Picks Received
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (MIA)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (NO)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Ruke Orhorhoro Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (NYG)
Ruke Orhorhoro
DT Clemson
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (NO)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
Jalen Green Head Shot
PICK: 192 RND: 6 (NO)
Jalen Green
S Mississippi State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (NYG)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (LV)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (NO)
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Draft Picks Traded
Brock Bowers Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (NYG)
Brock Bowers
TE Georgia
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (LV)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
Players Gained
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Blake Grupe
PK
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Kayvon Thibodeaux
EDGE
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall A-
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureA+
The Vikings robbed the room for Washington. Final grade: A-.

Somebody in the 165th pick was going to get robbed, and it turned out to be the rest of the league. The Vikings sat still while Malik Washington, the No. 118 name on the board, slid all the way to them, then sprinted to the podium. The sum of the weekend is a deserved A-.

They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own. They are betting Orhorhoro proves the room right and everyone else wrong.

They will regret leaving edge rusher for another day if the season turns on it.

Add it up and this is about as clean as a draft weekend gets.

Pick Analysis
Pick22 Rnd1 Cooper DeJean
In the 22nd pick they get a press-man option on the boundary, and a steal at that. More want than need.
Pick45 Rnd2 J.J. McCarthy
By-the-book stuff, J.J. McCarthy at the Round 2 slot squarely in line with his ranking. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick47 Rnd2 Ruke Orhorhoro
They talked themselves into Ruke Orhorhoro at slot 47, and the board did not agree. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick108 Rnd4 Bucky Irving
Bucky Irving in No. 108 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick130 Rnd4 Ainias Smith
A tidy bit of business in pick 130, where Ainias Smith graded well above the range. It fills a real need, too.
Pick136 Rnd4 Tommy Eichenberg
The board had Tommy Eichenberg higher than the 136th overall pick, and the linebacker fell to them anyway. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick148 Rnd5 Layden Robinson
Layden Robinson in Round 5, Pick 12 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick160 Rnd5 Kamal Hadden
Taking Kamal Hadden in pick No. 160 is close to grand larceny; a cornerback that good had no business lasting this long. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
Pick165 Rnd5 Malik Washington
Malik Washington at Round 5, Pick 29 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick179 Rnd6 LaDarius Henderson
A top-tier offensive lineman at a bargain, LaDarius Henderson in pick 179, plain and simple. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick192 Rnd6 Jalen Green
They paid up for Jalen Green at the Round 6 slot when waiting would have done the job. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick230 Rnd7 Miyan Williams
You do not let a running back like Miyan Williams reach the 230th pick and blink. They did not. A need, and now a little less of one.