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    Vikings
Draft Selections
Bo Nix Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (MIN)
Bo Nix
QB Oregon
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (MIN)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Byron Murphy II Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (MIN)
Byron Murphy II
DL Texas
Malachi Corley Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (MIN)
Malachi Corley
WR Western Kentucky
Ray Davis Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (MIN)
Ray Davis
RB Kentucky
Kris Abrams-Draine Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (MIN)
Kris Abrams-Draine
CB Missouri
Sincere Haynesworth Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (MIN)
Sincere Haynesworth
C Tulane
Layden Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (MIN)
Layden Robinson
OG Texas A&M
Gabe Hall Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (MIN)
Gabe Hall
DL Baylor
LaDarius Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (MIN)
LaDarius Henderson
OT Michigan
Daequan Hardy Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (MIN)
Daequan Hardy
CB Penn State
Joshua Cephus Head Shot
PICK: 233 RND: 7 (MIN)
Joshua Cephus
WR UTSA
Draft Picks Received
Bo Nix Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (ARI)
Bo Nix
QB Oregon
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (ARI)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Malachi Corley Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (ARI)
Malachi Corley
WR Western Kentucky
Joshua Cephus Head Shot
PICK: 233 RND: 7 (DEN)
Joshua Cephus
WR UTSA
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (DEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (DEN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Olumuyiwa Fashanu Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (DEN)
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
OT Penn State
Players Gained
Head Shot
Will Hernandez
OG
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B+
ValueB- NeedB TradesA+ FutureB+
A passer of the future in Nix, and a B+, for the Vikings.

After circling the position for what felt like forever, the Vikings committed. Bo Nix is the quarterback now, and the roster gets built to his timeline. No fireworks, but a solid B+.

Every board in the league had Hall lower, and that gap is the story. The phones were where this weekend was really won. The Henderson value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere.

That safety hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick27 Rnd1 Bo Nix
In pick 27 they get a passer to set the clock by. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick35 Rnd2 Chop Robinson
A market-rate edge rusher, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Chop Robinson. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick42 Rnd2 Byron Murphy II
Byron Murphy II at No. 42 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick90 Rnd3 Malachi Corley
Nice patience on Malachi Corley, who had no business lasting to the Round 3 slot. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick108 Rnd4 Ray Davis
No edge and no loss on Ray Davis in the 108th pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick130 Rnd4 Kris Abrams-Draine
A quiet steal in pick No. 130: Kris Abrams-Draine for less than the market said. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick148 Rnd5 Sincere Haynesworth
By-the-book stuff, Sincere Haynesworth at slot 148 squarely in line with his ranking. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick160 Rnd5 Layden Robinson
A straight-up fair deal on Layden Robinson at the 160th overall pick, value and slot in agreement. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick166 Rnd5 Gabe Hall
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Gabe Hall. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick179 Rnd6 LaDarius Henderson
LaDarius Henderson at the Round 6 slot is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick230 Rnd7 Daequan Hardy
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Daequan Hardy in pick 230. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
Pick233 Rnd7 Joshua Cephus
Joshua Cephus in No. 233 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.