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    Vikings
Draft Selections
Jer'Zhan Newton Head Shot
PICK: 15 RND: 1 (MIN)
Jer'Zhan Newton
DL Illinois
Byron Murphy II Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (MIN)
Byron Murphy II
DL Texas
Josh Newton Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (MIN)
Josh Newton
CB TCU
Spencer Rattler Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (MIN)
Spencer Rattler
QB South Carolina
Ray Davis Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (MIN)
Ray Davis
RB Kentucky
Kris Abrams-Draine Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (MIN)
Kris Abrams-Draine
CB Missouri
Ainias Smith Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (MIN)
Ainias Smith
WR Texas A&M
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
Zion Tupuola-Fetui Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (MIN)
Zion Tupuola-Fetui
DE-EDGE Washington
Jaylan Ford Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (MIN)
Jaylan Ford
LB Texas
Zakhari Franklin Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (MIN)
Zakhari Franklin
WR Mississippi
Matthew Jones Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (MIN)
Matthew Jones
OG Ohio State
Draft Picks Received
Jer'Zhan Newton Head Shot
PICK: 15 RND: 1 (IND)
Jer'Zhan Newton
DL Illinois
Josh Newton Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (TB)
Josh Newton
CB TCU
Spencer Rattler Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (TB)
Spencer Rattler
QB South Carolina
Kris Abrams-Draine Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (TB)
Kris Abrams-Draine
CB Missouri
Matthew Jones Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (IND)
Matthew Jones
OG Ohio State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (IND)
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Draft Picks Traded
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (IND)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
Players Gained
Head Shot
Dayo Odeyingbo
EDGE
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B
ValueB NeedB- TradesA+ FutureB-
Nobody dealt better than the Vikings this weekend: B.

Give the war room a raise for the dealing alone. The Vikings came out ahead on every exchange that mattered, and it was not close. It does the job without flash, and the B reflects it.

The Vikings indulged a want in Abrams-Draine while a need in safety and tight end stayed open. They will regret leaving safety for another day if the season turns on it.

They banked enough surplus on Smith to cover a lot of smaller sins.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick15 Rnd1 Jer'Zhan Newton
In the 15th overall pick they get a disruptive interior force. A real need, handled.
Pick42 Rnd2 Byron Murphy II
Byron Murphy II in No. 42 is fair value, right on his grade. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick58 Rnd2 Josh Newton
By-the-book stuff, Josh Newton at slot 58 squarely in line with his ranking. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick89 Rnd3 Spencer Rattler
A straight-up fair deal on Spencer Rattler at the 89th pick, value and slot in agreement. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick108 Rnd4 Ray Davis
Ray Davis in the Round 4 slot is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick126 Rnd4 Kris Abrams-Draine
A surprising call. With safety and tight end still to address, they spent pick No. 126 on Kris Abrams-Draine, a cornerback they were not short of.
Pick130 Rnd4 Ainias Smith
Nice patience on Ainias Smith, who had no business lasting to Round 4, Pick 30. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick148 Rnd5 Sincere Haynesworth
No drama and no debate, Sincere Haynesworth went about where he belonged in pick 148. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick160 Rnd5 Layden Robinson
They took Layden Robinson at par in the 160th pick, which is nothing to complain about. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick166 Rnd5 Zion Tupuola-Fetui
No edge and no loss on Zion Tupuola-Fetui in the Round 5 slot; it is a wash and a sensible one. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick179 Rnd6 Jaylan Ford
Jaylan Ford at slot 179 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick230 Rnd7 Zakhari Franklin
Good price on Zakhari Franklin in pick No. 230, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. It fills a real need, too.
Pick235 Rnd7 Matthew Jones
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Matthew Jones. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.