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Draft Selections
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (MIN)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
T.J. Tampa Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (MIN)
T.J. Tampa
CB Iowa State
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (MIN)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (MIN)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
Beaux Limmer Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (MIN)
Beaux Limmer
C Arkansas
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (MIN)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
Layden Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (MIN)
Layden Robinson
OG Texas A&M
Edefuan Ulofoshio Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (MIN)
Edefuan Ulofoshio
LB Washington
Javon Baker Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (MIN)
Javon Baker
WR UCF
Gabe Hall Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (MIN)
Gabe Hall
DL Baylor
Jalen Green Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (MIN)
Jalen Green
S Mississippi State
Draft Picks Received
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (JAX)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (JAX)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Gabe Hall Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (JAX)
Gabe Hall
DL Baylor
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (JAX)
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Draft Picks Traded
Jer'Zhan Newton Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (JAX)
Jer'Zhan Newton
DL Illinois
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB FutureB
Good, not great, for the Vikings: B.

The one they had to fix is still broken. The Vikings left tight end untouched, and that omission hangs over an otherwise reasonable haul. More right than wrong, and a B to match.

They banked enough surplus on Green to cover a lot of smaller sins. They are betting Limmer proves the room right and everyone else wrong.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but tight end.

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 Dallas Turner
In slot 17 they get a disruptor off the edge at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick42 Rnd2 T.J. Tampa
T.J. Tampa at the Round 2 slot is right where the board had him, plain and simple. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick48 Rnd2 J.J. McCarthy
No edge and no loss on J.J. McCarthy in pick 48; it is a wash and a sensible one. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick108 Rnd4 Leonard Taylor III
A market-rate interior defensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Leonard Taylor III. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick130 Rnd4 Beaux Limmer
They jumped the gun on Beaux Limmer, taking him earlier than his grade liked. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick148 Rnd5 Braelon Allen
By-the-book stuff, Braelon Allen at the 148th overall pick squarely in line with his ranking. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick160 Rnd5 Layden Robinson
They paid sticker price for Layden Robinson in the 160th pick, and that is fine. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick166 Rnd5 Edefuan Ulofoshio
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Edefuan Ulofoshio in No. 166. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick179 Rnd6 Javon Baker
Javon Baker in the Round 6 slot is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick195 Rnd6 Gabe Hall
Gabe Hall in slot 195 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick230 Rnd7 Jalen Green
Jalen Green at the 230th overall pick is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.