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    Vikings
Draft Selections
Jared Verse Head Shot
PICK: 19 RND: 1 (MIN)
Jared Verse
DE-EDGE Florida State
T.J. Tampa Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (MIN)
T.J. Tampa
CB Iowa State
Xavier Worthy Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (MIN)
Xavier Worthy
WR Texas
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (MIN)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Braden Fiske Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (MIN)
Braden Fiske
DL Florida State
Javon Solomon Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (MIN)
Javon Solomon
OLB-EDGE Troy
Max Melton Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (MIN)
Max Melton
CB Rutgers
Beau Brade Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (MIN)
Beau Brade
S Maryland
Daijun Edwards Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (MIN)
Daijun Edwards
RB Georgia
Joe Milton III Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (MIN)
Joe Milton III
QB Tennessee
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (MIN)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
Layden Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (MIN)
Layden Robinson
OG Texas A&M
Jordan Jefferson Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (MIN)
Jordan Jefferson
DT LSU
Tanor Bortolini Head Shot
PICK: 191 RND: 6 (MIN)
Tanor Bortolini
C Wisconsin
Jha'Quan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (MIN)
Jha'Quan Jackson
WR Tulane
Darius Muasau Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (MIN)
Darius Muasau
LB UCLA
Draft Picks Received
Jared Verse Head Shot
PICK: 19 RND: 1 (LAR)
Jared Verse
DE-EDGE Florida State
T.J. Tampa Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (JAX)
T.J. Tampa
CB Iowa State
Xavier Worthy Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Xavier Worthy
WR Texas
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (LV)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Braden Fiske Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (LAR)
Braden Fiske
DL Florida State
Max Melton Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (ATL)
Max Melton
CB Rutgers
Beau Brade Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (CIN)
Beau Brade
S Maryland
Tanor Bortolini Head Shot
PICK: 191 RND: 6 (LAR)
Tanor Bortolini
C Wisconsin
Darius Muasau Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (ATL)
Darius Muasau
LB UCLA
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (LV)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (LV)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (LAR)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (CIN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (LV)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (ATL)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Players Gained
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DaVon Hamilton
DT
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Robert Spillane
LB
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureB
The Vikings worked the phones like thieves and earned a B+.

The Vikings ran the phones like sharks, prying loose value on deal after deal until the ledger was lopsided. A dependable weekend that grades out a B+.

It is not that Solomon is a bad player; it is that the Vikings had louder needs to answer first. The Muasau pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch.

The cost of the Bortolini reach is exactly the players who went right after him. The tight end spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick19 Rnd1 Jared Verse
In Round 1, Pick 19 they get juice off the edge. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick48 Rnd2 T.J. Tampa
They read the board right and T.J. Tampa was the payoff at the Round 2 slot. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick49 Rnd2 Xavier Worthy
Nothing to complain about; Xavier Worthy went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. It fills a real need, too.
Pick77 Rnd3 Cooper Beebe
Cooper Beebe in pick No. 77 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick83 Rnd3 Braden Fiske
A market-rate interior defensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Braden Fiske. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick108 Rnd4 Javon Solomon
They zigged when the board said zag, taking Javon Solomon at OLB-EDGE with tight end open.
Pick109 Rnd4 Max Melton
A curious use of the 109th overall pick. Tight end needed the pick; a cornerback in Max Melton did not.
Pick115 Rnd4 Beau Brade
Beau Brade at No. 115 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick130 Rnd4 Daijun Edwards
Daijun Edwards in the Round 4 slot is fair value, right on his grade. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick148 Rnd5 Joe Milton III
They jumped the gun on Joe Milton III, taking him earlier than his grade liked. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick160 Rnd5 Braelon Allen
Braelon Allen at Round 5, Pick 24 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the running back. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick166 Rnd5 Layden Robinson
No drama and no debate, Layden Robinson went about where he belonged in the 166th overall pick. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick179 Rnd6 Jordan Jefferson
A straight-up fair deal on Jordan Jefferson at slot 179, value and slot in agreement. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick191 Rnd6 Tanor Bortolini
A wild overpay on Tanor Bortolini in No. 191, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick230 Rnd7 Jha'Quan Jackson
Nice patience on Jha'Quan Jackson, who had no business lasting to pick 230. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick244 Rnd7 Darius Muasau
Darius Muasau in the 244th pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A minor need, but a need all the same.