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Draft Selections
Chris Braswell Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (MIN)
Chris Braswell
LB-EDGE Alabama
Adonai Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (MIN)
Adonai Mitchell
WR Texas
Josh Newton Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (MIN)
Josh Newton
CB TCU
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (MIN)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Spencer Rattler Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (MIN)
Spencer Rattler
QB South Carolina
Isaiah Adams Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (MIN)
Isaiah Adams
OT Illinois
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (MIN)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
Justin Rogers Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (MIN)
Justin Rogers
DL Auburn
Nehemiah Pritchett Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (MIN)
Nehemiah Pritchett
CB Auburn
Tanor Bortolini Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (MIN)
Tanor Bortolini
C Wisconsin
Zion Logue Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (MIN)
Zion Logue
DL Georgia
Draft Picks Received
Chris Braswell Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (DET)
Chris Braswell
LB-EDGE Alabama
Josh Newton Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (DET)
Josh Newton
CB TCU
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (DET)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (DET)
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Draft Picks Traded
Michael Penix Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (SEA)
Michael Penix Jr.
QB Washington
Players Gained
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Dre'Mont Jones
DE
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Brock Wright
TE
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B+
ValueB- NeedB TradesA+ FutureB-
The Vikings fleeced the room on the phones and earned a B+.

There is reaching, and then there is Tanor Bortolini at slot 179. The Vikings jumped the board by 36 and dared it to prove them wrong.

The trade ledger is the best part of the whole weekend. That Pritchett pick is the receipt they will wave around later. The safety 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
Pick30 Rnd1 Chris Braswell
No edge and no loss on Chris Braswell in the 30th pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick42 Rnd2 Adonai Mitchell
Nice patience on Adonai Mitchell, who had no business lasting to pick No. 42. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick62 Rnd2 Josh Newton
A clean, defensible pick in slot 62 with a little surplus value in Josh Newton. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick73 Rnd3 Cooper Beebe
They took Cooper Beebe at par in the Round 3 slot, which is nothing to complain about. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick108 Rnd4 Spencer Rattler
Spencer Rattler at pick 108 is money in the bank, a quarterback taken below his worth. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick130 Rnd4 Isaiah Adams
Nothing to complain about; Isaiah Adams went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick148 Rnd5 Braelon Allen
No drama and no debate, Braelon Allen went about where he belonged in pick 148. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick160 Rnd5 Justin Rogers
By-the-book stuff, Justin Rogers at No. 160 squarely in line with his ranking. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick166 Rnd5 Nehemiah Pritchett
The board fumbled Nehemiah Pritchett all the way to the 166th pick, and they scooped it up. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
Pick179 Rnd6 Tanor Bortolini
Value said wait; Tanor Bortolini in slot 179 says they were not listening. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick230 Rnd7 Zion Logue
This one needs a full-page explanation: Zion Logue in the 230th overall pick, miles early. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.