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Draft Selections
Ennis Rakestraw Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (MIN)
Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
CB Missouri
Byron Murphy II Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (MIN)
Byron Murphy II
DL Texas
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (MIN)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Chris Braswell Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (MIN)
Chris Braswell
LB-EDGE Alabama
Jamari Thrash Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (MIN)
Jamari Thrash
WR Louisville
Jaden Hicks Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (MIN)
Jaden Hicks
S Washington State
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
Jaylin Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (MIN)
Jaylin Simpson
CB Auburn
Jordan Jefferson Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (MIN)
Jordan Jefferson
DT LSU
LaDarius Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (MIN)
LaDarius Henderson
OT Michigan
Jordan Magee Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (MIN)
Jordan Magee
LB Temple
Jawhar Jordan Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (MIN)
Jawhar Jordan
RB Louisville
Draft Picks Received
Ennis Rakestraw Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (BUF)
Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
CB Missouri
Byron Murphy II Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (ARI)
Byron Murphy II
DL Texas
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (ATL)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Chris Braswell Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (ARI)
Chris Braswell
LB-EDGE Alabama
Jaden Hicks Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (ATL)
Jaden Hicks
S Washington State
Jordan Magee Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (ARI)
Jordan Magee
LB Temple
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (BUF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (BUF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (ATL)
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Draft Picks Traded
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (ARI)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Kris Jenkins Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (ATL)
Kris Jenkins
DL-EDGE Michigan
Players Gained
Head Shot
Bud Dupree
LB
Head Shot
Will Hernandez
OG
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B+
ValueB- NeedB TradesA+ FutureB
Best value of the weekend goes to the Vikings for Magee: 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 nets out to a B+, which feels about right.

That is a linebacker worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly. Jefferson has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced.

That tight end 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
Pick28 Rnd1 Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
In No. 28 they get a potential shutdown corner. Need was not the driver here.
Pick35 Rnd2 Byron Murphy II
A straight-up fair deal on Byron Murphy II at the Round 2 slot, value and slot in agreement. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick43 Rnd2 J.J. McCarthy
They paid sticker price for J.J. McCarthy in slot 43, and that is fine. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick66 Rnd3 Chris Braswell
Value with a capital V on Chris Braswell in pick 66, a genuine coup. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick108 Rnd4 Jamari Thrash
Jamari Thrash slid further than he should have, and the 108th pick is lovely value for the wide receiver. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick109 Rnd4 Jaden Hicks
They took Jaden Hicks at par in Round 4, Pick 9, which is nothing to complain about. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick130 Rnd4 Beaux Limmer
A reach for Beaux Limmer in No. 130; a little patience would have been rewarded. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick148 Rnd5 Braelon Allen
Braelon Allen in the Round 5 slot is fair value, right on his grade. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick160 Rnd5 Jaylin Simpson
Jaylin Simpson is a better player than the 160th pick suggests; smart patience, rewarded. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
Pick166 Rnd5 Jordan Jefferson
A reach on Jordan Jefferson in pick No. 166; the board had better options right there. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick179 Rnd6 LaDarius Henderson
The board had LaDarius Henderson higher than Round 6, Pick 4, and the offensive lineman fell to them anyway. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick225 Rnd7 Jordan Magee
Jordan Magee at the 225th overall pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick230 Rnd7 Jawhar Jordan
Jawhar Jordan in slot 230 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.