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Draft Selections
Chris Braswell Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (MIN)
Chris Braswell
LB-EDGE Alabama
Mekhi Wingo Head Shot
PICK: 64 RND: 2 (MIN)
Mekhi Wingo
DT LSU
Blake Corum Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (MIN)
Blake Corum
RB Michigan
Jacob Cowing Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (MIN)
Jacob Cowing
WR Arizona
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (MIN)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (MIN)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
Jordan Travis Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (MIN)
Jordan Travis
QB Florida State
Layden Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (MIN)
Layden Robinson
OG Texas A&M
Kitan Oladapo Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (MIN)
Kitan Oladapo
S Oregon State
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (MIN)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
Ethan Driskell Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (MIN)
Ethan Driskell
OT Marshall
Zakhari Franklin Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (MIN)
Zakhari Franklin
WR Mississippi
Draft Picks Received
Chris Braswell Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (WSH)
Chris Braswell
LB-EDGE Alabama
Mekhi Wingo Head Shot
PICK: 64 RND: 2 (BAL)
Mekhi Wingo
DT LSU
Blake Corum Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DEN)
Blake Corum
RB Michigan
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (DEN)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Jordan Travis Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (BAL)
Jordan Travis
QB Florida State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (WSH)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (BAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (BAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (DEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (DEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (WSH)
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Draft Picks Traded
Jer'Zhan Newton Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (WSH)
Jer'Zhan Newton
DL Illinois
Ladd McConkey Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (BAL)
Ladd McConkey
WR Georgia
Players Gained
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Kendall Fuller
CB
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Sam Mustipher
C
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Caden Sterns
S
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall A-
ValueB- NeedB TradesA+ FutureA+
Nobody dealt better than the Vikings this weekend: A-.

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. Very little went wrong, and the A- is earned.

Leaving tight end unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. They are betting Robinson proves the room right and everyone else wrong. The Vikings clearly valued win-now help, adding bodies who have done it before.

Jackson at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster.

Bottom line, with Chris Braswell leading the way, this is a class that should pay off fast and rarely be regretted.

Pick Analysis
Pick40 Rnd2 Chris Braswell
Good price on Chris Braswell in the 40th pick, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick64 Rnd2 Mekhi Wingo
No edge and no loss on Mekhi Wingo in Round 2, Pick 32; it is a wash and a sensible one. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick76 Rnd3 Blake Corum
Blake Corum in pick No. 76 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick108 Rnd4 Jacob Cowing
A quiet steal in pick 108: Jacob Cowing for less than the market said. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick113 Rnd4 Khyree Jackson
They let Khyree Jackson come to them and pounced at slot 113. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick130 Rnd4 Tommy Eichenberg
A clean, defensible pick in the 130th overall pick with a little surplus value in Tommy Eichenberg. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick132 Rnd4 Jordan Travis
Jordan Travis in No. 132 is fair value, right on his grade. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick148 Rnd5 Layden Robinson
The board had cheaper options than Layden Robinson at the Round 5 slot, and it noticed. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick160 Rnd5 Kitan Oladapo
Kitan Oladapo at the Round 5 slot is right where the board had him, plain and simple. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick165 Rnd5 Frank Gore Jr.
No drama and no debate, Frank Gore Jr. went about where he belonged in slot 165. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick179 Rnd6 Ethan Driskell
A straight-up fair deal on Ethan Driskell at pick 179, value and slot in agreement. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick230 Rnd7 Zakhari Franklin
They did well to land Zakhari Franklin in No. 230, just ahead of his grade. It patches a soft spot without any drama.