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Draft Selections
David Stone Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (MIN)
David Stone
DT Oklahoma
A'Mauri Washington Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (MIN)
A'Mauri Washington
DT Oregon
Kade Pieper Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (MIN)
Kade Pieper
OG Iowa
Marcus Neal Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 158 RND: 5 (MIN)
Marcus Neal Jr.
S Penn State
Terry Moore Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (MIN)
Terry Moore
S Ohio State
DeSean Bishop Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (MIN)
DeSean Bishop
RB Tennessee
Brandon Baker Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (MIN)
Brandon Baker
OG Texas
Eric Singleton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (MIN)
Eric Singleton Jr.
WR Florida
Alex Honig Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (MIN)
Alex Honig
TE Northwestern
Draft Picks Traded
Lance Heard Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (ATL)
Lance Heard
OT Kentucky
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (MIA)
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Players Gained
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Jessie Bates III
S
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Trevon Diggs
CB
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Nick Emmanwori
S
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Travis Hunter
WR
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Abraham Lucas
OT
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Michael Penix Jr.
QB
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Jawaan Taylor
OT
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Jonathan Taylor
RB
Players traded away
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Justin Jefferson
WR
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Kyler Murray
QB
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B-
ValueA- NeedB TradesA+ FutureF
The Vikings let Pieper fall and pounced. Final grade: B-.

Every so often the board makes a mistake, and the Vikings were there to profit. Kade Pieper, the No. 40 name on the board, should have been long gone before the 90th pick. It does the job without flash, and the B- reflects it.

Every deal seemed to tilt their way, which is not luck. A whole weekend of picks and quarterback is somehow still a want.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick59 Rnd2 David Stone
They robbed the room for David Stone here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It fills a real need, too.
Pick70 Rnd3 A'Mauri Washington
Taking A'Mauri Washington in the 70th pick is close to grand larceny; an interior defensive lineman that good had no business lasting this long. The roster fit checks out.
Pick90 Rnd3 Kade Pieper
Kade Pieper at No. 90 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick158 Rnd5 Marcus Neal Jr.
Marcus Neal Jr. at slot 158 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick161 Rnd5 Terry Moore
A top-tier safety at a bargain, Terry Moore in the Round 5 slot, plain and simple. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick167 Rnd5 DeSean Bishop
By-the-book stuff, DeSean Bishop at the 167th overall pick squarely in line with his ranking. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick183 Rnd6 Brandon Baker
Circle this one: Brandon Baker at pick No. 183 is a fall that decides a draft. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick212 Rnd6 Eric Singleton Jr.
Eric Singleton Jr. slid further than he should have, and pick 212 is lovely value for the wide receiver. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick247 Rnd7 Alex Honig
A reach for Alex Honig in No. 247; a little patience would have been rewarded. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.