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Draft Selections
Bo Nix Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (MIN)
Bo Nix
QB Oregon
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (MIN)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Mike Sainristil Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (MIN)
Mike Sainristil
CB Michigan
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (MIN)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Cedric Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (MIN)
Cedric Johnson
DE-EDGE Mississippi
Zion Tupuola-Fetui Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (MIN)
Zion Tupuola-Fetui
DE-EDGE Washington
Brennan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (MIN)
Brennan Jackson
DE-EDGE Washington State
Jawhar Jordan Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (MIN)
Jawhar Jordan
RB Louisville
Daequan Hardy Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (MIN)
Daequan Hardy
CB Penn State
Draft Picks Received
Bo Nix Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (CIN)
Bo Nix
QB Oregon
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (CIN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Brock Bowers Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (CIN)
Brock Bowers
TE Georgia
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesD+ FutureA
The Vikings drew a line under the quarterback search with Nix: B-.

The Vikings spent the pick that matters most on Bo Nix, and a roster that has been waiting on a passer can start to take shape.

Landing Sainristil that late papers over a lot of smaller sins. The safety hole is the one line item this class does not answer. Every board in the league had Jordan lower, and that gap is the story.

It is a bet on later, and a defensible one for a team playing the long game.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the safety spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Bo Nix
In No. 18 they get a passer to set the clock by. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick42 Rnd2 Chop Robinson
A clean, defensible pick in the 42nd pick with a little surplus value in Chop Robinson. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick108 Rnd4 Mike Sainristil
A top-tier cornerback at a bargain, Mike Sainristil in Round 4, Pick 8, plain and simple. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick130 Rnd4 Cedric Gray
They took Cedric Gray at par in the 130th overall pick, which is nothing to complain about. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick148 Rnd5 Cedric Johnson
By-the-book stuff, Cedric Johnson at pick 148 squarely in line with his ranking. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick160 Rnd5 Zion Tupuola-Fetui
Zion Tupuola-Fetui in slot 160 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick165 Rnd5 Brennan Jackson
Brennan Jackson at pick No. 165 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick179 Rnd6 Jawhar Jordan
A real head-scratcher, Jawhar Jordan in the Round 6 slot is miles ahead of his ranking. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick230 Rnd7 Daequan Hardy
A quiet steal in No. 230: Daequan Hardy for less than the market said. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.