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Draft Selections
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (MIN)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (MIN)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Ricky Pearsall Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (MIN)
Ricky Pearsall
WR Florida
Tyler Davis Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (MIN)
Tyler Davis
DT Clemson
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (MIN)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Josh Newton Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (MIN)
Josh Newton
CB TCU
Justin Eboigbe Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (MIN)
Justin Eboigbe
DL-EDGE Alabama
Trevor Keegan Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (MIN)
Trevor Keegan
OG Michigan
Walter Rouse Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (MIN)
Walter Rouse
OT Oklahoma
Myles Harden Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (MIN)
Myles Harden
CB South Dakota
Draft Picks Received
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CAR)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Ricky Pearsall Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (CAR)
Ricky Pearsall
WR Florida
Josh Newton Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (CAR)
Josh Newton
CB TCU
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (CAR)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (CAR)
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Draft Picks Traded
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (CAR)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Players Gained
Head Shot
Jeremy Chinn
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Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB TradesA- FutureA
The Vikings kept it disciplined and banked a B+.

Somehow the biggest item on the list survived the weekend. The Vikings never addressed safety, and it is the kind of gap that lingers. More right than wrong, and a B+ to match.

That Newton pick is the receipt they will wave around later. The Jeremy Chinn pickup adds a known quantity to a class of unknowns.

The Davis reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick33 Rnd2 Kool-Aid McKinstry
A quiet steal in Round 2, Pick 1: Kool-Aid McKinstry for less than the market said. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick42 Rnd2 J.J. McCarthy
J.J. McCarthy in the 42nd pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick65 Rnd3 Ricky Pearsall
A reasonable price with a little left over, Ricky Pearsall in pick 65. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick109 Rnd4 Tyler Davis
Tyler Davis at the Round 4 slot jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. It fills a real need, too.
Pick130 Rnd4 Cedric Gray
Cedric Gray in No. 130 lands just on the right side of the ledger. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick141 Rnd5 Josh Newton
Nice patience on Josh Newton, who had no business lasting to slot 141. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
Pick156 Rnd5 Justin Eboigbe
Nothing to complain about; Justin Eboigbe went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick166 Rnd5 Trevor Keegan
Trevor Keegan in pick No. 166 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick179 Rnd6 Walter Rouse
Walter Rouse at Round 6, Pick 4 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick190 Rnd6 Myles Harden
A tidy little value on Myles Harden in pick No. 190, a step better than break-even. Stacking talent where they were already deep.