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Laiatu Latu Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIN)
Laiatu Latu
DL-EDGE UCLA
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (MIN)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (MIN)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
Josh Newton Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (MIN)
Josh Newton
CB TCU
Jarrian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (MIN)
Jarrian Jones
CB Florida State
Isaiah Davis Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (MIN)
Isaiah Davis
RB South Dakota State
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (MIN)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Kendall Milton Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (MIN)
Kendall Milton
RB Georgia
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
A solid, sensible weekend for the Vikings: B.

You can draft well and still miss the point. The Vikings did plenty of tidy work and somehow never got around to safety, which was the need that mattered most.

They banked enough surplus on McCaffrey to cover a lot of smaller sins. They left with quarterback solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Laiatu Latu
In the Round 1 slot they get a disruptor off the edge. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick42 Rnd2 J.J. McCarthy
They took J.J. McCarthy at par in Round 2, Pick 10, which is nothing to complain about. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick109 Rnd4 Leonard Taylor III
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Leonard Taylor III in pick No. 109. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick130 Rnd4 Josh Newton
Josh Newton in slot 130 lands just on the right side of the ledger. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick156 Rnd5 Jarrian Jones
A reasonable price with a little left over, Jarrian Jones in No. 156. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
Pick166 Rnd5 Isaiah Davis
No drama and no debate, Isaiah Davis went about where he belonged in the 166th pick. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick179 Rnd6 Luke McCaffrey
They let Luke McCaffrey come to them and pounced at the 179th overall pick. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick190 Rnd6 Kendall Milton
Kendall Milton at pick 190 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It fills a real need, too.