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Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIN)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (MIN)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Jaden Hicks Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (MIN)
Jaden Hicks
S Washington State
Max Melton Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (MIN)
Max Melton
CB Rutgers
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (MIN)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
Jaylin Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (MIN)
Jaylin Simpson
CB Auburn
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (MIN)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
Austin Booker Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (MIN)
Austin Booker
DE-EDGE Kansas
Steele Chambers Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (MIN)
Steele Chambers
LB Ohio State
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Vikings let Taylor III fall into their laps, and walked away with a B.

This is the pick they will still be bragging about in July: Leonard Taylor III, the No. 112 name on the board, stolen at the Round 5 slot. The bottom line is a respectable B.

A whole weekend of picks and offensive lineman is somehow still a want. Quarterback was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

The offense got the lion's share of the attention.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Rome Odunze
In pick No. 11 they get a home-run threat at receiver. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick42 Rnd2 J.J. McCarthy
J.J. McCarthy in slot 42 is fair value, right on his grade. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick108 Rnd4 Jaden Hicks
Jaden Hicks in pick 108 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick129 Rnd4 Max Melton
Max Melton at No. 129 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick148 Rnd5 Leonard Taylor III
Leonard Taylor III at Round 5, Pick 12 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick160 Rnd5 Jaylin Simpson
A slide stopped in the 160th pick, with Jaylin Simpson worth more than the price. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.
Pick168 Rnd5 Braelon Allen
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Braelon Allen in the 168th overall pick. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick179 Rnd6 Austin Booker
Circle this one: Austin Booker at the Round 6 slot is a fall that decides a draft. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick230 Rnd7 Steele Chambers
Steele Chambers at the Round 7 slot is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.