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Caleb Williams Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIN)
Caleb Williams
QB USC
Malik Nabers Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (MIN)
Malik Nabers
WR LSU
Marshawn Kneeland Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (MIN)
Marshawn Kneeland
DE-EDGE Western Michigan
Dominick Puni Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (MIN)
Dominick Puni
OT Kansas
Javon Solomon Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (MIN)
Javon Solomon
OLB-EDGE Troy
Cole Bishop Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (MIN)
Cole Bishop
S Utah
Nehemiah Pritchett Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (MIN)
Nehemiah Pritchett
CB Auburn
Jaylen Wright Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (MIN)
Jaylen Wright
RB Tennessee
Jordan Magee Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (MIN)
Jordan Magee
LB Temple
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B
ValueA- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Williams is the Vikings' new face under center. Grade: B.

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

The Solomon pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch. A whole weekend of picks and tight end is somehow still a want. On the needs board they went 6 of 8, with quarterback the one that mattered most.

Almost all the early capital went to that side of the ball.

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Caleb Williams
In the 11th overall pick they get the arm they will build around at a price that makes it sweeter. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick42 Rnd2 Malik Nabers
Malik Nabers in pick No. 42 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick108 Rnd4 Marshawn Kneeland
Good price on Marshawn Kneeland in the Round 4 slot, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick130 Rnd4 Dominick Puni
You do not let an offensive lineman like Dominick Puni reach the 130th pick and blink. They did not. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick148 Rnd5 Javon Solomon
Javon Solomon in slot 148 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. The roster reasoning here is anyone's guess.
Pick160 Rnd5 Cole Bishop
Circle this one: Cole Bishop at pick 160 is a fall that decides a draft. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick166 Rnd5 Nehemiah Pritchett
Taking Nehemiah Pritchett in No. 166 is close to grand larceny; a cornerback that good had no business lasting this long. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick179 Rnd6 Jaylen Wright
Steal is underselling it; Jaylen Wright at Round 6, Pick 4 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick230 Rnd7 Jordan Magee
Jordan Magee at pick No. 230 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.