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Olumuyiwa Fashanu Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIN)
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
OT Penn State
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (MIN)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (MIN)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Max Melton Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (MIN)
Max Melton
CB Rutgers
Kamal Hadden Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (MIN)
Kamal Hadden
CB Tennessee
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (MIN)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
Kitan Oladapo Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (MIN)
Kitan Oladapo
S Oregon State
Layden Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (MIN)
Layden Robinson
OG Texas A&M
Jaylan Ford Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (MIN)
Jaylan Ford
LB Texas
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Vikings cashed the board's mistake on Ford: B.

The Vikings did not reach, did not trade up, did not blink. They just waited, and Jaylan Ford fell into the 230th overall pick. No fireworks, but a solid B.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through edge rusher. Almost all the early capital went to that side of the ball.

Good work on the whole, with edge rusher the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Olumuyiwa Fashanu
In the Round 1 slot they get protection for the quarterback. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick42 Rnd2 J.J. McCarthy
No drama and no debate, J.J. McCarthy went about where he belonged in the 42nd pick. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick108 Rnd4 Payton Wilson
Payton Wilson in No. 108 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick129 Rnd4 Max Melton
Steal is underselling it; Max Melton at the 129th overall pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick148 Rnd5 Kamal Hadden
Kamal Hadden at slot 148 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
Pick160 Rnd5 Braelon Allen
Braelon Allen in Round 5, Pick 24 lands just on the right side of the ledger. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick168 Rnd5 Kitan Oladapo
A straight-up fair deal on Kitan Oladapo at pick 168, value and slot in agreement. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick179 Rnd6 Layden Robinson
They read the board right and Layden Robinson was the payoff at pick No. 179. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick230 Rnd7 Jaylan Ford
They robbed the room for Jaylan Ford here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.