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Draft Selections
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIN)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
Bo Nix Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (MIN)
Bo Nix
QB Oregon
Mike Sainristil Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (MIN)
Mike Sainristil
CB Michigan
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (MIN)
James Williams
S Miami (FL)
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (MIN)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
Grayson Murphy Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (MIN)
Grayson Murphy
DL-EDGE UCLA
Zion Tupuola-Fetui Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (MIN)
Zion Tupuola-Fetui
DE-EDGE Washington
Jaylan Ford Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (MIN)
Jaylan Ford
LB Texas
Dylan McMahon Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (MIN)
Dylan McMahon
C North Carolina State
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Vikings cashed the board's mistake on Sainristil: B-.

The rest of the league will want that one back. Mike Sainristil tumbling to the Vikings in the 108th pick is a gift they did not have to think twice about.

With wide receiver, tight end and other spots unsolved, spending premium capital on cornerback is the choice that costs them. They punted on wide receiver, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but wide receiver.

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Cooper DeJean
In pick 11 they get a potential shutdown corner. More want than need.
Pick42 Rnd2 Bo Nix
A top-tier quarterback at a bargain, Bo Nix in Round 2, Pick 10, plain and simple. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick108 Rnd4 Mike Sainristil
Hard to square with the roster. With positions of obvious need still on the board, Mike Sainristil adds a cornerback and leaves wide receiver, tight end and other spots untouched.
Pick130 Rnd4 James Williams
By-the-book stuff, James Williams at the Round 4 slot squarely in line with his ranking. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick148 Rnd5 Braelon Allen
No edge and no loss on Braelon Allen in slot 148; it is a wash and a sensible one. The roster fit checks out.
Pick160 Rnd5 Grayson Murphy
A market-rate edge rusher, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Grayson Murphy. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick165 Rnd5 Zion Tupuola-Fetui
Zion Tupuola-Fetui in No. 165 is fair value, right on his grade. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick179 Rnd6 Jaylan Ford
Jaylan Ford at the 179th overall pick is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the linebacker. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick230 Rnd7 Dylan McMahon
Dylan McMahon at slot 230 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.