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Draft Selections
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (MIN)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (MIN)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Kamari Lassiter Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (MIN)
Kamari Lassiter
CB Georgia
MarShawn Lloyd Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (MIN)
MarShawn Lloyd
RB USC
Dadrion Taylor-Demerson Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (MIN)
Dadrion Taylor-Demerson
S Texas Tech
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (MIN)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Javion Cohen Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (MIN)
Javion Cohen
OG Miami (FL)
Khristian Boyd Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (MIN)
Khristian Boyd
DL-EDGE Northern Iowa
Jaylan Ford Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (MIN)
Jaylan Ford
LB Texas
Nathan Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (MIN)
Nathan Thomas
OT Louisiana
Draft Picks Received
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (JAX)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Kamari Lassiter Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (JAX)
Kamari Lassiter
CB Georgia
MarShawn Lloyd Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (CHI)
MarShawn Lloyd
RB USC
Nathan Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (JAX)
Nathan Thomas
OT Louisiana
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (JAX)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (CHI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (CHI)
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Draft Picks Traded
Jer'Zhan Newton Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (JAX)
Jer'Zhan Newton
DL Illinois
Ainias Smith Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (CHI)
Ainias Smith
WR Texas A&M
Players Gained
Head Shot
Tyson Bagent
QB
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB FutureB
The Vikings kept it disciplined and banked a B.

Everything else got attention, and tight end got none. That is a strange way for the Vikings to leave a draft. More right than wrong, and a B to match.

Whatever else happened, they won the night they took McCarthy. The Thomas pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over.

Small wins on the phones, but wins all the same.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but tight end.

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 Dallas Turner
A market-rate edge rusher, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Dallas Turner. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick42 Rnd2 J.J. McCarthy
They let J.J. McCarthy come to them and pounced at No. 42. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick48 Rnd2 Kamari Lassiter
Kamari Lassiter in the 48th overall pick is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick111 Rnd4 MarShawn Lloyd
MarShawn Lloyd slipping to the 111th pick is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick130 Rnd4 Dadrion Taylor-Demerson
A reasonable price with a little left over, Dadrion Taylor-Demerson in slot 130. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick156 Rnd5 Luke McCaffrey
They liked Luke McCaffrey enough to skip the value, taking him in pick No. 156. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick166 Rnd5 Javion Cohen
No edge and no loss on Javion Cohen in pick 166; it is a wash and a sensible one. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick179 Rnd6 Khristian Boyd
Khristian Boyd at the Round 6 slot is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick190 Rnd6 Jaylan Ford
They took Jaylan Ford at par in the 190th overall pick, which is nothing to complain about. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick195 Rnd6 Nathan Thomas
Nathan Thomas in pick 195 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.