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Draft Selections
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIN)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (MIN)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Blake Fisher Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (MIN)
Blake Fisher
OT Notre Dame
Malachi Corley Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (MIN)
Malachi Corley
WR Western Kentucky
Cam Hart Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (MIN)
Cam Hart
CB Notre Dame
Malik Mustapha Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (MIN)
Malik Mustapha
S Wake Forest
Ainias Smith Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (MIN)
Ainias Smith
WR Texas A&M
Nehemiah Pritchett Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (MIN)
Nehemiah Pritchett
CB Auburn
Ethan Driskell Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (MIN)
Ethan Driskell
OT Marshall
Draft Picks Received
Ainias Smith Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (DET)
Ainias Smith
WR Texas A&M
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (DET)
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Brennan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (DET)
Brennan Jackson
DE-EDGE Washington State
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Corley should have been long gone. The Vikings pounced, and earned a B.

The Vikings did not reach, did not trade up, did not blink. They just waited, and Malachi Corley fell into the 130th pick. No fireworks, but a solid B.

The running back hole is the one line item this class does not answer. Quarterback was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but running back.

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Dallas Turner
Dallas Turner in slot 11 is fair value, right on his grade. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick42 Rnd2 J.J. McCarthy
They paid sticker price for J.J. McCarthy in pick No. 42, and that is fine. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick108 Rnd4 Blake Fisher
Fair-plus on Blake Fisher, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick130 Rnd4 Malachi Corley
They will replay Malachi Corley at Round 4, Pick 30 for years; that is how good the value is. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick148 Rnd5 Cam Hart
Cam Hart at pick 148 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick160 Rnd5 Malik Mustapha
The board fumbled Malik Mustapha all the way to the Round 5 slot, and they scooped it up. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick167 Rnd5 Ainias Smith
You do not let a wide receiver like Ainias Smith reach the 167th overall pick and blink. They did not. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick179 Rnd6 Nehemiah Pritchett
They barely believed it either: Nehemiah Pritchett still on the board at the 179th pick. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
Pick230 Rnd7 Ethan Driskell
Somehow Ethan Driskell was still sitting there in the 230th pick, and they pounced on premier offensive lineman value. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.