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Draft Selections
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (MIN)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
Bo Nix Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (MIN)
Bo Nix
QB Oregon
Calen Bullock Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (MIN)
Calen Bullock
S USC
Trey Benson Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (MIN)
Trey Benson
RB Florida State
Tyler Davis Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (MIN)
Tyler Davis
DT Clemson
Jarvis Brownlee Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (MIN)
Jarvis Brownlee Jr.
CB Louisville
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (MIN)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
Walter Rouse Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (MIN)
Walter Rouse
OT Oklahoma
Jordan Jefferson Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (MIN)
Jordan Jefferson
DT LSU
Joe Milton III Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (MIN)
Joe Milton III
QB Tennessee
Evan Williams Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 6 (MIN)
Evan Williams
S Oregon
Frank Crum Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (MIN)
Frank Crum
OT Wyoming
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (MIN)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
Edefuan Ulofoshio Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (MIN)
Edefuan Ulofoshio
LB Washington
Draft Picks Received
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (DAL)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
Bo Nix Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (TB)
Bo Nix
QB Oregon
Calen Bullock Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (DAL)
Calen Bullock
S USC
Trey Benson Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (KC)
Trey Benson
RB Florida State
Jarvis Brownlee Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (TB)
Jarvis Brownlee Jr.
CB Louisville
Evan Williams Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 6 (TB)
Evan Williams
S Oregon
Edefuan Ulofoshio Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (DAL)
Edefuan Ulofoshio
LB Washington
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (TB)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (DAL)
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Draft Picks Traded
Jer'Zhan Newton Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (TB)
Jer'Zhan Newton
DL Illinois
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (DAL)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Players Gained
Head Shot
Mike Danna
EDGE
Head Shot
Eric Kendricks
LB
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B+
ValueC+ NeedB TradesA+ FutureA
The Vikings left with their quarterback, and a B+ to match.

Call it a hunch or call it a gamble, but the Vikings spent the Round 7 slot on Frank Crum, a name most had 64 spots down the list.

So much rides on Bo Nix that the rest of the class almost grades on a curve behind him. The phones were where this weekend was really won. That edge rusher hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

That Brownlee Jr. pick is the receipt they will wave around later. With edge rusher, wide receiver and other spots unsolved, spending premium capital on cornerback is the choice that costs them.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but edge rusher.

Pick Analysis
Pick24 Rnd1 Cooper DeJean
In the 24th pick they get an island corner. Need was not the driver here.
Pick26 Rnd1 Bo Nix
In pick 26 they get their guy under center for the next decade at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick87 Rnd3 Calen Bullock
A tidy little value on Calen Bullock in the Round 3 slot, a step better than break-even. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick95 Rnd3 Trey Benson
Value with a capital V on Trey Benson in the 95th overall pick, a genuine coup. It fills a real need, too.
Pick108 Rnd4 Tyler Davis
They liked Tyler Davis enough to skip the value, taking him in Round 4, Pick 8. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick125 Rnd4 Jarvis Brownlee Jr.
A surprising call. With edge rusher, wide receiver and other spots still to address, they spent No. 125 on Jarvis Brownlee Jr., a cornerback they were not short of.
Pick129 Rnd4 Tommy Eichenberg
They jumped the gun on Tommy Eichenberg, taking him earlier than his grade liked. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick157 Rnd5 Walter Rouse
No drama and no debate, Walter Rouse went about where he belonged in the 157th pick. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick167 Rnd5 Jordan Jefferson
A conviction pick on Jordan Jefferson at Round 5, Pick 31 that the board grades a round light. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick177 Rnd6 Joe Milton III
Value said wait; Joe Milton III in pick No. 177 says they were not listening. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick220 Rnd6 Evan Williams
Fair-plus on Evan Williams, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick230 Rnd7 Frank Crum
Frank Crum at the 230th overall pick is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick232 Rnd7 Frank Gore Jr.
Frank Gore Jr. at No. 232 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. The roster fit checks out.
Pick244 Rnd7 Edefuan Ulofoshio
Edefuan Ulofoshio at the Round 7 slot is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.