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Draft Selections
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIN)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (MIN)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (MIN)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
Nehemiah Pritchett Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (MIN)
Nehemiah Pritchett
CB Auburn
AJ Barner Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (MIN)
AJ Barner
TE Michigan
Kamal Hadden Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (MIN)
Kamal Hadden
CB Tennessee
Walter Rouse Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (MIN)
Walter Rouse
OT Oklahoma
Andrew Raym Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (MIN)
Andrew Raym
C Oklahoma
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
A solid, sensible weekend for the Vikings: B-.

The Andrew Raym pick is the one that will follow the Vikings into the fall. They took him 43 spots ahead of his grade, and the board is not shy about saying so. They moved the roster forward and banked a B- for it.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped quarterback, which is a strange place to end up. The Rouse value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the quarterback spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Dallas Turner
In slot 11 they get a bendy edge with upside at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick42 Rnd2 Payton Wilson
They took Payton Wilson at par in the 42nd overall pick, which is nothing to complain about. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick109 Rnd4 Braelon Allen
Braelon Allen in the 109th pick is fair value, right on his grade. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick130 Rnd4 Nehemiah Pritchett
Nehemiah Pritchett in No. 130 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick156 Rnd5 AJ Barner
AJ Barner at pick No. 156 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick166 Rnd5 Kamal Hadden
They paid sticker price for Kamal Hadden in pick 166, and that is fine. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
Pick179 Rnd6 Walter Rouse
Walter Rouse slid further than he should have, and the 179th pick is lovely value for the offensive lineman. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick190 Rnd6 Andrew Raym
They reached a country mile for Andrew Raym at No. 190, and the board is aghast. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.