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Draft Selections
Jer'Zhan Newton Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIN)
Jer'Zhan Newton
DL Illinois
T.J. Tampa Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (MIN)
T.J. Tampa
CB Iowa State
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (MIN)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
McKinnley Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (MIN)
McKinnley Jackson
DL Texas A&M
Kris Abrams-Draine Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (MIN)
Kris Abrams-Draine
CB Missouri
Beaux Limmer Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (MIN)
Beaux Limmer
C Arkansas
Jaylan Ford Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (MIN)
Jaylan Ford
LB Texas
Ainias Smith Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (MIN)
Ainias Smith
WR Texas A&M
LaDarius Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (MIN)
LaDarius Henderson
OT Michigan
Justin Eboigbe Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (MIN)
Justin Eboigbe
DL-EDGE Alabama
Sam Hartman Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (MIN)
Sam Hartman
QB Notre Dame
Brevyn Spann-Ford Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (MIN)
Brevyn Spann-Ford
TE Minnesota
Evan Williams Head Shot
PICK: 250 RND: 7 (MIN)
Evan Williams
S Oregon
Draft Picks Received
T.J. Tampa Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (PIT)
T.J. Tampa
CB Iowa State
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (KC)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
McKinnley Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (ATL)
McKinnley Jackson
DL Texas A&M
Kris Abrams-Draine Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (PIT)
Kris Abrams-Draine
CB Missouri
Justin Eboigbe Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (KC)
Justin Eboigbe
DL-EDGE Alabama
Evan Williams Head Shot
PICK: 250 RND: 7 (BUF)
Evan Williams
S Oregon
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (PIT)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (KC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (ATL)
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Draft Picks Traded
Adonai Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (PIT)
Adonai Mitchell
WR Texas
Bucky Irving Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (ATL)
Bucky Irving
RB Oregon
Players Gained
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Lamont Wade
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Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB- TradesA- FutureB-
More right than wrong for the Vikings, and a B to prove it.

McKinnley Jackson in pick No. 109 is a quiet win that props up the whole weekend for the Vikings.

A modest surplus at the table, banked quietly. Every board in the league had Eboigbe lower, and that gap is the story.

Quarterback was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job. Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Jer'Zhan Newton
In No. 11 they get a pocket-collapsing interior rusher. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick55 Rnd2 T.J. Tampa
A quiet steal in the 55th pick: T.J. Tampa for less than the market said. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick89 Rnd3 TreVeyon Henderson
They paid sticker price for TreVeyon Henderson in pick 89, and that is fine. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick109 Rnd4 McKinnley Jackson
The board had McKinnley Jackson higher than slot 109, and the interior defensive lineman fell to them anyway. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick122 Rnd4 Kris Abrams-Draine
They took Kris Abrams-Draine at par in Round 4, Pick 22, which is nothing to complain about. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
Pick128 Rnd4 Beaux Limmer
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Beaux Limmer. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick148 Rnd5 Jaylan Ford
A straight-up fair deal on Jaylan Ford at pick 148, value and slot in agreement. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick163 Rnd5 Ainias Smith
Ainias Smith at the 163rd pick is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. The roster fit checks out.
Pick164 Rnd5 LaDarius Henderson
LaDarius Henderson at pick No. 164 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick171 Rnd5 Justin Eboigbe
A reach for Justin Eboigbe in the Round 5 slot; a little patience would have been rewarded. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick179 Rnd6 Sam Hartman
No edge and no loss on Sam Hartman in No. 179; it is a wash and a sensible one. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick230 Rnd7 Brevyn Spann-Ford
Brevyn Spann-Ford at slot 230 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick250 Rnd7 Evan Williams
Good price on Evan Williams in Round 7, Pick 30, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.