dschully'S MOCK DRAFT
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Draft Selections
Terrion Arnold Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (MIN)
Terrion Arnold
CB Alabama
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (MIN)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Quinyon Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (MIN)
Quinyon Mitchell
CB Toledo
Jonah Elliss Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (MIN)
Jonah Elliss
DE-EDGE Utah
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (MIN)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (MIN)
Donovan Jackson
OG Ohio State
Shemar Turner Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (MIN)
Shemar Turner
DL-EDGE Texas A&M
McCallan Castles Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (MIN)
McCallan Castles
TE Tennessee
LaDarius Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (MIN)
LaDarius Henderson
OT Michigan
Chau Smith-Wade Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (MIN)
Chau Smith-Wade
CB Washington State
Zion Tupuola-Fetui Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (MIN)
Zion Tupuola-Fetui
DE-EDGE Washington
Jase McClellan Head Shot
PICK: 199 RND: 6 (MIN)
Jase McClellan
RB Alabama
Jordan Magee Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (MIN)
Jordan Magee
LB Temple
Dominic Lovett Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (MIN)
Dominic Lovett
WR Georgia
Draft Picks Received
Terrion Arnold Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (PIT)
Terrion Arnold
CB Alabama
Quinyon Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (IND)
Quinyon Mitchell
CB Toledo
Jonah Elliss Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (PIT)
Jonah Elliss
DE-EDGE Utah
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (LV)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (PIT)
Donovan Jackson
OG Ohio State
Jase McClellan Head Shot
PICK: 199 RND: 6 (PIT)
Jase McClellan
RB Alabama
Dominic Lovett Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (IND)
Dominic Lovett
WR Georgia
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (LV)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (PIT)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (IND)
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Draft Picks Traded
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (IND)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
Audric Estime Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (LV)
Audric Estime
RB Notre Dame
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB TradesA FutureB-
The Vikings won the night they stopped Lovett from sliding. Grade: B.

Somewhere a general manager is explaining how Dominic Lovett got past him. The Vikings do not have to explain a thing at pick No. 235. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B.

The Mitchell pick is fine in a vacuum, less so with safety and interior defensive lineman still on the board. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped safety, which is a strange place to end up.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick21 Rnd1 Terrion Arnold
No edge and no loss on Terrion Arnold in the 21st overall pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick42 Rnd2 J.J. McCarthy
J.J. McCarthy in Round 2, Pick 10 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick46 Rnd2 Quinyon Mitchell
A curious use of the Round 2 slot. Safety and interior defensive lineman needed the pick; a cornerback in Quinyon Mitchell did not.
Pick53 Rnd2 Jonah Elliss
No drama and no debate, Jonah Elliss went about where he belonged in No. 53. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick112 Rnd4 Tommy Eichenberg
They did well to land Tommy Eichenberg in slot 112, just ahead of his grade. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick120 Rnd4 Donovan Jackson
A clean, defensible pick in pick No. 120 with a little surplus value in Donovan Jackson. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick130 Rnd4 Shemar Turner
Shemar Turner in pick 130 is fair value, right on his grade. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick148 Rnd5 McCallan Castles
They paid sticker price for McCallan Castles in the 148th pick, and that is fine. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick160 Rnd5 LaDarius Henderson
LaDarius Henderson at Round 5, Pick 24 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick165 Rnd5 Chau Smith-Wade
By-the-book stuff, Chau Smith-Wade at No. 165 squarely in line with his ranking. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
Pick179 Rnd6 Zion Tupuola-Fetui
A market-rate edge rusher, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Zion Tupuola-Fetui. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick199 Rnd6 Jase McClellan
Fair-plus on Jase McClellan, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick230 Rnd7 Jordan Magee
They let Jordan Magee come to them and pounced at pick No. 230. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
Pick235 Rnd7 Dominic Lovett
They robbed the room for Dominic Lovett here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It patches a soft spot without any drama.