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Draft Selections
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (MIN)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Darius Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
Darius Alexander
DT Toledo
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (MIN)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Mello Dotson Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (MIN)
Mello Dotson
CB Kansas
Luke Kandra Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (MIN)
Luke Kandra
OG Cincinnati
Chase Lundt Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (MIN)
Chase Lundt
OT UConn
JJ Pegues Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (MIN)
JJ Pegues
DT Ole Miss
Jack Kiser Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (MIN)
Jack Kiser
LB Notre Dame
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (MIN)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Draft Picks Received
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (LV)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (LV)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Mello Dotson Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (BUF)
Mello Dotson
CB Kansas
Chase Lundt Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (BUF)
Chase Lundt
OT UConn
JJ Pegues Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (BUF)
JJ Pegues
DT Ole Miss
Jack Kiser Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (LV)
Jack Kiser
LB Notre Dame
Draft Picks Traded
Jahdae Barron Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (BUF)
Jahdae Barron
CB Texas
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesC+ FutureB-
Good, not great, for the Vikings: B-.

You can draft well and still miss the point. The Vikings did plenty of tidy work and somehow never got around to quarterback, which was the need that mattered most. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B-.

The Pegues reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. If one pick saves this weekend, it is Starks.

On the needs board they went 5 of 8, with safety the one that mattered most. Nearly every premium pick went to that side of the ball.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick37 Rnd2 Malaki Starks
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Malaki Starks at the 37th pick is the proof. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick97 Rnd3 Darius Alexander
Darius Alexander in pick No. 97 lands just on the right side of the ledger. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick108 Rnd4 Cam Skattebo
No drama and no debate, Cam Skattebo went about where he belonged in Round 4, Pick 6. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick132 Rnd4 Mello Dotson
No edge and no loss on Mello Dotson in pick 132; it is a wash and a sensible one. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick139 Rnd5 Luke Kandra
They paid up for Luke Kandra at slot 139 when waiting would have done the job. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick169 Rnd5 Chase Lundt
A straight-up fair deal on Chase Lundt at the 169th overall pick, value and slot in agreement. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick170 Rnd5 JJ Pegues
The board had cheaper options than JJ Pegues at the Round 5 slot, and it noticed. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick180 Rnd6 Jack Kiser
Jack Kiser at No. 180 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick187 Rnd6 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
Dont'e Thornton Jr. in slot 187 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.