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Draft Selections
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (MIN)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (MIN)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Brashard Smith Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (MIN)
Brashard Smith
RB SMU
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (MIN)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (MIN)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
DJ Giddens Head Shot
PICK: 184 RND: 6 (MIN)
DJ Giddens
RB Kansas State
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (MIN)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
Torricelli Simpkins III Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (MIN)
Torricelli Simpkins III
OG South Carolina
Jaylin Smith Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (MIN)
Jaylin Smith
CB USC
Draft Picks Received
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (NO)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (NO)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Brashard Smith Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (NO)
Brashard Smith
RB SMU
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (NO)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
DJ Giddens Head Shot
PICK: 184 RND: 6 (NO)
DJ Giddens
RB Kansas State
Torricelli Simpkins III Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (NO)
Torricelli Simpkins III
OG South Carolina
Jaylin Smith Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (NO)
Jaylin Smith
CB USC
Draft Picks Traded
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (NO)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesB FutureB-
The Vikings checked most of the boxes and earned a B.

The Vikings spent real capital to be 43 picks early on Dont'e Thornton Jr., and the board is going to hold them to it.

However the rest shakes out, Winston Jr. at that price is a win they earned. That quarterback hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.

Pick Analysis
Pick40 Rnd2 Walter Nolen
They will replay Walter Nolen at pick No. 40 for years; that is how good the value is. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick71 Rnd3 Jayden Higgins
A slide stopped in the 71st pick, with Jayden Higgins worth more than the price. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick97 Rnd3 Donovan Jackson
A offensive lineman of that caliber at the 97th overall pick is the definition of value, full stop. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick112 Rnd4 Brashard Smith
A big swing on Brashard Smith at Round 4, Pick 10, well ahead of any board in the building. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick131 Rnd4 Kevin Winston Jr.
You do not let a safety like Kevin Winston Jr. reach No. 131 and blink. They did not. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick139 Rnd5 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
Dont'e Thornton Jr. at slot 139 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick184 Rnd6 DJ Giddens
DJ Giddens slipping to pick 184 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick187 Rnd6 Jay Higgins
A premium they did not need to pay, Jay Higgins a notch or two before his time. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick248 Rnd7 Torricelli Simpkins III
They paid up for Torricelli Simpkins III at No. 248 when waiting would have done the job. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick254 Rnd7 Jaylin Smith
They took Jaylin Smith at par in slot 254, which is nothing to complain about. It adds depth where they could use a little.