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Draft Selections
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (MIN)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Cameron Williams Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (MIN)
Cameron Williams
OT Texas
Tai Felton Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
Tai Felton
WR Maryland
Billy Bowman Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (MIN)
Billy Bowman Jr.
S Oklahoma
Brashard Smith Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (MIN)
Brashard Smith
RB SMU
Mitchell Evans Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (MIN)
Mitchell Evans
TE Notre Dame
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (MIN)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Isaac TeSlaa Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (MIN)
Isaac TeSlaa
WR Arkansas
Cam Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (MIN)
Cam Jackson
DT Florida
Hayden Conner Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (MIN)
Hayden Conner
OG Texas
Draft Picks Received
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NE)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Cameron Williams Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (NE)
Cameron Williams
OT Texas
Billy Bowman Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (NE)
Billy Bowman Jr.
S Oklahoma
Mitchell Evans Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (NE)
Mitchell Evans
TE Notre Dame
Isaac TeSlaa Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (NE)
Isaac TeSlaa
WR Arkansas
Cam Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (NE)
Cam Jackson
DT Florida
Hayden Conner Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (NE)
Hayden Conner
OG Texas
Draft Picks Traded
Jahdae Barron Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (NE)
Jahdae Barron
CB Texas
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesB FutureB-
Nothing loud, just a tidy B for the Vikings.

Call it a hunch or call it a gamble, but the Vikings spent the 238th overall pick on Hayden Conner, a name most had 27 spots down the list.

They will regret leaving quarterback for another day if the season turns on it. That Grant pick is the receipt they will wave around later. Job largely done: safety settled and 6 of 8 of the wish list covered.

Quantity was the play, for better or worse.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick38 Rnd2 Kenneth Grant
The board had Kenneth Grant higher than pick No. 38, and the interior defensive lineman fell to them anyway. The roster fit checks out.
Pick77 Rnd3 Cameron Williams
Cameron Williams in the 77th pick is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick97 Rnd3 Tai Felton
No edge and no loss on Tai Felton in No. 97; it is a wash and a sensible one. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick106 Rnd4 Billy Bowman Jr.
Billy Bowman Jr. at the 106th overall pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick139 Rnd5 Brashard Smith
Good price on Brashard Smith in the Round 5 slot, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick144 Rnd5 Mitchell Evans
They paid sticker price for Mitchell Evans in pick 144, and that is fine. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick187 Rnd6 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
Fair-plus on Dont'e Thornton Jr., a quiet win that adds up over a draft. It fills a real need, too.
Pick217 Rnd7 Isaac TeSlaa
A conviction pick on Isaac TeSlaa at Round 7, Pick 1 that the board grades a round light. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick220 Rnd7 Cam Jackson
They paid up for Cam Jackson at No. 220 when waiting would have done the job. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick238 Rnd7 Hayden Conner
Hayden Conner in pick No. 238 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.