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Draft Selections
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (MIN)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Dylan Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (MIN)
Dylan Fairchild
OG Georgia
Jordan Phillips Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
Jordan Phillips
DT Maryland
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (MIN)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Dorian Strong Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (MIN)
Dorian Strong
CB Virginia Tech
Upton Stout Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (MIN)
Upton Stout
S Western Kentucky
Jack Kiser Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (MIN)
Jack Kiser
LB Notre Dame
Willie Lampkin Head Shot
PICK: 192 RND: 6 (MIN)
Willie Lampkin
OG North Carolina
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (MIN)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Cam Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (MIN)
Cam Jackson
DT Florida
Ja'Corey Brooks Head Shot
PICK: 255 RND: 7 (MIN)
Ja'Corey Brooks
WR Louisville
Draft Picks Received
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CLE)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Dylan Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (CLE)
Dylan Fairchild
OG Georgia
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (CLE)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Upton Stout Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (CLE)
Upton Stout
S Western Kentucky
Willie Lampkin Head Shot
PICK: 192 RND: 6 (CLE)
Willie Lampkin
OG North Carolina
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (CLE)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Cam Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (CLE)
Cam Jackson
DT Florida
Ja'Corey Brooks Head Shot
PICK: 255 RND: 7 (CLE)
Ja'Corey Brooks
WR Louisville
Draft Picks Traded
Landon Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (CLE)
Landon Jackson
DL-EDGE Arkansas
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB FutureB-
Brooks should have been long gone. The Vikings pounced, and earned a B-.

There is a lot to like until you notice quarterback is still a hole. The Vikings never got to the one that mattered most. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B-.

Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Brooks. The Jackson reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. They went 5 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

The dealing was even money, start to finish.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick33 Rnd2 Emeka Egbuka
Emeka Egbuka at the Round 2 slot is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the wide receiver. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick94 Rnd3 Dylan Fairchild
They paid a round early for Dylan Fairchild in slot 94, more than the board wanted. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick97 Rnd3 Jordan Phillips
Jordan Phillips in pick 97 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick104 Rnd4 Cam Skattebo
Cam Skattebo at the 104th overall pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick139 Rnd5 Dorian Strong
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Dorian Strong at No. 139 is the proof. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick179 Rnd6 Upton Stout
They paid up for Upton Stout at pick No. 179 when waiting would have done the job. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick187 Rnd6 Jack Kiser
Nothing to complain about; Jack Kiser went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick192 Rnd6 Willie Lampkin
Willie Lampkin in pick No. 192 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick200 Rnd6 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
Dont'e Thornton Jr. at pick 200 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick216 Rnd6 Cam Jackson
Cam Jackson in the Round 6 slot is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick255 Rnd7 Ja'Corey Brooks
They will replay Ja'Corey Brooks at the 255th overall pick for years; that is how good the value is. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.