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Draft Selections
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (MIN)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Kaleb Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (MIN)
Kaleb Johnson
RB Iowa
Tai Felton Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (MIN)
Tai Felton
WR Maryland
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Will Howard Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (MIN)
Will Howard
QB Ohio State
Jackson Slater Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (MIN)
Jackson Slater
OG Sacramento State
Jacob Parrish Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (MIN)
Jacob Parrish
CB Kansas State
Jake Briningstool Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (MIN)
Jake Briningstool
TE Clemson
DJ Giddens Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (MIN)
DJ Giddens
RB Kansas State
JJ Pegues Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (MIN)
JJ Pegues
DT Ole Miss
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 192 RND: 6 (MIN)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Jaylen Reed Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (MIN)
Jaylen Reed
S Penn State
Caleb Rogers Head Shot
PICK: 213 RND: 6 (MIN)
Caleb Rogers
OT Texas Tech
Caleb Ransaw Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (MIN)
Caleb Ransaw
S Tulane
Desmond Watson Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (MIN)
Desmond Watson
DT Florida
Cam Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (MIN)
Cam Jackson
DT Florida
Isaac TeSlaa Head Shot
PICK: 255 RND: 7 (MIN)
Isaac TeSlaa
WR Arkansas
Draft Picks Received
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (CLE)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Kaleb Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (LV)
Kaleb Johnson
RB Iowa
Tai Felton Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (CLE)
Tai Felton
WR Maryland
Will Howard Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (CLE)
Will Howard
QB Ohio State
Jacob Parrish Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (LV)
Jacob Parrish
CB Kansas State
Jake Briningstool Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (CLE)
Jake Briningstool
TE Clemson
DJ Giddens Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (LV)
DJ Giddens
RB Kansas State
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 192 RND: 6 (CLE)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Jaylen Reed Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (CLE)
Jaylen Reed
S Penn State
Caleb Rogers Head Shot
PICK: 213 RND: 6 (LV)
Caleb Rogers
OT Texas Tech
Caleb Ransaw Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (LV)
Caleb Ransaw
S Tulane
Desmond Watson Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (CLE)
Desmond Watson
DT Florida
Cam Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (LV)
Cam Jackson
DT Florida
Isaac TeSlaa Head Shot
PICK: 255 RND: 7 (CLE)
Isaac TeSlaa
WR Arkansas
Draft Picks Traded
Matthew Golden Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (LV)
Matthew Golden
WR Texas
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesB FutureB-
The Vikings let Watts fall into their laps, and walked away with a B.

The Vikings did not reach, did not trade up, did not blink. They just waited, and Xavier Watts fell into pick No. 67.

The cost of the Watson reach is exactly the players who went right after him. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped edge rusher, which is a strange place to end up.

The roster is better shaped than it was, with quarterback chief among the fixes.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick67 Rnd3 Xavier Watts
Taking Xavier Watts in the 67th overall pick is close to grand larceny; a safety that good had no business lasting this long. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick68 Rnd3 Kaleb Johnson
They barely believed it either: Kaleb Johnson still on the board at the Round 3 slot. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick94 Rnd3 Tai Felton
Tai Felton at the 94th pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. The roster fit checks out.
Pick97 Rnd3 Smael Mondon Jr.
Smael Mondon Jr. at slot 97 is a conviction pick that outran the value. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick104 Rnd4 Will Howard
Will Howard in pick 104 lands just on the right side of the ledger. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick139 Rnd5 Jackson Slater
They paid up for Jackson Slater at No. 139 when waiting would have done the job. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick143 Rnd5 Jacob Parrish
They will replay Jacob Parrish at pick No. 143 for years; that is how good the value is. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick179 Rnd6 Jake Briningstool
A clean, defensible pick in Round 6, Pick 3 with a little surplus value in Jake Briningstool. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick180 Rnd6 DJ Giddens
DJ Giddens at the 180th pick is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the running back. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick187 Rnd6 JJ Pegues
A straight-up fair deal on JJ Pegues at No. 187, value and slot in agreement. It fills a real need, too.
Pick192 Rnd6 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
A tidy little value on Dont'e Thornton Jr. in the 192nd overall pick, a step better than break-even. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick200 Rnd6 Jaylen Reed
Jaylen Reed slid further than he should have, and pick No. 200 is lovely value for the safety. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick213 Rnd6 Caleb Rogers
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Caleb Rogers at the Round 6 slot. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick215 Rnd6 Caleb Ransaw
Caleb Ransaw at Round 6, Pick 39 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick216 Rnd6 Desmond Watson
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Desmond Watson. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick222 Rnd7 Cam Jackson
A conviction pick on Cam Jackson at pick 222 that the board grades a round light. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick255 Rnd7 Isaac TeSlaa
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Isaac TeSlaa at Round 7, Pick 39 is the proof. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.