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Draft Selections
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (MIN)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (MIN)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (MIN)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (MIN)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
Malik Washington Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (MIN)
Malik Washington
WR Virginia
Jarrian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (MIN)
Jarrian Jones
CB Florida State
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 5 (MIN)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
Theo Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (MIN)
Theo Johnson
TE Penn State
Nehemiah Pritchett Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (MIN)
Nehemiah Pritchett
CB Auburn
Ty'Ron Hopper Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (MIN)
Ty'Ron Hopper
LB Missouri
Austin Booker Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (MIN)
Austin Booker
DL-EDGE Kansas
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (MIN)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
Taulia Tagovailoa Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (MIN)
Taulia Tagovailoa
QB Maryland
Draft Picks Received
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (PIT)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (CLE)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (CLE)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Malik Washington Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (PIT)
Malik Washington
WR Virginia
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 5 (CLE)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
Ty'Ron Hopper Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (CLE)
Ty'Ron Hopper
LB Missouri
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (PIT)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (PIT)
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Draft Picks Traded
Brock Bowers Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (PIT)
Brock Bowers
TE Georgia
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (CLE)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Players Gained
Head Shot
Luke Wypler
C
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesC+ FutureA
The Vikings let Pritchett fall and pounced. Final grade: B.

The best pick of the weekend was also the simplest. The Vikings watched Nehemiah Pritchett slide 19 picks past his grade and did not hesitate.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through safety. The hoard sets up next April more than it helps this September.

They went 7 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick21 Rnd1 Dallas Turner
In pick No. 21 they get a disruptor off the edge at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick55 Rnd2 J.J. McCarthy
A quiet steal in pick 55: J.J. McCarthy for less than the market said. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick86 Rnd3 Cooper Beebe
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Cooper Beebe at the 86th overall pick. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick108 Rnd4 Leonard Taylor III
They paid sticker price for Leonard Taylor III in slot 108, and that is fine. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick120 Rnd4 Malik Washington
A clean, defensible pick in the Round 4 slot with a little surplus value in Malik Washington. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick130 Rnd4 Jarrian Jones
A slide stopped in Round 4, Pick 30, with Jarrian Jones worth more than the price. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick138 Rnd5 Tommy Eichenberg
The board had Tommy Eichenberg higher than No. 138, and the linebacker fell to them anyway. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick148 Rnd5 Theo Johnson
Theo Johnson at the 148th pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick160 Rnd5 Nehemiah Pritchett
Nehemiah Pritchett at pick No. 160 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
Pick164 Rnd5 Ty'Ron Hopper
Ty'Ron Hopper at No. 164 is money in the bank, a linebacker taken below his worth. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
Pick165 Rnd5 Austin Booker
Value with a capital V on Austin Booker in the 165th pick, a genuine coup. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick179 Rnd6 Frank Gore Jr.
Frank Gore Jr. in pick 179 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick230 Rnd7 Taulia Tagovailoa
They read the board right and Taulia Tagovailoa was the payoff at the 230th overall pick. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.