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Draft Selections
Caleb Williams Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIN)
Caleb Williams
QB USC
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 19 RND: 1 (MIN)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Tyler Guyton Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (MIN)
Tyler Guyton
OT Oklahoma
Ja'Tavion Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (MIN)
Ja'Tavion Sanders
TE Texas
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (MIN)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
Josh Newton Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (MIN)
Josh Newton
CB TCU
Drake Nugent Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (MIN)
Drake Nugent
C Michigan
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (MIN)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Beau Brade Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (MIN)
Beau Brade
S Maryland
Michael Pratt Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (MIN)
Michael Pratt
QB Tulane
Cam Hart Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (MIN)
Cam Hart
CB Notre Dame
LaDarius Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (MIN)
LaDarius Henderson
OT Michigan
Jaylan Ford Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (MIN)
Jaylan Ford
LB Texas
Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint Head Shot
PICK: 199 RND: 6 (MIN)
Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint...
WR Georgia
Michael Barrett Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (MIN)
Michael Barrett
LB Michigan
Draft Picks Received
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 19 RND: 1 (LAR)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Ja'Tavion Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (LAR)
Ja'Tavion Sanders
TE Texas
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
Josh Newton Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (ATL)
Josh Newton
CB TCU
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (CLE)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Beau Brade Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (CLE)
Beau Brade
S Maryland
Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint Head Shot
PICK: 199 RND: 6 (ATL)
Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint...
WR Georgia
Michael Barrett Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (NE)
Michael Barrett
LB Michigan
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (NYG)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (CLE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (HOU)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (DAL)
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Draft Picks Traded
Mohamed Kamara Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (ATL)
Mohamed Kamara
DL-EDGE Colorado State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIA)
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Players Gained
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Aaron Donald
DT
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A.J. Green III
CB
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Jerry Hughes
EDGE
Players traded away
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Ezra Cleveland
OG
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Kirk Cousins
QB
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall D
ValueB+ NeedB+ TradesF FutureC+
A franchise passer in Williams headlines a D weekend for the Vikings.

The trade table was where it all came apart. The Vikings shipped out far more than they hauled back, and no amount of spin dresses up the bill. Hard to defend, and the D reflects that.

The whole projection now runs through Caleb Williams; hit there and everything else looks smarter. The Pratt value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere. Nugent has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced.

That running back hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even, and running back is still a hole.

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Caleb Williams
In No. 11 they get a long-term answer under center, and a steal at that. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick19 Rnd1 Dallas Turner
In the Round 1 slot they get a disruptor off the edge. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick42 Rnd2 Tyler Guyton
Tyler Guyton in slot 42 lands just on the right side of the ledger. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick52 Rnd2 Ja'Tavion Sanders
No drama and no debate, Ja'Tavion Sanders went about where he belonged in Round 2, Pick 20. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick59 Rnd2 Edgerrin Cooper
Edgerrin Cooper at pick No. 59 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the linebacker. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick110 Rnd4 Josh Newton
They robbed the room for Josh Newton here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick130 Rnd4 Drake Nugent
Drake Nugent at pick 130 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick135 Rnd4 Luke McCaffrey
They went early on Luke McCaffrey in the 135th overall pick, and the value did not follow. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick155 Rnd5 Beau Brade
Beau Brade in slot 155 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick156 Rnd5 Michael Pratt
A top-tier quarterback at a bargain, Michael Pratt in the 156th overall pick, plain and simple. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick166 Rnd5 Cam Hart
Cam Hart in pick 166 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
Pick179 Rnd6 LaDarius Henderson
A quiet steal in No. 179: LaDarius Henderson for less than the market said. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick190 Rnd6 Jaylan Ford
Jaylan Ford in the 190th pick is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
Pick199 Rnd6 Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint
The board fumbled Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint all the way to Round 6, Pick 24, and they scooped it up. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick229 Rnd7 Michael Barrett
They barely believed it either: Michael Barrett still on the board at pick No. 229. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.