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Draft Selections
Olumuyiwa Fashanu Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIN)
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
OT Penn State
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (MIN)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Mike Sainristil Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (MIN)
Mike Sainristil
CB Michigan
Malik Washington Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (MIN)
Malik Washington
WR Virginia
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (MIN)
Luke McCaffrey
QB Rice
Ty'Ron Hopper Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (MIN)
Ty'Ron Hopper
LB Missouri
Keith Randolph Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (MIN)
Keith Randolph Jr.
DL-EDGE Illinois
Kitan Oladapo Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (MIN)
Kitan Oladapo
S Oregon State
Jawhar Jordan Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (MIN)
Jawhar Jordan
RB Louisville
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Vikings and Sainristil: B.

When a board-topper like Mike Sainristil slides to slot 108, you do not overthink it, and the Vikings did not. Good, not great, and the B says as much.

The tight end hole is the one line item this class does not answer. On the needs board they went 6 of 8, with quarterback the one that mattered most. The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Olumuyiwa Fashanu
In No. 11 they get protection for the quarterback. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick42 Rnd2 Chop Robinson
Chop Robinson at pick 42 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the edge rusher. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick108 Rnd4 Mike Sainristil
A cornerback of that caliber at Round 4, Pick 8 is the definition of value, full stop. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick130 Rnd4 Malik Washington
Malik Washington in pick No. 130 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. The roster fit checks out.
Pick148 Rnd5 Luke McCaffrey
Good price on Luke McCaffrey in slot 148, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick160 Rnd5 Ty'Ron Hopper
Ty'Ron Hopper in the Round 5 slot is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick166 Rnd5 Keith Randolph Jr.
Keith Randolph Jr. slid further than he should have, and the 166th overall pick is lovely value for the edge rusher. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick179 Rnd6 Kitan Oladapo
The board had Kitan Oladapo higher than the 179th pick, and the safety fell to them anyway. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick230 Rnd7 Jawhar Jordan
Jawhar Jordan at the 230th overall pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.