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Draft Selections
Jer'Zhan Newton Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIN)
Jer'Zhan Newton
DL Illinois
Chris Braswell Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (MIN)
Chris Braswell
LB-EDGE Alabama
Beau Brade Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (MIN)
Beau Brade
S Maryland
Jarrian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (MIN)
Jarrian Jones
CB Florida State
Johnny Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (MIN)
Johnny Dixon
CB Penn State
Ty'Ron Hopper Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (MIN)
Ty'Ron Hopper
LB Missouri
Cedric Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (MIN)
Cedric Johnson
DE-EDGE Mississippi
Jordan Jefferson Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (MIN)
Jordan Jefferson
DT LSU
J.J. Weaver Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (MIN)
J.J. Weaver
LB-EDGE Kentucky
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Vikings and Dixon: B-.

The weekend has a hole in the middle of it named quarterback, a need the Vikings walked right past. More right than wrong, and a B- to match.

The Dixon steal is the beam this whole class leans on. The Weaver reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Jer'Zhan Newton
In Round 1, Pick 11 they get a pocket-collapsing interior rusher. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick42 Rnd2 Chris Braswell
A premium they did not need to pay, Chris Braswell a notch or two before his time. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick109 Rnd4 Beau Brade
By-the-book stuff, Beau Brade at the 109th pick squarely in line with his ranking. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick130 Rnd4 Jarrian Jones
A tidy little value on Jarrian Jones in the 130th overall pick, a step better than break-even. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick145 Rnd5 Johnny Dixon
Taking Johnny Dixon in pick No. 145 is close to grand larceny; a cornerback that good had no business lasting this long. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
Pick157 Rnd5 Ty'Ron Hopper
Ty'Ron Hopper in No. 157 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick166 Rnd5 Cedric Johnson
Cedric Johnson at slot 166 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick179 Rnd6 Jordan Jefferson
A reach for Jordan Jefferson in Round 6, Pick 4; a little patience would have been rewarded. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick227 Rnd7 J.J. Weaver
They talked themselves into J.J. Weaver at the 227th pick, and the board did not agree. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.