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Jared Verse Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (MIN)
Jared Verse
DE-EDGE Florida State
Kalen King Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (MIN)
Kalen King
CB Penn State
Will Shipley Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (MIN)
Will Shipley
RB Clemson
Justin Rogers Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (MIN)
Justin Rogers
DL Auburn
Isaiah Adams Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (MIN)
Isaiah Adams
OT Illinois
Shemar Turner Head Shot
PICK: 162 RND: 5 (MIN)
Shemar Turner
DL-EDGE Texas A&M
Ainias Smith Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (MIN)
Ainias Smith
WR Texas A&M
Theo Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (MIN)
Theo Johnson
TE Penn State
Jontrey Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 233 RND: 7 (MIN)
Jontrey Hunter
S Georgia State
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Vikings did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B-.

Call it larceny. Shemar Turner sat on the board until pick 162, and the Vikings did not need to be asked twice. The bottom line is a respectable B-.

Reaching for Hunter left real value on the table behind him. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped quarterback, which is a strange place to end up. On the needs board they went 7 of 8, with edge rusher the one that mattered most.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Jared Verse
In pick 12 they get a premier pass rusher. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick44 Rnd2 Kalen King
No edge and no loss on Kalen King in the Round 2 slot; it is a wash and a sensible one. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick112 Rnd4 Will Shipley
They let Will Shipley come to them and pounced at the Round 4 slot. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick127 Rnd4 Justin Rogers
Justin Rogers at pick No. 127 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick149 Rnd5 Isaiah Adams
Isaiah Adams at pick 149 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick162 Rnd5 Shemar Turner
You do not let an edge rusher like Shemar Turner reach slot 162 and blink. They did not. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick165 Rnd5 Ainias Smith
Nothing to complain about; Ainias Smith went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick179 Rnd6 Theo Johnson
Theo Johnson at the 179th pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. The roster fit checks out.
Pick233 Rnd7 Jontrey Hunter
Jontrey Hunter in Round 7, Pick 13 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.