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Draft Selections
Malik Nabers Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIN)
Malik Nabers
WR LSU
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (MIN)
T'Vondre Sweat
DL Texas
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (MIN)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
J.J. Weaver Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (MIN)
J.J. Weaver
LB-EDGE Kentucky
Austin Booker Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (MIN)
Austin Booker
DL-EDGE Kansas
Ricky Pearsall Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (MIN)
Ricky Pearsall
WR Florida
Joe Milton III Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (MIN)
Joe Milton III
QB Tennessee
LaDarius Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (MIN)
LaDarius Henderson
OT Michigan
Brennan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (MIN)
Brennan Jackson
DE-EDGE Washington State
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
A solid, sensible weekend for the Vikings: B-.

The Vikings torched the value chart for J.J. Weaver, taking him 99 spots sooner than anyone had him slotted. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B-.

That is a wide receiver worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through safety.

They went 5 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Malik Nabers
In the Round 1 slot they get a matchup problem out wide at fair value.
Pick42 Rnd2 T'Vondre Sweat
A big swing on T'Vondre Sweat at Round 2, Pick 10, well ahead of any board in the building. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick108 Rnd4 Leonard Taylor III
No drama and no debate, Leonard Taylor III went about where he belonged in pick No. 108. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick129 Rnd4 J.J. Weaver
J.J. Weaver in the 129th pick is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick148 Rnd5 Austin Booker
They jumped the gun on Austin Booker, taking him earlier than his grade liked. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick160 Rnd5 Ricky Pearsall
They will replay Ricky Pearsall at pick 160 for years; that is how good the value is. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick168 Rnd5 Joe Milton III
A tidy little value on Joe Milton III in the 168th overall pick, a step better than break-even. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick179 Rnd6 LaDarius Henderson
They read the board right and LaDarius Henderson was the payoff at slot 179. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick230 Rnd7 Brennan Jackson
Somehow Brennan Jackson was still sitting there in pick 230, and they pounced on premier edge rusher value. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.