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Draft Selections
Bo Nix Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (MIN)
Bo Nix
QB Oregon
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (MIN)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Chris Braswell Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (MIN)
Chris Braswell
LB-EDGE Alabama
Kris Jenkins Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (MIN)
Kris Jenkins
DL-EDGE Michigan
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (MIN)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (MIN)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Matt Goncalves Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (MIN)
Matt Goncalves
OT Pittsburgh
Max Melton Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (MIN)
Max Melton
CB Rutgers
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (MIN)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 5 (MIN)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
Tanor Bortolini Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (MIN)
Tanor Bortolini
C Wisconsin
Omar Brown Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (MIN)
Omar Brown
S Nebraska
Draft Picks Received
Bo Nix Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (SF)
Bo Nix
QB Oregon
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (ARI)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Chris Braswell Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (NYG)
Chris Braswell
LB-EDGE Alabama
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (ARI)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (DET)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Matt Goncalves Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (SF)
Matt Goncalves
OT Pittsburgh
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (JAX)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 5 (WSH)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
Omar Brown Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (ARI)
Omar Brown
S Nebraska
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (DET)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (SF)
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Draft Picks Traded
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (ARI)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
Ainias Smith Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (DEN)
Ainias Smith
WR Texas A&M
Andrew Raym Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (DEN)
Andrew Raym
C Oklahoma
Jordan Jefferson Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (ARI)
Jordan Jefferson
DT LSU
Jha'Quan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (NYG)
Jha'Quan Jackson
WR Tulane
Players Gained
Head Shot
Will Hernandez
OG
Players traded away
Head Shot
Alexander Mattison
RB
Head Shot
Andrew Booth Jr.
CB
Head Shot
Dean Lowry
DE
Head Shot
Jalen Nailor
WR
Head Shot
Lewis Cine
S
Head Shot
Pat Jones II
DT
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesD+ FutureB-
A passer of the future in Nix, and a B-, for the Vikings.

The one hole that towered over the rest is filled. The Vikings spent their marquee pick on Bo Nix, and for the first time in a while there is a real answer at quarterback. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B-.

Every board in the league had Bortolini lower, and that gap is the story. They punted on tight end, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. The Brown steal is the beam this whole class leans on.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick31 Rnd1 Bo Nix
In slot 31 they get a franchise quarterback, outstanding value to boot. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick35 Rnd2 Xavier Legette
They took Xavier Legette at par in pick 35, which is nothing to complain about. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick39 Rnd2 Chris Braswell
A wild overpay on Chris Braswell in Round 2, Pick 7, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick42 Rnd2 Kris Jenkins
A straight-up fair deal on Kris Jenkins at the 42nd overall pick, value and slot in agreement. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick66 Rnd3 Payton Wilson
Payton Wilson at the Round 3 slot is right where the board had him, plain and simple. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick92 Rnd3 Zak Zinter
They paid sticker price for Zak Zinter in No. 92, and that is fine. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick94 Rnd3 Matt Goncalves
Matt Goncalves at pick No. 94 is a conviction pick that outran the value. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick109 Rnd4 Max Melton
By-the-book stuff, Max Melton at the 109th pick squarely in line with his ranking. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick115 Rnd4 Leonard Taylor III
A market-rate interior defensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Leonard Taylor III. The roster fit checks out.
Pick138 Rnd5 Braelon Allen
Braelon Allen at the 138th overall pick is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. It fills a real need, too.
Pick179 Rnd6 Tanor Bortolini
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Tanor Bortolini well ahead of where he belonged. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick222 Rnd7 Omar Brown
They robbed the room for Omar Brown here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.