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Caleb Williams Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIN)
Caleb Williams
QB USC
Marvin Harrison Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (MIN)
Marvin Harrison Jr.
WR Ohio State
Mike Sainristil Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (MIN)
Mike Sainristil
CB Michigan
Roman Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (MIN)
Roman Wilson
WR Michigan
Austin Booker Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (MIN)
Austin Booker
DL-EDGE Kansas
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (MIN)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Nathan Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (MIN)
Nathan Thomas
OT Louisiana
Eric Watts Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (MIN)
Eric Watts
DL-EDGE Connecticut
Blake Watson Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (MIN)
Blake Watson
RB Memphis
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B
ValueA- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
A franchise passer in Williams headlines a B weekend for the Vikings.

The search is over. The Vikings handed the keys to Caleb Williams, and the whole operation now runs on his development.

If one pick saves this weekend, it is Wilson. A whole weekend of picks and safety is somehow still a want.

Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Caleb Williams
In the 11th pick they get the face of the franchise, and a steal at that. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick42 Rnd2 Marvin Harrison Jr.
They barely believed it either: Marvin Harrison Jr. still on the board at the Round 2 slot. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick108 Rnd4 Mike Sainristil
Mike Sainristil at the 108th overall pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick129 Rnd4 Roman Wilson
Roman Wilson in pick No. 129 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick148 Rnd5 Austin Booker
A reach on Austin Booker in slot 148; the board had better options right there. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick160 Rnd5 Cedric Gray
Cedric Gray at No. 160 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick168 Rnd5 Nathan Thomas
A conviction pick on Nathan Thomas at pick 168 that the board grades a round light. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick179 Rnd6 Eric Watts
Eric Watts at Round 6, Pick 4 is a conviction pick that outran the value. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick230 Rnd7 Blake Watson
A reasonable price with a little left over, Blake Watson in Round 7, Pick 10. The roster fit checks out.