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Draft Selections
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (MIN)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (MIN)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Roman Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (MIN)
Roman Wilson
WR Michigan
Caelen Carson Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (MIN)
Caelen Carson
CB Wake Forest
Kris Abrams-Draine Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (MIN)
Kris Abrams-Draine
CB Missouri
Javion Cohen Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (MIN)
Javion Cohen
OG Miami (FL)
Dylan Laube Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (MIN)
Dylan Laube
RB New Hampshire
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (MIN)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
Layden Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (MIN)
Layden Robinson
OG Texas A&M
Michael Barrett Head Shot
PICK: 203 RND: 6 (MIN)
Michael Barrett
LB Michigan
Erick All Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (MIN)
Erick All
TE Iowa
Draft Picks Received
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (GB)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Roman Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (GB)
Roman Wilson
WR Michigan
Michael Barrett Head Shot
PICK: 203 RND: 6 (GB)
Michael Barrett
LB Michigan
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (GB)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (GB)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Nate Wiggins Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (GB)
Nate Wiggins
CB Clemson
Players Gained
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Preston Smith
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Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall A-
ValueB NeedB TradesA- FutureA
Best value of the weekend goes to the Vikings for Carson: A-.

The board owed the Vikings one, and it paid up: Caelen Carson, the No. 85 name on the board, sitting there at pick 109 like a gift left on the doorstep.

With quarterback, safety and other spots unsolved, spending premium capital on cornerback is the choice that costs them. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through quarterback. They squeezed a little extra out of every move they made.

Bottom line, with Dallas Turner leading the way, this is a class that should pay off fast and rarely be regretted.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Dallas Turner
In pick 25 they get a disruptor off the edge, and a steal at that. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick42 Rnd2 Chop Robinson
Chop Robinson in pick No. 42 lands just on the right side of the ledger. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick91 Rnd3 Roman Wilson
Roman Wilson slipping to the 91st pick is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick109 Rnd4 Caelen Carson
Somehow Caelen Carson was still sitting there in the Round 4 slot, and they pounced on premier cornerback value. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick130 Rnd4 Kris Abrams-Draine
Of all the spots to shop, they chose cornerback. Kris Abrams-Draine in the 130th overall pick leaves quarterback, safety and other spots for later.
Pick145 Rnd5 Javion Cohen
Javion Cohen in slot 145 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick157 Rnd5 Dylan Laube
A quiet steal in No. 157: Dylan Laube for less than the market said. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick166 Rnd5 Braelon Allen
A tidy little value on Braelon Allen in Round 5, Pick 30, a step better than break-even. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick179 Rnd6 Layden Robinson
Layden Robinson in pick 179 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick203 Rnd6 Michael Barrett
Michael Barrett in pick No. 203 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick227 Rnd7 Erick All
No edge and no loss on Erick All in the 227th pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.