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Draft Selections
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
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (MIN)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Malachi Corley Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (MIN)
Malachi Corley
WR Western Kentucky
Junior Colson Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (MIN)
Junior Colson
LB Michigan
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (MIN)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (MIN)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
LaDarius Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (MIN)
LaDarius Henderson
OT Michigan
Dwight McGlothern Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (MIN)
Dwight McGlothern
CB Arkansas
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B
ValueA- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
A passer of the future in Williams, and a B, for the Vikings.

The best pick of the weekend was also the simplest. The Vikings watched Kool-Aid McKinstry slide 89 picks past his grade and did not hesitate.

Everything downstream of Caleb Williams depends on Caleb Williams, and the building knows it. If McGlothern pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about. A whole weekend of picks and edge rusher is somehow still a want.

Good work on the whole, with edge rusher the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Caleb Williams
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Caleb Williams in slot 11. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick42 Rnd2 Marvin Harrison Jr.
Marvin Harrison Jr. in the Round 2 slot should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It fills a real need, too.
Pick108 Rnd4 Kool-Aid McKinstry
Steal is underselling it; Kool-Aid McKinstry at the Round 4 slot is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick129 Rnd4 Malachi Corley
A wide receiver of that caliber at pick 129 is the definition of value, full stop. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick148 Rnd5 Junior Colson
They robbed the room for Junior Colson here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick160 Rnd5 Cedric Gray
You do not let a linebacker like Cedric Gray reach the 160th overall pick and blink. They did not. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.
Pick168 Rnd5 Ben Sinnott
They will replay Ben Sinnott at the 168th pick for years; that is how good the value is. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick179 Rnd6 LaDarius Henderson
LaDarius Henderson is a better player than pick No. 179 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick230 Rnd7 Dwight McGlothern
They reached a country mile for Dwight McGlothern at Round 7, Pick 10, and the board is aghast. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.