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Draft Selections
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (MIN)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 32 RND: 1 (MIN)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (MIN)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Ennis Rakestraw Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (MIN)
Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
CB Missouri
Jermaine Burton Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (MIN)
Jermaine Burton
WR Alabama
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 64 RND: 2 (MIN)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (MIN)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Tyler Davis Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (MIN)
Tyler Davis
DT Clemson
Beau Brade Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (MIN)
Beau Brade
S Maryland
Justin Eboigbe Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (MIN)
Justin Eboigbe
DL-EDGE Alabama
Beaux Limmer Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (MIN)
Beaux Limmer
C Arkansas
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (MIN)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
Jaylen Wright Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (MIN)
Jaylen Wright
RB Tennessee
Brevyn Spann-Ford Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (MIN)
Brevyn Spann-Ford
TE Minnesota
Draft Picks Received
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (CIN)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 32 RND: 1 (KC)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (NYG)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Jermaine Burton Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (IND)
Jermaine Burton
WR Alabama
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 64 RND: 2 (KC)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DEN)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Tyler Davis Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (KC)
Tyler Davis
DT Clemson
Justin Eboigbe Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (CHI)
Justin Eboigbe
DL-EDGE Alabama
Beaux Limmer Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (CHI)
Beaux Limmer
C Arkansas
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (DEN)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (KC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (CIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (LV)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (IND)
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Draft Picks Traded
Brock Bowers Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (IND)
Brock Bowers
TE Georgia
Jarrian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (NYG)
Jarrian Jones
CB Florida State
Austin Booker Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (DEN)
Austin Booker
DE-EDGE Kansas
Kamal Hadden Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (DEN)
Kamal Hadden
CB Tennessee
Cedric Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (DEN)
Cedric Johnson
DE-EDGE Mississippi
Players traded away
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Alexander Mattison
RB
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Andrew Booth Jr.
CB
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Dean Lowry
DE
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Justin Jefferson
WR
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Lewis Cine
S
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Pat Jones II
DT
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall D
ValueB- NeedB TradesF FutureA+
The phones sank the Vikings this weekend: D.

Somebody took the Vikings to the cleaners. The deals they made bled real value, and the whole class wears it. Too much went sideways, and the D is the honest tally.

Limmer has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced. The Wright pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch.

They left with quarterback solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off. It is a bet on later, and a defensible one for a team playing the long game.

The verdict is not kind, and fairly so; this class has a hill to climb.

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Dallas Turner
In pick No. 18 they get a quarterback's worst nightmare at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick32 Rnd1 Xavier Legette
In pick 32 they get a home-run threat at receiver. A real need, handled.
Pick39 Rnd2 J.J. McCarthy
They paid sticker price for J.J. McCarthy in the 39th overall pick, and that is fine. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick42 Rnd2 Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
Ennis Rakestraw Jr. in the 42nd pick is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick46 Rnd2 Jermaine Burton
No edge and no loss on Jermaine Burton in slot 46; it is a wash and a sensible one. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick64 Rnd2 Payton Wilson
Payton Wilson in the Round 2 slot is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick76 Rnd3 Cooper Beebe
They took Cooper Beebe at par in No. 76, which is nothing to complain about. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick95 Rnd3 Tyler Davis
A straight-up fair deal on Tyler Davis at Round 3, Pick 32, value and slot in agreement. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick109 Rnd4 Beau Brade
Beau Brade at the Round 4 slot is right where the board had him, plain and simple. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick111 Rnd4 Justin Eboigbe
Justin Eboigbe at pick 111 is a conviction pick that outran the value. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick123 Rnd4 Beaux Limmer
They talked themselves into Beaux Limmer at pick No. 123, and the board did not agree. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick146 Rnd5 Braelon Allen
They paid a round early for Braelon Allen in the 146th pick, more than the board wanted. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick179 Rnd6 Jaylen Wright
Jaylen Wright slid further than he should have, and No. 179 is lovely value for the running back. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick227 Rnd7 Brevyn Spann-Ford
They went early on Brevyn Spann-Ford in Round 7, Pick 7, and the value did not follow. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.