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Draft Selections
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (MIN)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (MIN)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (MIN)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Darius Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (MIN)
Darius Robinson
DL-EDGE Missouri
Cam Hart Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (MIN)
Cam Hart
CB Notre Dame
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (MIN)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Jaylen Wright Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (MIN)
Jaylen Wright
RB Tennessee
Jared Wiley Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (MIN)
Jared Wiley
TE TCU
Gabe Hall Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (MIN)
Gabe Hall
DL Baylor
Brevyn Spann-Ford Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (MIN)
Brevyn Spann-Ford
TE Minnesota
Draft Picks Received
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (DET)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (DET)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (LAR)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (DET)
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Draft Picks Traded
JC Latham Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (LAR)
JC Latham
OT Alabama
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB TradesD+ FutureA
A sensible, unshowy class lands the Vikings a B.

Call it a hunch or call it a gamble, but the Vikings spent slot 166 on Jared Wiley, a name most had 39 spots down the list.

For all the activity, safety went untouched, which is hard to explain. They banked enough surplus on Turner to cover a lot of smaller sins. It is a bet on later, and a defensible one for a team playing the long game.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick29 Rnd1 Dallas Turner
In the Round 1 slot they get a bendy edge with upside, outstanding value to boot. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick42 Rnd2 J.J. McCarthy
A straight-up fair deal on J.J. McCarthy at Round 2, Pick 10, value and slot in agreement. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick61 Rnd2 Payton Wilson
Payton Wilson in slot 61 is fair value, right on his grade. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick109 Rnd4 Darius Robinson
They went early on Darius Robinson in pick 109, and the value did not follow. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick130 Rnd4 Cam Hart
No drama and no debate, Cam Hart went about where he belonged in pick No. 130. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick145 Rnd5 Ben Sinnott
Ben Sinnott at the 145th overall pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick157 Rnd5 Jaylen Wright
By-the-book stuff, Jaylen Wright at the Round 5 slot squarely in line with his ranking. The roster fit checks out.
Pick166 Rnd5 Jared Wiley
Jared Wiley at the 166th overall pick is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick179 Rnd6 Gabe Hall
A big swing on Gabe Hall at slot 179, well ahead of any board in the building. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick227 Rnd7 Brevyn Spann-Ford
A clean, defensible pick in Round 7, Pick 7 with a little surplus value in Brevyn Spann-Ford. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.