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Draft Selections
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (MIN)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Harold Fannin Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
Harold Fannin Jr.
TE Bowling Green
Jared Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 3 (MIN)
Jared Wilson
C Georgia
Jacob Parrish Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (MIN)
Jacob Parrish
CB Kansas State
Brashard Smith Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (MIN)
Brashard Smith
RB SMU
Jaylen Reed Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (MIN)
Jaylen Reed
S Penn State
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (MIN)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
Hayden Conner Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (MIN)
Hayden Conner
OG Texas
Draft Picks Received
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (DET)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Jared Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 3 (DET)
Jared Wilson
C Georgia
Jacob Parrish Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (DET)
Jacob Parrish
CB Kansas State
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (DET)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
Hayden Conner Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (DET)
Hayden Conner
OG Texas
Draft Picks Traded
Shavon Revel Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (DET)
Shavon Revel Jr.
CB East Carolina
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB- TradesB FutureB-
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Vikings and Fannin Jr.: B-.

The Vikings did not reach, did not trade up, did not blink. They just waited, and Harold Fannin Jr. fell into pick No. 97. It nets out to a B-, which feels about right.

Conner has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced. They punted on quarterback, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

Safety was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job. Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the quarterback spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Kenneth Grant
In the 28th pick they get a disruptive interior force at fair value.
Pick97 Rnd3 Harold Fannin Jr.
They will replay Harold Fannin Jr. at No. 97 for years; that is how good the value is. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick102 Rnd3 Jared Wilson
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Jared Wilson. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick130 Rnd4 Jacob Parrish
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Jacob Parrish at the 130th overall pick is the proof. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick139 Rnd5 Brashard Smith
A tidy little value on Brashard Smith in pick No. 139, a step better than break-even. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick187 Rnd6 Jaylen Reed
They paid sticker price for Jaylen Reed in slot 187, and that is fine. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick196 Rnd6 Jay Higgins
Jay Higgins at the Round 6 slot is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick228 Rnd7 Hayden Conner
Hayden Conner at Round 7, Pick 12 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.