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Draft Selections
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (MIN)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
JT Tuimoloau Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (MIN)
JT Tuimoloau
DE-EDGE Ohio State
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (MIN)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Blake Fisher Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (MIN)
Blake Fisher
OT Notre Dame
Jamari Thrash Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (MIN)
Jamari Thrash
WR Louisville
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (MIN)
Donovan Jackson
OG Ohio State
Kris Abrams-Draine Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (MIN)
Kris Abrams-Draine
CB Missouri
Draft Picks Received
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (TB)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (PIT)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Jamari Thrash Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (PIT)
Jamari Thrash
WR Louisville
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (PIT)
Donovan Jackson
OG Ohio State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (PIT)
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Draft Picks Traded
Jer'Zhan Newton Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (TB)
Jer'Zhan Newton
DL Illinois
Players Gained
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Mike Evans
WR
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Desmond King II
CB
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B+
ValueB+ NeedB TradesA+ FutureB-
The Vikings won the weekend at the trade table. Grade: B+.

The Vikings ran the phones like sharks, prying loose value on deal after deal until the ledger was lopsided. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B+.

The safety spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. The Abrams-Draine pick reads as want over need, and the roster will feel it at safety, running back and other spots. Tuimoloau falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch.

The roster is better shaped than it was, with quarterback chief among the fixes.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick20 Rnd1 Kool-Aid McKinstry
In Round 1, Pick 20 they get a lockdown presence outside at fair value. More want than need.
Pick42 Rnd2 JT Tuimoloau
JT Tuimoloau slipping to pick 42 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick55 Rnd2 J.J. McCarthy
They read the board right and J.J. McCarthy was the payoff at slot 55. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick108 Rnd4 Blake Fisher
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Blake Fisher. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick122 Rnd4 Jamari Thrash
Jamari Thrash is a better player than the 122nd overall pick suggests; smart patience, rewarded. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick123 Rnd4 Donovan Jackson
A reasonable price with a little left over, Donovan Jackson in the 123rd pick. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick128 Rnd4 Kris Abrams-Draine
A curious use of pick No. 128. Safety, running back and other spots needed the pick; a cornerback in Kris Abrams-Draine did not.