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Draft Selections
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (MIN)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (MIN)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Darius Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (MIN)
Darius Robinson
DL-EDGE Missouri
Jalon Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (MIN)
Jalon Daniels
QB Kansas
Tyler Guyton Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (MIN)
Tyler Guyton
OT Oklahoma
Bryson Nesbit Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (MIN)
Bryson Nesbit
TE North Carolina
Jack Nelson Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (MIN)
Jack Nelson
OT Wisconsin
Bru McCoy Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (MIN)
Bru McCoy
WR Tennessee
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B-
ValueC NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Vikings and McCoy: B-.

Somebody in Round 7, Pick 21 was going to get robbed, and it turned out to be the rest of the league. The Vikings sat still while Bru McCoy, the No. 190 name on the board, slid all the way to them, then sprinted to the podium. It does the job without flash, and the B- reflects it.

The Mondon Jr. reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. That safety hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. Quarterback is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

Nothing here to lose sleep over, and plenty to feel decent about.

Pick Analysis
Pick20 Rnd1 Rome Odunze
They did well to land Rome Odunze in No. 20, just ahead of his grade. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick52 Rnd2 Smael Mondon Jr.
Smael Mondon Jr. in the Round 2 slot is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick120 Rnd4 Darius Robinson
A big swing on Darius Robinson at Round 4, Pick 20, well ahead of any board in the building. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick157 Rnd5 Jalon Daniels
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Jalon Daniels. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick161 Rnd5 Tyler Guyton
Tyler Guyton at the 161st overall pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick168 Rnd5 Bryson Nesbit
Bryson Nesbit at pick No. 168 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick179 Rnd6 Jack Nelson
They will replay Jack Nelson at pick 179 for years; that is how good the value is. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick241 Rnd7 Bru McCoy
Bru McCoy in slot 241 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.