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Jer'Zhan Newton Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIN)
Jer'Zhan Newton
DL Illinois
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (MIN)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (MIN)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
Mohamed Kamara Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (MIN)
Mohamed Kamara
DL-EDGE Colorado State
Cole Bishop Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (MIN)
Cole Bishop
S Utah
LaDarius Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (MIN)
LaDarius Henderson
OT Michigan
Layden Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (MIN)
Layden Robinson
OG Texas A&M
Justin Eboigbe Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (MIN)
Justin Eboigbe
DL-EDGE Alabama
Michael Barrett Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (MIN)
Michael Barrett
LB Michigan
Jalen Berger Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (MIN)
Jalen Berger
RB Michigan State
Jabbar Muhammad Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (MIN)
Jabbar Muhammad
CB Washington
Draft Picks Received
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (JAX)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
Michael Barrett Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (JAX)
Michael Barrett
LB Michigan
Jalen Berger Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (JAX)
Jalen Berger
RB Michigan State
Draft Picks Traded
Cade Stover Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (JAX)
Cade Stover
TE-EDGE Ohio State
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Vikings kept it disciplined and banked a B-.

You can draft well and still miss the point. The Vikings did plenty of tidy work and somehow never got around to wide receiver, which was the need that mattered most. A dependable weekend that grades out a B-.

Landing Berger that late papers over a lot of smaller sins. They went 6 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for. Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

Trading back for volume was the quiet throughline of their weekend.

A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Jer'Zhan Newton
A market-rate interior defensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Jer'Zhan Newton. The roster fit checks out.
Pick42 Rnd2 J.J. McCarthy
They paid sticker price for J.J. McCarthy in pick No. 42, and that is fine. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick114 Rnd4 Tommy Eichenberg
Good price on Tommy Eichenberg in the Round 4 slot, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick128 Rnd4 Mohamed Kamara
They did well to land Mohamed Kamara in the 128th overall pick, just ahead of his grade. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick148 Rnd5 Cole Bishop
Cole Bishop in Round 5, Pick 12 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick163 Rnd5 LaDarius Henderson
LaDarius Henderson at slot 163 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick164 Rnd5 Layden Robinson
Nothing to complain about; Layden Robinson went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick179 Rnd6 Justin Eboigbe
They took Justin Eboigbe at par in the 179th pick, which is nothing to complain about. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick195 Rnd6 Michael Barrett
Fair-plus on Michael Barrett, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
Pick211 Rnd6 Jalen Berger
The board had Jalen Berger higher than pick 211, and the running back fell to them anyway. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick230 Rnd7 Jabbar Muhammad
Jabbar Muhammad in slot 230 lands just on the right side of the ledger. A minor need, but a need all the same.