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Draft Selections
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (MIN)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Luke Kandra Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
Luke Kandra
OG Cincinnati
Cobee Bryant Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 5 (MIN)
Cobee Bryant
CB Kansas
Mello Dotson Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (MIN)
Mello Dotson
CB Kansas
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (MIN)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Kamren Fabiculanan Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (MIN)
Kamren Fabiculanan
S Washington
Ty Hamilton Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (MIN)
Ty Hamilton
DT Ohio State
Mario Williams Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (MIN)
Mario Williams
WR Tulane
Hunter Wohler Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (MIN)
Hunter Wohler
S Wisconsin
Lathan Ransom Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (MIN)
Lathan Ransom
S Ohio State
Jam Griffin Head Shot
PICK: 233 RND: 7 (MIN)
Jam Griffin
RB Oregon State
Jake Smith Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (MIN)
Jake Smith
WR Arizona State
Garrett Dellinger Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (MIN)
Garrett Dellinger
OG LSU
Bryson Nesbit Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (MIN)
Bryson Nesbit
TE North Carolina
Jaishawn Barham Head Shot
PICK: 251 RND: 7 (MIN)
Jaishawn Barham
LB Michigan
Fentrell Cypress II Head Shot
PICK: 252 RND: 7 (MIN)
Fentrell Cypress II
CB Florida State
Dontae Manning Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (MIN)
Dontae Manning
CB Oregon
Fred Davis Head Shot
PICK: 255 RND: 7 (MIN)
Fred Davis
CB Jacksonville State
Noah Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 256 RND: 7 (MIN)
Noah Daniels
CB TCU
Draft Picks Received
Mello Dotson Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (CHI)
Mello Dotson
CB Kansas
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (DAL)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Ty Hamilton Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (DAL)
Ty Hamilton
DT Ohio State
Mario Williams Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (DAL)
Mario Williams
WR Tulane
Hunter Wohler Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (DAL)
Hunter Wohler
S Wisconsin
Lathan Ransom Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (CHI)
Lathan Ransom
S Ohio State
Jam Griffin Head Shot
PICK: 233 RND: 7 (CHI)
Jam Griffin
RB Oregon State
Jake Smith Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (CHI)
Jake Smith
WR Arizona State
Garrett Dellinger Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (DAL)
Garrett Dellinger
OG LSU
Bryson Nesbit Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (SF)
Bryson Nesbit
TE North Carolina
Jaishawn Barham Head Shot
PICK: 251 RND: 7 (NO)
Jaishawn Barham
LB Michigan
Fentrell Cypress II Head Shot
PICK: 252 RND: 7 (MIA)
Fentrell Cypress II
CB Florida State
Dontae Manning Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (NO)
Dontae Manning
CB Oregon
Fred Davis Head Shot
PICK: 255 RND: 7 (SF)
Fred Davis
CB Jacksonville State
Noah Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 256 RND: 7 (CLE)
Noah Daniels
CB TCU
Draft Picks Traded
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PICK: RND: 3 (ATL)
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PICK: RND: 4 (ATL)
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PICK: RND: 5 (ATL)
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Players traded away
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Henry Byrd
OG
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Jihad Ward
LB
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall C
ValueD+ NeedB- TradesC+ FutureC
The jury is out on the Vikings. For now, C.

The tape said wait; the Vikings did not. Jam Griffin went at pick 233, a good 155 picks before the board was ready.

They banked enough surplus on Ransom to cover a lot of smaller sins. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through quarterback.

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

It grades out a shrug today, with plenty of room to move either way.

Pick Analysis
Pick24 Rnd1 Emeka Egbuka
In No. 24 they get a matchup problem out wide. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick97 Rnd3 Luke Kandra
They paid up for Luke Kandra at the 97th pick when waiting would have done the job. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick138 Rnd5 Cobee Bryant
Cobee Bryant at pick 138 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick147 Rnd5 Mello Dotson
Mello Dotson at Round 5, Pick 10 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
Pick148 Rnd5 Cam Skattebo
A top-tier running back at a bargain, Cam Skattebo in pick No. 148, plain and simple. It fills a real need, too.
Pick159 Rnd5 Kamren Fabiculanan
Kamren Fabiculanan in the Round 5 slot is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick168 Rnd5 Ty Hamilton
They reached a country mile for Ty Hamilton at slot 168, and the board is aghast. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick170 Rnd5 Mario Williams
Value said wait; Mario Williams in pick No. 170 says they were not listening. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick186 Rnd6 Hunter Wohler
A big swing on Hunter Wohler at the Round 6 slot, well ahead of any board in the building. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick193 Rnd6 Lathan Ransom
They robbed the room for Lathan Ransom here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick233 Rnd7 Jam Griffin
Jam Griffin in No. 233 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick240 Rnd7 Jake Smith
They talked themselves into Jake Smith at the 240th pick, and the board did not agree. The roster fit checks out.
Pick248 Rnd7 Garrett Dellinger
The board had cheaper options than Garrett Dellinger at the 248th overall pick, and it noticed. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick249 Rnd7 Bryson Nesbit
Fair-plus on Bryson Nesbit, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick251 Rnd7 Jaishawn Barham
Jaishawn Barham in No. 251 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick252 Rnd7 Fentrell Cypress II
They left a pile of value on the table to take Fentrell Cypress II this early at pick 252. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
Pick254 Rnd7 Dontae Manning
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Dontae Manning well ahead of where he belonged. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
Pick255 Rnd7 Fred Davis
They reached into another round for Fred Davis, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
Pick256 Rnd7 Noah Daniels
A wild overpay on Noah Daniels in the Round 7 slot, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.