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Draft Selections
Taliese Fuaga Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (MIN)
Taliese Fuaga
OT Oregon State
Jordan Travis Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (MIN)
Jordan Travis
QB Florida State
Brevyn Spann-Ford Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (MIN)
Brevyn Spann-Ford
TE Minnesota
Antwaun Powell-Ryland Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (MIN)
Antwaun Powell-Ryland
DL-EDGE Virginia Tech
Taulia Tagovailoa Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (MIN)
Taulia Tagovailoa
QB Maryland
Zion Nelson Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (MIN)
Zion Nelson
OT Miami (FL)
Marques Cox Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (MIN)
Marques Cox
OT Kentucky
Draft Picks Received
Zion Nelson Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (BUF)
Zion Nelson
OT Miami (FL)
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (BUF)
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Draft Picks Traded
AJ Barner Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (NE)
AJ Barner
TE Michigan
Gerald Mincey Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (BUF)
Gerald Mincey
OL Tennessee
Players Gained
Head Shot
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B
ValueC- NeedB+ TradesB+ FutureB-
More right than wrong for the Vikings, and a B to prove it.

The Vikings went off the board in a big way for Taulia Tagovailoa, 73 picks early. Conviction is one thing; this is another.

That safety hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. The dealing nudged the ledger their way without much fuss.

Good work on the whole, with safety the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick20 Rnd1 Taliese Fuaga
In pick 20 they get a long-term starter on the line. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick52 Rnd2 Jordan Travis
They talked themselves into Jordan Travis at No. 52, and the board did not agree. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick157 Rnd5 Brevyn Spann-Ford
Value said wait; Brevyn Spann-Ford in pick No. 157 says they were not listening. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick161 Rnd5 Antwaun Powell-Ryland
Antwaun Powell-Ryland at the 161st overall pick is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick168 Rnd5 Taulia Tagovailoa
This one needs a full-page explanation: Taulia Tagovailoa in slot 168, miles early. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick239 Rnd7 Zion Nelson
They liked Zion Nelson enough to skip the value, taking him in Round 7, Pick 19. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick241 Rnd7 Marques Cox
They reached into another round for Marques Cox, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.