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Jer'Zhan Newton Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIN)
Jer'Zhan Newton
DL Illinois
Tyler Guyton Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (MIN)
Tyler Guyton
OT Oklahoma
Michael Hall Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (MIN)
Michael Hall Jr.
DT Ohio State
Jordan Travis Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (MIN)
Jordan Travis
QB Florida State
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (MIN)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
Jaylin Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (MIN)
Jaylin Simpson
CB Auburn
Curtis Jacobs Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (MIN)
Curtis Jacobs
LB Penn State
Michael Barrett Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (MIN)
Michael Barrett
LB Michigan
Daequan Hardy Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (MIN)
Daequan Hardy
CB Penn State
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
Hall Jr. should have been long gone. The Vikings pounced, and earned a B-.

The board owed the Vikings one, and it paid up: Michael Hall Jr., the No. 89 name on the board, sitting there at the Round 4 slot like a gift left on the doorstep. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B-.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped edge rusher, which is a strange place to end up. Reaching for Jacobs left real value on the table behind him. The roster is better shaped than it was, with quarterback chief among the fixes.

Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Jer'Zhan Newton
In the 11th overall pick they get a load in the middle. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick42 Rnd2 Tyler Guyton
Tyler Guyton in No. 42 is fair value, right on his grade. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick108 Rnd4 Michael Hall Jr.
Michael Hall Jr. in the 108th pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick130 Rnd4 Jordan Travis
Jordan Travis in slot 130 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick148 Rnd5 Braelon Allen
They paid sticker price for Braelon Allen in pick 148, and that is fine. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick160 Rnd5 Jaylin Simpson
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Jaylin Simpson at the Round 5 slot is the proof. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick166 Rnd5 Curtis Jacobs
They went early on Curtis Jacobs in Round 5, Pick 30, and the value did not follow. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick179 Rnd6 Michael Barrett
By-the-book stuff, Michael Barrett at pick No. 179 squarely in line with his ranking. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
Pick230 Rnd7 Daequan Hardy
Daequan Hardy at No. 230 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.