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Draft Selections
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (MIN)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Gunnar Helm Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 3 (MIN)
Gunnar Helm
TE Texas
Tory Horton Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (MIN)
Tory Horton
WR Colorado State
Jordan Phillips Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (MIN)
Jordan Phillips
DT Maryland
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (MIN)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Quincy Riley Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (MIN)
Quincy Riley
CB Louisville
DJ Giddens Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (MIN)
DJ Giddens
RB Kansas State
Barryn Sorrell Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (MIN)
Barryn Sorrell
LB-EDGE Texas
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (MIN)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Draft Picks Received
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NE)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Gunnar Helm Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 3 (MIA)
Gunnar Helm
TE Texas
Tory Horton Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (CLE)
Tory Horton
WR Colorado State
Jordan Phillips Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (NE)
Jordan Phillips
DT Maryland
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (JAX)
Jake Majors
C Texas
DJ Giddens Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (NYJ)
DJ Giddens
RB Kansas State
Barryn Sorrell Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (MIA)
Barryn Sorrell
LB-EDGE Texas
Draft Picks Traded
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (CIN)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Will Howard Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (CLE)
Will Howard
QB Ohio State
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Nothing loud, just a tidy B- for the Vikings.

Call it a hunch or call it a gamble, but the Vikings spent Round 5, Pick 1 on Quincy Riley, a name most had 40 spots down the list.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped quarterback, which is a strange place to end up. Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Starks.

The roster is better shaped than it was, with edge rusher chief among the fixes. They bet on numbers rather than a single high pick.

A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.

Pick Analysis
Pick38 Rnd2 Malaki Starks
Malaki Starks at pick No. 38 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick98 Rnd3 Gunnar Helm
Gunnar Helm is a better player than pick 98 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick104 Rnd4 Tory Horton
They took Tory Horton at par in the 104th pick, which is nothing to complain about. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick106 Rnd4 Jordan Phillips
By-the-book stuff, Jordan Phillips at Round 4, Pick 4 squarely in line with his ranking. The roster fit checks out.
Pick126 Rnd4 Jake Majors
Jake Majors at No. 126 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick139 Rnd5 Quincy Riley
This one needs a full-page explanation: Quincy Riley in the Round 5 slot, miles early. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick145 Rnd5 DJ Giddens
A wild overpay on DJ Giddens in the 145th overall pick, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick155 Rnd5 Barryn Sorrell
A conviction pick on Barryn Sorrell at the 155th pick that the board grades a round light. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick187 Rnd6 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
They did well to land Dont'e Thornton Jr. in Round 6, Pick 11, just ahead of his grade. It patches a soft spot without any drama.