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Draft Selections
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIN)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (MIN)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Max Melton Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (MIN)
Max Melton
CB Rutgers
Jaden Hicks Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (MIN)
Jaden Hicks
S Washington State
Moose Muhammad III Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (MIN)
Moose Muhammad III
WR Texas A&M
Darius Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (MIN)
Darius Robinson
DL-EDGE Missouri
Justin Rogers Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (MIN)
Justin Rogers
DL Auburn
Aki Ogunbiyi Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (MIN)
Aki Ogunbiyi
OG Texas A&M
Isaiah Davis Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (MIN)
Isaiah Davis
RB South Dakota State
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B
ValueB- NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
A solid, sensible weekend for the Vikings: B.

Every other box got a look, but tight end did not. The Vikings will head to camp with the same hole they walked in with.

That is a running back worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly. The roster is better shaped than it was, with quarterback chief among the fixes. The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Dallas Turner
In pick No. 11 they get a bendy edge with upside. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick42 Rnd2 J.J. McCarthy
No drama and no debate, J.J. McCarthy went about where he belonged in the 42nd pick. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick108 Rnd4 Max Melton
By-the-book stuff, Max Melton at the 108th overall pick squarely in line with his ranking. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick130 Rnd4 Jaden Hicks
Jaden Hicks at Round 4, Pick 30 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the safety. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick148 Rnd5 Moose Muhammad III
No edge and no loss on Moose Muhammad III in slot 148; it is a wash and a sensible one. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick160 Rnd5 Darius Robinson
Darius Robinson in No. 160 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick165 Rnd5 Justin Rogers
A straight-up fair deal on Justin Rogers at pick 165, value and slot in agreement. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick179 Rnd6 Aki Ogunbiyi
Aki Ogunbiyi in the Round 6 slot is fair value, right on his grade. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick230 Rnd7 Isaiah Davis
The board had Isaiah Davis higher than pick No. 230, and the running back fell to them anyway. It fills a real need, too.