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Draft Selections
Will Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (MIN)
Will Johnson
CB Michigan
Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
Deone Walker
DT Kentucky
Luke Kandra Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (MIN)
Luke Kandra
OG Cincinnati
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (MIN)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
The Vikings did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B-.

The one they had to fix is still broken. The Vikings left quarterback untouched, and that omission hangs over an otherwise reasonable haul. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B-.

Reaching for Kandra left real value on the table behind him. That Walker pick is the receipt they will wave around later.

They went 3 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for. The back end got a real overhaul.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick24 Rnd1 Will Johnson
Will Johnson at the Round 1 slot is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick97 Rnd3 Deone Walker
A slide stopped in pick No. 97, with Deone Walker worth more than the price. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick139 Rnd5 Luke Kandra
Luke Kandra in the 139th pick is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick187 Rnd6 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
They paid sticker price for Dont'e Thornton Jr. in the 187th overall pick, and that is fine. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.