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Draft Selections
Jer'Zhan Newton Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIN)
Jer'Zhan Newton
DL Illinois
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (MIN)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Christian Mahogany Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (MIN)
Christian Mahogany
OG Boston College
Roman Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (MIN)
Roman Wilson
WR Michigan
Austin Booker Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (MIN)
Austin Booker
DL-EDGE Kansas
Isaiah Davis Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (MIN)
Isaiah Davis
RB South Dakota State
Cam Hart Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (MIN)
Cam Hart
CB Notre Dame
Kamal Hadden Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (MIN)
Kamal Hadden
CB Tennessee
Beaux Limmer Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (MIN)
Beaux Limmer
C Arkansas
David Ugwoegbu Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (MIN)
David Ugwoegbu
OLB-EDGE Houston
Draft Picks Received
Christian Mahogany Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (IND)
Christian Mahogany
OG Boston College
Isaiah Davis Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (IND)
Isaiah Davis
RB South Dakota State
Draft Picks Traded
Tykee Smith Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (IND)
Tykee Smith
S Georgia
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Vikings let Wilson fall into their laps, and walked away with a B-.

Somewhere a general manager is explaining how Roman Wilson got past him. The Vikings do not have to explain a thing at the Round 4 slot. Good, not great, and the B- says as much.

The Davis pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. A whole weekend of picks and safety is somehow still a want.

Job largely done: quarterback settled and 6 of 8 of the wish list covered. The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

Nothing here to lose sleep over, and plenty to feel decent about.

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Jer'Zhan Newton
In the 11th pick they get an anchor for the defensive front. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick42 Rnd2 J.J. McCarthy
J.J. McCarthy at the 42nd overall pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick117 Rnd4 Christian Mahogany
Christian Mahogany at the Round 4 slot is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick129 Rnd4 Roman Wilson
A wide receiver of that caliber at pick No. 129 is the definition of value, full stop. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick148 Rnd5 Austin Booker
They went early on Austin Booker in No. 148, and the value did not follow. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick153 Rnd5 Isaiah Davis
Isaiah Davis at Round 5, Pick 17 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick160 Rnd5 Cam Hart
Cam Hart in slot 160 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick168 Rnd5 Kamal Hadden
You do not let a cornerback like Kamal Hadden reach pick 168 and blink. They did not. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
Pick179 Rnd6 Beaux Limmer
Beaux Limmer in slot 179 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick230 Rnd7 David Ugwoegbu
David Ugwoegbu in No. 230 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Hard to map this one onto the depth chart at all.