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Draft Selections
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 54 RND: 2 (MIN)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (MIN)
Maason Smith
DT-EDGE LSU
Mike Sainristil Head Shot
PICK: 96 RND: 3 (MIN)
Mike Sainristil
CB Michigan
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Jaden Hicks Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (MIN)
Jaden Hicks
S Washington State
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (MIN)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
Beaux Limmer Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (MIN)
Beaux Limmer
C Arkansas
Javion Cohen Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (MIN)
Javion Cohen
OG Miami (FL)
Justin Rogers Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (MIN)
Justin Rogers
DL Auburn
Cedric Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (MIN)
Cedric Johnson
DE-EDGE Mississippi
Jordan Jefferson Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (MIN)
Jordan Jefferson
DT LSU
Chau Smith-Wade Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (MIN)
Chau Smith-Wade
CB Washington State
LaDarius Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (MIN)
LaDarius Henderson
OT Michigan
Jaylan Ford Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (MIN)
Jaylan Ford
LB Texas
Kenny Logan Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (MIN)
Kenny Logan Jr.
S Kansas
Sheridan Jones Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (MIN)
Sheridan Jones
CB Clemson
Draft Picks Received
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 54 RND: 2 (MIA)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (HOU)
Maason Smith
DT-EDGE LSU
Mike Sainristil Head Shot
PICK: 96 RND: 3 (JAX)
Mike Sainristil
CB Michigan
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (PHI)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Beaux Limmer Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (PHI)
Beaux Limmer
C Arkansas
Justin Rogers Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (JAX)
Justin Rogers
DL Auburn
Cedric Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (PHI)
Cedric Johnson
DE-EDGE Mississippi
Jordan Jefferson Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (MIA)
Jordan Jefferson
DT LSU
Kenny Logan Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (JAX)
Kenny Logan Jr.
S Kansas
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (HOU)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (PHI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (MIA)
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Draft Picks Traded
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (PHI)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
Jordan Morgan Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (JAX)
Jordan Morgan
OT Arizona
Players Gained
Head Shot
Ventrell Miller
LB
Head Shot
Skylar Thompson
QB
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesD FutureA+
The Vikings won the night they stopped Jones from sliding. Grade: B-.

The phones were a trap the Vikings kept walking into, shipping out surplus on nearly every deal. More right than wrong, and a B- to match.

The Smith pick reads as want over need, and the roster will feel it at running back, wide receiver and other spots. They are betting Jefferson proves the room right and everyone else wrong. A whole weekend of picks and running back is somehow still a want.

Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Jones.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick54 Rnd2 J.J. McCarthy
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and J.J. McCarthy at No. 54 is the proof. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick90 Rnd3 Maason Smith
A curious use of pick 90. Running back, wide receiver and other spots needed the pick; a DT-EDGE in Maason Smith did not.
Pick96 Rnd3 Mike Sainristil
Mike Sainristil in slot 96 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick97 Rnd3 Zak Zinter
Zak Zinter in the 97th pick is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick108 Rnd4 Jaden Hicks
Jaden Hicks at Round 4, Pick 8 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick130 Rnd4 Tommy Eichenberg
They did well to land Tommy Eichenberg in the Round 4 slot, just ahead of his grade. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick137 Rnd5 Beaux Limmer
They took Beaux Limmer at par in pick No. 137, which is nothing to complain about. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick148 Rnd5 Javion Cohen
Javion Cohen at the Round 5 slot is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the offensive lineman. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick155 Rnd5 Justin Rogers
Justin Rogers in No. 155 is fair value, right on his grade. The roster fit checks out.
Pick156 Rnd5 Cedric Johnson
They paid sticker price for Cedric Johnson in Round 5, Pick 20, and that is fine. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick159 Rnd5 Jordan Jefferson
They reached into another round for Jordan Jefferson, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick160 Rnd5 Chau Smith-Wade
By-the-book stuff, Chau Smith-Wade at pick 160 squarely in line with his ranking. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
Pick165 Rnd5 LaDarius Henderson
LaDarius Henderson at the 165th pick nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick179 Rnd6 Jaylan Ford
Jaylan Ford in the 179th overall pick lands just on the right side of the ledger. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
Pick211 Rnd6 Kenny Logan Jr.
Kenny Logan Jr. at No. 211 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick230 Rnd7 Sheridan Jones
Sheridan Jones in pick No. 230 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.