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Draft Selections
Nate Wiggins Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (MIN)
Nate Wiggins
CB Clemson
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (MIN)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Darius Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (MIN)
Darius Robinson
DL-EDGE Missouri
Jeremiah Trotter Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (MIN)
Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
LB Clemson
Bralen Trice Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (MIN)
Bralen Trice
DE-EDGE Washington
Michael Hall Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (MIN)
Michael Hall Jr.
DT Ohio State
Trey Benson Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (MIN)
Trey Benson
RB Florida State
Christian Mahogany Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (MIN)
Christian Mahogany
OG Boston College
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (MIN)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
Roger Rosengarten Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (MIN)
Roger Rosengarten
OT Washington
Malik Mustapha Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (MIN)
Malik Mustapha
S Wake Forest
Jaheim Bell Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 6 (MIN)
Jaheim Bell
TE Florida State
Jha'Quan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (MIN)
Jha'Quan Jackson
WR Tulane
Michael Barrett Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (MIN)
Michael Barrett
LB Michigan
Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (MIN)
Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint...
WR Georgia
Draft Picks Received
Nate Wiggins Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (ARI)
Nate Wiggins
CB Clemson
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (WSH)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Darius Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (WSH)
Darius Robinson
DL-EDGE Missouri
Jeremiah Trotter Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (ARI)
Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
LB Clemson
Bralen Trice Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (WSH)
Bralen Trice
DE-EDGE Washington
Michael Hall Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CIN)
Michael Hall Jr.
DT Ohio State
Trey Benson Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (WSH)
Trey Benson
RB Florida State
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (CIN)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
Malik Mustapha Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (DAL)
Malik Mustapha
S Wake Forest
Michael Barrett Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (DAL)
Michael Barrett
LB Michigan
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (LAR)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (CIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (WSH)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (CIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (NYJ)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (NYJ)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (CIN)
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Draft Picks Traded
JC Latham Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (LAR)
JC Latham
OT Alabama
Jordan Morgan Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (CIN)
Jordan Morgan
OT Arizona
Anthony Gould Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (DAL)
Anthony Gould
WR Oregon State
Players Gained
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Adrian Amos
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Hjalte Froholdt
OG
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Rob Havenstein
OT
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Joe Mixon
RB
Players traded away
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Kirk Cousins
QB
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall D+
ValueB NeedB TradesF FutureA+
Best value of the weekend goes to the Vikings for Rosemy-Jacksaint: D+.

You can lose a draft before you make a pick. The Vikings did it at the trade table, overpaying to chase players the board did not price nearly as high.

They will need McCarthy to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it. However the rest shakes out, Rosemy-Jacksaint at that price is a win they earned. The imported veterans give this class a floor the draft picks could not on their own.

It is a steep hill from here, and the grade knows it.

Pick Analysis
Pick27 Rnd1 Nate Wiggins
In pick 27 they get a potential shutdown corner, outstanding value to boot. Need was not the driver here.
Pick36 Rnd2 J.J. McCarthy
They jumped the gun on J.J. McCarthy, taking him earlier than his grade liked. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick40 Rnd2 Darius Robinson
A clean, defensible pick in pick No. 40 with a little surplus value in Darius Robinson. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick66 Rnd3 Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
A reasonable price with a little left over, Jeremiah Trotter Jr. in slot 66. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick67 Rnd3 Bralen Trice
By-the-book stuff, Bralen Trice at the 67th overall pick squarely in line with his ranking. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick80 Rnd3 Michael Hall Jr.
Michael Hall Jr. at the Round 3 slot is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick99 Rnd3 Trey Benson
Trey Benson in pick 99 lands just on the right side of the ledger. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick107 Rnd4 Christian Mahogany
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Christian Mahogany in Round 4, Pick 7. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick148 Rnd5 Tommy Eichenberg
Tommy Eichenberg at the 148th overall pick is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
Pick156 Rnd5 Roger Rosengarten
They let Roger Rosengarten come to them and pounced at slot 156. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick173 Rnd5 Malik Mustapha
Circle this one: Malik Mustapha at the 173rd pick is a fall that decides a draft. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick176 Rnd6 Jaheim Bell
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Jaheim Bell at pick No. 176. It fills a real need, too.
Pick187 Rnd6 Jha'Quan Jackson
Jha'Quan Jackson in the Round 6 slot is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick216 Rnd6 Michael Barrett
They took Michael Barrett at par in No. 216, which is nothing to complain about. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.
Pick230 Rnd7 Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint
Taking Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint in Round 7, Pick 10 is close to grand larceny; a wide receiver that good had no business lasting this long. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.