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Draft Selections
Jer'Zhan Newton Head Shot
PICK: 15 RND: 1 (MIN)
Jer'Zhan Newton
DL Illinois
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (MIN)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Junior Colson Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (MIN)
Junior Colson
LB Michigan
Max Melton Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (MIN)
Max Melton
CB Rutgers
Cade Stover Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (MIN)
Cade Stover
TE-EDGE Ohio State
Joe Milton III Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (MIN)
Joe Milton III
QB Tennessee
Nelson Ceaser Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (MIN)
Nelson Ceaser
DL-EDGE Houston
Justin Rogers Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (MIN)
Justin Rogers
DL Auburn
Moose Muhammad III Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (MIN)
Moose Muhammad III
WR Texas A&M
Jaylen Harrell Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (MIN)
Jaylen Harrell
DE-EDGE Michigan
Jawhar Jordan Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (MIN)
Jawhar Jordan
RB Louisville
Miles Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (MIN)
Miles Frazier
OG LSU
Draft Picks Received
Jer'Zhan Newton Head Shot
PICK: 15 RND: 1 (IND)
Jer'Zhan Newton
DL Illinois
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (MIA)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Max Melton Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (LV)
Max Melton
CB Rutgers
Joe Milton III Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (LV)
Joe Milton III
QB Tennessee
Nelson Ceaser Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (CIN)
Nelson Ceaser
DL-EDGE Houston
Jaylen Harrell Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (ARI)
Jaylen Harrell
DE-EDGE Michigan
Jawhar Jordan Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (ARI)
Jawhar Jordan
RB Louisville
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (CIN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Brock Bowers Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (IND)
Brock Bowers
TE Georgia
Troy Franklin Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (LV)
Troy Franklin
WR Oregon
Andrew Coker Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (CIN)
Andrew Coker
OL TCU
Theo Wease Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (ARI)
Theo Wease Jr.
WR Missouri
Players Gained
Head Shot
Jalen Ramsey
CB
Head Shot
Jonathan Taylor
RB
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B+
ValueB- NeedB TradesA+ FutureB
The Vikings cashed the board's mistake on Jordan: B+.

The trade table was a mismatch, and the Vikings were on the right end of it, hauling in a fortune in surplus value. A dependable weekend that grades out a B+.

The Jordan value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere. Spending an early pick on TE-EDGE with safety and tight end open is the decision the grade keeps circling back to.

They will regret leaving safety for another day if the season turns on it.

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick15 Rnd1 Jer'Zhan Newton
In pick No. 15 they get a wrecking ball inside at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick56 Rnd2 Jackson Powers-Johnson
Jackson Powers-Johnson at the 56th pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick108 Rnd4 Junior Colson
They paid sticker price for Junior Colson in the 108th overall pick, and that is fine. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick112 Rnd4 Max Melton
No drama and no debate, Max Melton went about where he belonged in Round 4, Pick 12. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick128 Rnd4 Cade Stover
A curious use of No. 128. Safety and tight end needed the pick; a TE-EDGE in Cade Stover did not.
Pick150 Rnd5 Joe Milton III
Joe Milton III in the Round 5 slot is fair value, right on his grade. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick151 Rnd5 Nelson Ceaser
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Nelson Ceaser at the 151st overall pick. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick163 Rnd5 Justin Rogers
By-the-book stuff, Justin Rogers at the 163rd pick squarely in line with his ranking. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick164 Rnd5 Moose Muhammad III
They read the board right and Moose Muhammad III was the payoff at pick 164. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick188 Rnd6 Jaylen Harrell
Jaylen Harrell in slot 188 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick225 Rnd7 Jawhar Jordan
Jawhar Jordan at the Round 7 slot is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick230 Rnd7 Miles Frazier
Miles Frazier at Round 7, Pick 10 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.