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Draft Selections
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (MIN)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Byron Murphy II Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (MIN)
Byron Murphy II
DL Texas
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (MIN)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Javon Solomon Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (MIN)
Javon Solomon
OLB-EDGE Troy
Jordan Travis Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (MIN)
Jordan Travis
QB Florida State
Nehemiah Pritchett Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (MIN)
Nehemiah Pritchett
CB Auburn
Edefuan Ulofoshio Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (MIN)
Edefuan Ulofoshio
LB Washington
Chau Smith-Wade Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (MIN)
Chau Smith-Wade
CB Washington State
Josh Proctor Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (MIN)
Josh Proctor
S Ohio State
Ethan Driskell Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (MIN)
Ethan Driskell
OT Marshall
Erick All Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (MIN)
Erick All
TE Iowa
De'Corian Clark Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (MIN)
De'Corian Clark
WR UTSA
Draft Picks Received
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (SEA)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (SEA)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Nehemiah Pritchett Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (SEA)
Nehemiah Pritchett
CB Auburn
Ethan Driskell Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (LAC)
Ethan Driskell
OT Marshall
Erick All Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (BUF)
Erick All
TE Iowa
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (SEA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (LAC)
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Draft Picks Traded
Brock Bowers Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (SEA)
Brock Bowers
TE Georgia
Keith Randolph Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (BUF)
Keith Randolph Jr.
DL-EDGE Illinois
Players Gained
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Tariq Woolen
CB
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureB
The Vikings let Clark fall into their laps, and walked away with a B+.

Somebody in slot 230 was going to get robbed, and it turned out to be the rest of the league. The Vikings sat still while De'Corian Clark, the No. 195 name on the board, slid all the way to them, then sprinted to the podium. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B+.

The dealing alone would carry a lesser class. With running back unsolved, spending premium capital on OLB-EDGE is the choice that costs them. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped running back, which is a strange place to end up.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but running back.

Pick Analysis
Pick16 Rnd1 Dallas Turner
By-the-book stuff, Dallas Turner at slot 16 squarely in line with his ranking. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick42 Rnd2 Byron Murphy II
No edge and no loss on Byron Murphy II in the Round 2 slot; it is a wash and a sensible one. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick78 Rnd3 Cooper Beebe
Cooper Beebe in pick No. 78 is fair value, right on his grade. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick108 Rnd4 Javon Solomon
A want over a need in No. 108: Javon Solomon adds an OLB-EDGE while running back keeps waiting.
Pick130 Rnd4 Jordan Travis
A market-rate quarterback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Jordan Travis. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick154 Rnd5 Nehemiah Pritchett
Nehemiah Pritchett is a better player than the 154th pick suggests; smart patience, rewarded. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick160 Rnd5 Edefuan Ulofoshio
Value with a capital V on Edefuan Ulofoshio in Round 5, Pick 24, a genuine coup. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick166 Rnd5 Chau Smith-Wade
A quiet steal in the 166th overall pick: Chau Smith-Wade for less than the market said. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
Pick179 Rnd6 Josh Proctor
They took Josh Proctor at par in Round 6, Pick 4, which is nothing to complain about. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick183 Rnd6 Ethan Driskell
They paid sticker price for Ethan Driskell in slot 183, and that is fine. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick206 Rnd6 Erick All
Erick All in the Round 6 slot is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick230 Rnd7 De'Corian Clark
You do not let a wide receiver like De'Corian Clark reach the 230th overall pick and blink. They did not. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.