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Draft Selections
Bo Nix Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (MIN)
Bo Nix
QB Oregon
Michael Hall Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (MIN)
Michael Hall Jr.
DT Ohio State
Dominick Puni Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (MIN)
Dominick Puni
OT Kansas
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (MIN)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Malik Mustapha Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (MIN)
Malik Mustapha
S Wake Forest
Tyler Batty Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (MIN)
Tyler Batty
DL-EDGE BYU
Justin Walley Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (MIN)
Justin Walley
CB Minnesota
BJ Mayes Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (MIN)
BJ Mayes
CB UAB
Draft Picks Received
Bo Nix Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (LAR)
Bo Nix
QB Oregon
Michael Hall Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (LAR)
Michael Hall Jr.
DT Ohio State
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (GB)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Malik Mustapha Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (SEA)
Malik Mustapha
S Wake Forest
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (BUF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (SF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (GB)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (SF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (SF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (SF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (SF)
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Draft Picks Traded
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (LAR)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
Kiran Amegadjie Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (BUF)
Kiran Amegadjie
OT Yale
Cade Stover Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (GB)
Cade Stover
TE-EDGE Ohio State
Brennan Armstrong Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (SEA)
Brennan Armstrong
QB North Carolina State
JT Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (SF)
JT Daniels
QB Rice
Players Gained
Head Shot
Ronnie Bell
WR
Head Shot
Stefon Diggs
WR
Head Shot
Jonathan Garvin
EDGE
Head Shot
Michael Jackson
CB
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall A-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureA+
Quarterback settled, Nix in the fold, and a A- for the Vikings.

Start where it matters. The Vikings took Bo Nix to run the offense for the next decade, and every other decision this weekend bends around that one.

They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast. That running back hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

If one pick saves this weekend, it is Jackson.

Bottom line, with Bo Nix leading the way, this is a class that should pay off fast and rarely be regretted.

Pick Analysis
Pick20 Rnd1 Bo Nix
A market-rate quarterback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Bo Nix. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick84 Rnd3 Michael Hall Jr.
They took Michael Hall Jr. at par in slot 84, which is nothing to complain about. It fills a real need, too.
Pick108 Rnd4 Dominick Puni
Dominick Puni at No. 108 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick135 Rnd4 Khyree Jackson
A tidy bit of business in pick 135, where Khyree Jackson graded well above the range. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick154 Rnd5 Malik Mustapha
Malik Mustapha at the Round 5 slot is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick165 Rnd5 Tyler Batty
By-the-book stuff, Tyler Batty at pick No. 165 squarely in line with his ranking. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick179 Rnd6 Justin Walley
They read the board right and Justin Walley was the payoff at the 179th pick. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
Pick230 Rnd7 BJ Mayes
BJ Mayes at Round 7, Pick 10 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.