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Josh Simmons Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (MIN)
Josh Simmons
OT Ohio State
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (MIN)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Quinshon Judkins Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (MIN)
Quinshon Judkins
RB Ohio State
Andrew Mukuba Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (MIN)
Andrew Mukuba
S Texas
Barrett Carter Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (MIN)
Barrett Carter
LB Clemson
Draft Picks Received
Josh Simmons Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (LAR)
Josh Simmons
OT Ohio State
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (LAR)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Quinshon Judkins Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (LAR)
Quinshon Judkins
RB Ohio State
Draft Picks Traded
Jack Sawyer Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (LAR)
Jack Sawyer
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Players Gained
Head Shot
Derion Kendrick
CB
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall A-
ValueA NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureB-
Starks should have been long gone. The Vikings pounced, and earned a A-.

This is the pick they will still be bragging about in July: Malaki Starks, the No. 12 name on the board, stolen at the 90th overall pick.

They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own. That quarterback hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

Bottom line, they did the job about as well as it can be done.

Pick Analysis
Pick26 Rnd1 Josh Simmons
In pick No. 26 they get a blindside protector, outstanding value to boot. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick90 Rnd3 Malaki Starks
They robbed the room for Malaki Starks here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick97 Rnd3 Walter Nolen
Walter Nolen at Round 3, Pick 33 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick126 Rnd4 Quinshon Judkins
Quinshon Judkins at No. 126 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It fills a real need, too.
Pick140 Rnd5 Andrew Mukuba
They barely believed it either: Andrew Mukuba still on the board at pick 140. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick161 Rnd5 Barrett Carter
Somehow Barrett Carter was still sitting there in the 161st pick, and they pounced on premier linebacker value. A minor need, but a need all the same.