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Draft Selections
Jonah Elliss Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (MIN)
Jonah Elliss
DE-EDGE Utah
Jeremiah Trotter Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (MIN)
Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
LB Clemson
Jason Marshall Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (MIN)
Jason Marshall Jr.
CB Florida
Lathan Ransom Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (MIN)
Lathan Ransom
S Ohio State
Fabien Lovett Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (MIN)
Fabien Lovett
DL Florida State
Donovan Edwards Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (MIN)
Donovan Edwards
RB Michigan
Ajani Cornelius Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (MIN)
Ajani Cornelius
OL Oregon
Jacob Cowing Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (MIN)
Jacob Cowing
WR Arizona
Jalen Milroe Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (MIN)
Jalen Milroe
QB Alabama
Draft Picks Received
Jonah Elliss Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (LAR)
Jonah Elliss
DE-EDGE Utah
Fabien Lovett Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (LAR)
Fabien Lovett
DL Florida State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (LAR)
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Draft Picks Traded
Jer'Zhan Newton Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (LAR)
Jer'Zhan Newton
DL Illinois
Players Gained
Head Shot
Tyler Higbee
TE
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B+
ValueB- NeedB TradesB FutureA
A sensible, unshowy class lands the Vikings a B+.

You can hear the double-takes from here. The Vikings took Jalen Milroe at the Round 7 slot, roughly 18 spots before his name belonged.

The tight end spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. The Tyler Higbee deal gives the class an established piece to lean on.

Good work on the whole, with tight end the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick45 Rnd2 Jonah Elliss
They took Jonah Elliss at par in slot 45, which is nothing to complain about. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick52 Rnd2 Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
Jeremiah Trotter Jr. at the 52nd pick nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick120 Rnd4 Jason Marshall Jr.
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Jason Marshall Jr. in No. 120. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick157 Rnd5 Lathan Ransom
Lathan Ransom at the Round 5 slot is right where the board had him, plain and simple. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick160 Rnd5 Fabien Lovett
Fabien Lovett in pick No. 160 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick161 Rnd5 Donovan Edwards
Nice patience on Donovan Edwards, who had no business lasting to Round 5, Pick 25. It fills a real need, too.
Pick168 Rnd5 Ajani Cornelius
A reach for Ajani Cornelius in the Round 5 slot; a little patience would have been rewarded. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick179 Rnd6 Jacob Cowing
Jacob Cowing at pick 179 is a conviction pick that outran the value. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick241 Rnd7 Jalen Milroe
Jalen Milroe at No. 241 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.