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Draft Selections
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIN)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Jonathon Brooks Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (MIN)
Jonathon Brooks
RB Texas
Cade Stover Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (MIN)
Cade Stover
TE-EDGE Ohio State
Matt Goncalves Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (MIN)
Matt Goncalves
OT Pittsburgh
Jaylin Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (MIN)
Jaylin Simpson
CB Auburn
Tykee Smith Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (MIN)
Tykee Smith
S Georgia
Austin Reed Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (MIN)
Austin Reed
QB Western Kentucky
Sione Vaki Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (MIN)
Sione Vaki
S Utah
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
A solid, sensible weekend for the Vikings: B.

The Vikings torched the value chart for Austin Reed, taking him 49 spots sooner than anyone had him slotted. It does the job without flash, and the B reflects it.

That is a TE-EDGE worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through wide receiver.

It is not that Stover is a bad player; it is that the Vikings had louder needs to answer first.

Good work on the whole, with wide receiver the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Dallas Turner
A straight-up fair deal on Dallas Turner at the Round 1 slot, value and slot in agreement. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick42 Rnd2 Jonathon Brooks
No edge and no loss on Jonathon Brooks in the 42nd overall pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick109 Rnd4 Cade Stover
Of all the spots to shop, they chose TE-EDGE. Cade Stover in Round 4, Pick 9 leaves wide receiver, tight end and other spots for later.
Pick130 Rnd4 Matt Goncalves
A offensive lineman of that caliber at the 130th pick is the definition of value, full stop. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick156 Rnd5 Jaylin Simpson
The board fumbled Jaylin Simpson all the way to No. 156, and they scooped it up. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick166 Rnd5 Tykee Smith
A top-tier safety at a bargain, Tykee Smith in slot 166, plain and simple. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick179 Rnd6 Austin Reed
Austin Reed in slot 179 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick190 Rnd6 Sione Vaki
Somehow Sione Vaki was still sitting there in the Round 6 slot, and they pounced on premier safety value. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.