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Draft Selections
Taliese Fuaga Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (MIN)
Taliese Fuaga
OT Oregon State
Javon Foster Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (MIN)
Javon Foster
OT Missouri
Kris Jenkins Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (MIN)
Kris Jenkins
DL-EDGE Michigan
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (MIN)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Malik Mustapha Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (MIN)
Malik Mustapha
S Wake Forest
Tyler Guyton Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (MIN)
Tyler Guyton
OT Oklahoma
Mike Sainristil Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (MIN)
Mike Sainristil
CB Michigan
Ben Bywater Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (MIN)
Ben Bywater
LB BYU
Tre Harris Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (MIN)
Tre Harris
WR Mississippi
Draft Picks Received
Taliese Fuaga Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (DAL)
Taliese Fuaga
OT Oregon State
Kris Jenkins Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (DAL)
Kris Jenkins
DL-EDGE Michigan
Ben Bywater Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (JAX)
Ben Bywater
LB BYU
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (JAX)
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Draft Picks Traded
Jared Verse Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (DAL)
Jared Verse
DE-EDGE Florida State
Shemar Turner Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (JAX)
Shemar Turner
DL-EDGE Texas A&M
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesB FutureB-
Best value of the weekend goes to the Vikings for Harris: B.

The best pick of the weekend was also the simplest. The Vikings watched Tre Harris slide 49 picks past his grade and did not hesitate.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through quarterback. The roster is better shaped than it was, with edge rusher chief among the fixes.

A modest surplus at the table, banked quietly. The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the quarterback spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick26 Rnd1 Taliese Fuaga
Taliese Fuaga in slot 26 is fair value, right on his grade. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick52 Rnd2 Javon Foster
A clean, defensible pick in the Round 2 slot with a little surplus value in Javon Foster. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick58 Rnd2 Kris Jenkins
Kris Jenkins at the 58th pick nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick120 Rnd4 Smael Mondon Jr.
They read the board right and Smael Mondon Jr. was the payoff at No. 120. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick157 Rnd5 Malik Mustapha
Malik Mustapha in pick 157 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick161 Rnd5 Tyler Guyton
A offensive lineman of that caliber at the 161st overall pick is the definition of value, full stop. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick179 Rnd6 Mike Sainristil
Steal is underselling it; Mike Sainristil at Round 6, Pick 4 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick211 Rnd6 Ben Bywater
They let Ben Bywater come to them and pounced at pick No. 211. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
Pick241 Rnd7 Tre Harris
Circle this one: Tre Harris at pick No. 241 is a fall that decides a draft. A need, and now a little less of one.