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RUN ON MAR 6, 2024

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3.6.24

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Draft Selections
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 15 RND: 1 (MIN)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (MIN)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Junior Colson Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (MIN)
Junior Colson
LB Michigan
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (MIN)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (MIN)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Jarrian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (MIN)
Jarrian Jones
CB Florida State
Braiden McGregor Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (MIN)
Braiden McGregor
DE-EDGE Michigan
Jordan Jefferson Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (MIN)
Jordan Jefferson
DT LSU
Dillon Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (MIN)
Dillon Johnson
RB Washington
Tyler Owens Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (MIN)
Tyler Owens
S Texas Tech
Draft Picks Received
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 15 RND: 1 (IND)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Junior Colson Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (IND)
Junior Colson
LB Michigan
Tyler Owens Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (IND)
Tyler Owens
S Texas Tech
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (IND)
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Draft Picks Traded
Laiatu Latu Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (IND)
Laiatu Latu
DL-EDGE UCLA
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB+ FutureB-
Grand theft in the 190th overall pick: the Vikings steal Johnson and grade out a B.

You could see the war room lean forward. Dillon Johnson at pick No. 190 is the sort of fall that does not happen, except it just did.

Spending an early pick on linebacker with wide receiver and tight end open is the decision the grade keeps circling back to. A whole weekend of picks and wide receiver is somehow still a want.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but wide receiver.

Pick Analysis
Pick15 Rnd1 Dallas Turner
A market-rate edge rusher, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Dallas Turner. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick42 Rnd2 J.J. McCarthy
J.J. McCarthy at the 42nd pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick46 Rnd2 Junior Colson
No drama and no debate, Junior Colson went about where he belonged in slot 46. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick109 Rnd4 Zak Zinter
Zak Zinter in the Round 4 slot is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick130 Rnd4 Cedric Gray
A surprising call. With wide receiver and tight end still to address, they spent the 130th overall pick on Cedric Gray, a linebacker they were not short of.
Pick156 Rnd5 Jarrian Jones
Good price on Jarrian Jones in pick 156, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick166 Rnd5 Braiden McGregor
By-the-book stuff, Braiden McGregor at pick No. 166 squarely in line with his ranking. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick179 Rnd6 Jordan Jefferson
No edge and no loss on Jordan Jefferson in No. 179; it is a wash and a sensible one. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick190 Rnd6 Dillon Johnson
You do not let a running back like Dillon Johnson reach pick No. 190 and blink. They did not. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick232 Rnd7 Tyler Owens
Fair-plus on Tyler Owens, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.