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Draft Selections
Jared Verse Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIN)
Jared Verse
DE-EDGE Florida State
Quinyon Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (MIN)
Quinyon Mitchell
CB Toledo
Spencer Rattler Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (MIN)
Spencer Rattler
QB South Carolina
Justin Eboigbe Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (MIN)
Justin Eboigbe
DL-EDGE Alabama
Jaylin Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (MIN)
Jaylin Simpson
CB Auburn
Sincere Haynesworth Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (MIN)
Sincere Haynesworth
C Tulane
Cedric Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (MIN)
Cedric Johnson
DE-EDGE Mississippi
Moose Muhammad III Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (MIN)
Moose Muhammad III
WR Texas A&M
JD Bertrand Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (MIN)
JD Bertrand
LB Notre Dame
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Vikings let Muhammad III fall and pounced. Final grade: B-.

Call it larceny. Moose Muhammad III sat on the board until slot 179, and the Vikings did not need to be asked twice.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped safety, which is a strange place to end up. They left with quarterback solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Jared Verse
In the Round 1 slot they get a disruptor off the edge at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick42 Rnd2 Quinyon Mitchell
Fair-plus on Quinyon Mitchell, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick108 Rnd4 Spencer Rattler
Spencer Rattler at Round 4, Pick 8 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick130 Rnd4 Justin Eboigbe
No drama and no debate, Justin Eboigbe went about where he belonged in the 130th overall pick. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick148 Rnd5 Jaylin Simpson
They paid sticker price for Jaylin Simpson in pick 148, and that is fine. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.
Pick160 Rnd5 Sincere Haynesworth
Sincere Haynesworth at slot 160 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick165 Rnd5 Cedric Johnson
By-the-book stuff, Cedric Johnson at the 165th pick squarely in line with his ranking. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick179 Rnd6 Moose Muhammad III
You do not let a wide receiver like Moose Muhammad III reach pick No. 179 and blink. They did not. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick230 Rnd7 JD Bertrand
They robbed the room for JD Bertrand here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.