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Draft Selections
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (MIN)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (MIN)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Byron Murphy II Head Shot
PICK: 64 RND: 2 (MIN)
Byron Murphy II
DL Texas
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (MIN)
Maason Smith
DT-EDGE LSU
Junior Colson Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (MIN)
Junior Colson
LB Michigan
Javon Foster Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (MIN)
Javon Foster
OT Missouri
Darius Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (MIN)
Darius Robinson
DL-EDGE Missouri
Jasheen Davis Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (MIN)
Jasheen Davis
DL-EDGE Wake Forest
Ainias Smith Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (MIN)
Ainias Smith
WR Texas A&M
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (MIN)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
Dwight McGlothern Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (MIN)
Dwight McGlothern
CB Arkansas
Draft Picks Received
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (MIA)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (LV)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Byron Murphy II Head Shot
PICK: 64 RND: 2 (BAL)
Byron Murphy II
DL Texas
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (SEA)
Maason Smith
DT-EDGE LSU
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (SEA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (BAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (LV)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (SEA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (BAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (SEA)
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Draft Picks Traded
Michael Penix Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (SEA)
Michael Penix Jr.
QB Washington
Devontez Walker Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (LV)
Devontez Walker
WR North Carolina
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B
ValueC+ NeedB TradesC+ FutureA
A sensible, unshowy class lands the Vikings a B.

Priorities are a choice, and the Vikings made a strange one, taking Maason Smith at DT-EDGE in the 78th overall pick with safety, running back and other spots crying out for the pick instead.

Leaving safety unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. Robinson has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced.

Whatever else happened, they won the night they took McGlothern.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick24 Rnd1 Chop Robinson
In Round 1, Pick 24 they get juice off the edge, reach and all. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick44 Rnd2 J.J. McCarthy
J.J. McCarthy in the 44th overall pick is fair value, right on his grade. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick64 Rnd2 Byron Murphy II
Byron Murphy II at the 64th pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. The roster fit checks out.
Pick78 Rnd3 Maason Smith
A want over a need in Round 3, Pick 14: Maason Smith adds a DT-EDGE while safety, running back and other spots keeps waiting.
Pick108 Rnd4 Junior Colson
Junior Colson in the Round 4 slot is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick128 Rnd4 Javon Foster
No edge and no loss on Javon Foster in pick No. 128; it is a wash and a sensible one. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick148 Rnd5 Darius Robinson
A straight-up fair deal on Darius Robinson at No. 148, value and slot in agreement. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick163 Rnd5 Jasheen Davis
A reach for Jasheen Davis in pick 163; a little patience would have been rewarded. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick164 Rnd5 Ainias Smith
Value with a capital V on Ainias Smith in slot 164, a genuine coup. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick179 Rnd6 Christian Jones
They paid sticker price for Christian Jones in Round 6, Pick 4, and that is fine. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick230 Rnd7 Dwight McGlothern
Dwight McGlothern in No. 230 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. A minor itch, scratched.