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Draft Selections
Olumuyiwa Fashanu Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (MIN)
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
OT Penn State
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (MIN)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Keon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (MIN)
Keon Coleman
WR Florida State
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (MIN)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
Caelen Carson Head Shot
PICK: 96 RND: 3 (MIN)
Caelen Carson
CB Wake Forest
Blake Corum Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 4 (MIN)
Blake Corum
RB Michigan
Blake Fisher Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (MIN)
Blake Fisher
OT Notre Dame
Justin Rogers Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (MIN)
Justin Rogers
DL Auburn
Braiden McGregor Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (MIN)
Braiden McGregor
DL-EDGE Michigan
Gabe Hall Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (MIN)
Gabe Hall
DL Baylor
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (MIN)
Luke McCaffrey
QB Nebraska
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (MIN)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Malik Mustapha Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (MIN)
Malik Mustapha
S Wake Forest
Jaylin Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (MIN)
Jaylin Simpson
CB Auburn
LaDarius Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 191 RND: 6 (MIN)
LaDarius Henderson
OT Michigan
Roger Rosengarten Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (MIN)
Roger Rosengarten
OT Washington
Rasheen Ali Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (MIN)
Rasheen Ali
RB Marshall
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (MIN)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
Draft Picks Received
Olumuyiwa Fashanu Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (JAX)
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
OT Penn State
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CAR)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Keon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (JAX)
Keon Coleman
WR Florida State
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (CAR)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
Caelen Carson Head Shot
PICK: 96 RND: 3 (JAX)
Caelen Carson
CB Wake Forest
Blake Corum Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 4 (CAR)
Blake Corum
RB Michigan
Braiden McGregor Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (LAR)
Braiden McGregor
DL-EDGE Michigan
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (DET)
Luke McCaffrey
QB Nebraska
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (CAR)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Jaylin Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (NYG)
Jaylin Simpson
CB Auburn
LaDarius Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 191 RND: 6 (LAR)
LaDarius Henderson
OT Michigan
Roger Rosengarten Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (JAX)
Roger Rosengarten
OT Washington
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (JAX)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
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PICK: RND: 1 (CAR)
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PICK: RND: 3 (NYG)
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PICK: RND: 4 (CAR)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (LAR)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (CAR)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (CAR)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (DET)
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Draft Picks Traded
Jonah Elliss Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (JAX)
Jonah Elliss
DE-EDGE Utah
Calen Bullock Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (NYG)
Calen Bullock
S USC
Jamari Thrash Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (LAR)
Jamari Thrash
WR Louisville
Theo Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (DET)
Theo Johnson
TE Penn State
Players Gained
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Frankie Luvu
LB
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Colt McCoy
QB
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall A-
ValueB+ NeedB TradesA+ FutureA+
The Vikings turned the phones into found money: A-.

They will call it conviction in the building and a reach everywhere else: Braiden McGregor, 66 picks early at the Round 5 slot.

That Mustapha pick is the receipt they will wave around later. The dealing alone would carry a lesser class.

They will answer for taking cornerback early while tight end went begging. The tight end hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

Bottom line, with Olumuyiwa Fashanu leading the way, this is a class that should pay off fast and rarely be regretted.

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 Olumuyiwa Fashanu
In slot 17 they get protection for the quarterback. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick33 Rnd2 Kool-Aid McKinstry
A slide stopped in the 33rd overall pick, with Kool-Aid McKinstry worth more than the price. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick48 Rnd2 Keon Coleman
Somehow Keon Coleman was still sitting there in pick 48, and they pounced on premier wide receiver value. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick65 Rnd3 Edgerrin Cooper
Edgerrin Cooper in Round 3, Pick 1 lands just on the right side of the ledger. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick96 Rnd3 Caelen Carson
Hard to square with the roster. With positions of obvious need still on the board, Caelen Carson adds a cornerback and leaves tight end untouched.
Pick101 Rnd4 Blake Corum
Circle this one: Blake Corum at No. 101 is a fall that decides a draft. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick130 Rnd4 Blake Fisher
Blake Fisher at pick 130 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick148 Rnd5 Justin Rogers
Justin Rogers at the Round 5 slot is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick157 Rnd5 Braiden McGregor
A real head-scratcher, Braiden McGregor in pick No. 157 is miles ahead of his ranking. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick160 Rnd5 Gabe Hall
Gabe Hall at slot 160 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick167 Rnd5 Luke McCaffrey
Luke McCaffrey in No. 167 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick168 Rnd5 Cedric Gray
Taking Cedric Gray in the 168th pick is close to grand larceny; a linebacker that good had no business lasting this long. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
Pick179 Rnd6 Malik Mustapha
They robbed the room for Malik Mustapha here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick185 Rnd6 Jaylin Simpson
Jaylin Simpson at Round 6, Pick 10 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
Pick191 Rnd6 LaDarius Henderson
A top-tier offensive lineman at a bargain, LaDarius Henderson in the Round 6 slot, plain and simple. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick211 Rnd6 Roger Rosengarten
Roger Rosengarten in No. 211 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick230 Rnd7 Rasheen Ali
They barely believed it either: Rasheen Ali still on the board at the 230th pick. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick237 Rnd7 Christian Jones
A offensive lineman of that caliber at pick 237 is the definition of value, full stop. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.