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Draft Selections
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (MIN)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Terrion Arnold Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (MIN)
Terrion Arnold
CB Alabama
Bo Nix Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (MIN)
Bo Nix
QB Oregon
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (MIN)
T'Vondre Sweat
DT Texas
Chris Braswell Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (MIN)
Chris Braswell
LB-EDGE Alabama
Christian Haynes Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (MIN)
Christian Haynes
OG Connecticut
DJ James Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (MIN)
DJ James
CB Auburn
Audric Estime Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (MIN)
Audric Estime
RB Notre Dame
Javon Foster Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (MIN)
Javon Foster
OT Missouri
Mason McCormick Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (MIN)
Mason McCormick
OT South Dakota State
Nathaniel Watson Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (MIN)
Nathaniel Watson
LB Mississippi State
Trevor Keegan Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (MIN)
Trevor Keegan
OG Michigan
Isaiah Davis Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (MIN)
Isaiah Davis
RB South Dakota State
Javontae Jean-Baptiste Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (MIN)
Javontae Jean-Baptiste
DE-EDGE Notre Dame
Walter Rouse Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (MIN)
Walter Rouse
OT Oklahoma
Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (MIN)
Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint...
WR Georgia
Tatum Bethune Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (MIN)
Tatum Bethune
LB Florida State
Draft Picks Received
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (NO)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Terrion Arnold Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (SF)
Terrion Arnold
CB Alabama
Bo Nix Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (ARI)
Bo Nix
QB Oregon
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (GB)
T'Vondre Sweat
DT Texas
Christian Haynes Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (TB)
Christian Haynes
OG Connecticut
DJ James Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (TB)
DJ James
CB Auburn
Trevor Keegan Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (GB)
Trevor Keegan
OG Michigan
Walter Rouse Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (GB)
Walter Rouse
OT Oklahoma
Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (SF)
Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint...
WR Georgia
Tatum Bethune Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (NO)
Tatum Bethune
LB Florida State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (NO)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (GB)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (SF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (TB)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (TB)
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Draft Picks Traded
Olumuyiwa Fashanu Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (GB)
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
OT Penn State
Players Gained
Head Shot
Budda Baker
S
Head Shot
Kevin Givens
DT
Head Shot
Nick Leverett
OG
Head Shot
T.J. Slaton
DT
Players traded away
Head Shot
Jordan Addison
WR
Head Shot
Kirk Cousins
QB
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall D+
ValueB- NeedB TradesF FutureA+
The phones sank the Vikings this weekend: D+.

The Vikings looked at the value chart, folded it up, and took Nathaniel Watson at pick No. 166 regardless, 41 picks early. Put together, it is a D+.

The dealing is the wound this class cannot quite close. With safety and tight end unsolved, spending premium capital on cornerback is the choice that costs them. They punted on safety, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

The Rouse value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere.

Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even, and safety is still a hole.

Pick Analysis
Pick14 Rnd1 Dallas Turner
In the Round 1 slot they get a disruptor off the edge. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick31 Rnd1 Terrion Arnold
In the 31st overall pick they get an island corner at fair value. Need was not the driver here.
Pick35 Rnd2 Bo Nix
Bo Nix at Round 2, Pick 3 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick41 Rnd2 T'Vondre Sweat
A market-rate interior defensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on T'Vondre Sweat. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick42 Rnd2 Chris Braswell
Chris Braswell at pick 42 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick57 Rnd2 Christian Haynes
No edge and no loss on Christian Haynes in slot 57; it is a wash and a sensible one. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick89 Rnd3 DJ James
A curious use of No. 89. Safety and tight end needed the pick; a cornerback in DJ James did not.
Pick109 Rnd4 Audric Estime
They did well to land Audric Estime in Round 4, Pick 9, just ahead of his grade. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick130 Rnd4 Javon Foster
Value with a capital V on Javon Foster in pick No. 130, a genuine coup. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick156 Rnd5 Mason McCormick
They took Mason McCormick at par in the 156th overall pick, which is nothing to complain about. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick166 Rnd5 Nathaniel Watson
Nathaniel Watson at the 166th pick is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick168 Rnd5 Trevor Keegan
A reasonable price with a little left over, Trevor Keegan in slot 168. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick179 Rnd6 Isaiah Davis
Isaiah Davis at pick 179 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick190 Rnd6 Javontae Jean-Baptiste
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Javontae Jean-Baptiste well ahead of where he belonged. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick204 Rnd6 Walter Rouse
A offensive lineman of that caliber at the 204th pick is the definition of value, full stop. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick214 Rnd6 Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint at pick No. 214 is the proof. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick230 Rnd7 Tatum Bethune
They left a pile of value on the table to take Tatum Bethune this early at the Round 7 slot. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.