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Draft Selections
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (MIN)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Terrion Arnold Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (MIN)
Terrion Arnold
CB Alabama
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (MIN)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Jaylen Wright Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (MIN)
Jaylen Wright
RB Tennessee
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (MIN)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Sataoa Laumea Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (MIN)
Sataoa Laumea
OT Utah
Justin Eboigbe Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (MIN)
Justin Eboigbe
DL-EDGE Alabama
Tykee Smith Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (MIN)
Tykee Smith
S Georgia
AJ Barner Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (MIN)
AJ Barner
TE Michigan
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (MIN)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Hunter Nourzad Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (MIN)
Hunter Nourzad
C Penn State
Julian Pearl Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (MIN)
Julian Pearl
OT-EDGE Illinois
Draft Picks Received
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (ARI)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Terrion Arnold Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (ARI)
Terrion Arnold
CB Alabama
Jaylen Wright Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (ARI)
Jaylen Wright
RB Tennessee
Sataoa Laumea Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (DEN)
Sataoa Laumea
OT Utah
Tykee Smith Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (ARI)
Tykee Smith
S Georgia
Julian Pearl Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (ARI)
Julian Pearl
OT-EDGE Illinois
Draft Picks Traded
Olumuyiwa Fashanu Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (ARI)
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
OT Penn State
Michael Pratt Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (DEN)
Michael Pratt
QB Tulane
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (MIA)
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Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureC+
The Vikings worked the phones like thieves and earned a B+.

The real work happened on the phones. The Vikings fleeced their trade partners, turning their picks into a noticeably bigger pile than they started with. It does the job without flash, and the B+ reflects it.

The quarterback hole is the one line item this class does not answer. The Smith pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch.

Nothing here to lose sleep over, and plenty to feel decent about.

Pick Analysis
Pick27 Rnd1 Dallas Turner
In pick No. 27 they get a quarterback's worst nightmare, and a steal at that. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick35 Rnd2 Terrion Arnold
The board had Terrion Arnold higher than pick 35, and the cornerback fell to them anyway. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick42 Rnd2 Payton Wilson
A market-rate linebacker, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Payton Wilson. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick71 Rnd3 Jaylen Wright
A reach for Jaylen Wright in the 71st pick; a little patience would have been rewarded. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick109 Rnd4 Brenden Rice
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Brenden Rice in the 109th overall pick. It fills a real need, too.
Pick122 Rnd4 Sataoa Laumea
A tidy little value on Sataoa Laumea in Round 4, Pick 22, a step better than break-even. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick156 Rnd5 Justin Eboigbe
Justin Eboigbe at the Round 5 slot is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick161 Rnd5 Tykee Smith
Tykee Smith at slot 161 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick166 Rnd5 AJ Barner
A reasonable price with a little left over, AJ Barner in slot 166. The roster fit checks out.
Pick179 Rnd6 Luke McCaffrey
Nice patience on Luke McCaffrey, who had no business lasting to pick 179. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick190 Rnd6 Hunter Nourzad
Hunter Nourzad in Round 6, Pick 15 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick222 Rnd7 Julian Pearl
A tidy bit of business in pick No. 222, where Julian Pearl graded well above the range. Not a spot anyone had flagged, which makes it a head-scratcher.