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Draft Selections
Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (MIN)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Jahdae Barron Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (MIN)
Jahdae Barron
CB Texas
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (MIN)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Quinshon Judkins Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (MIN)
Quinshon Judkins
RB Ohio State
Wyatt Milum Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (MIN)
Wyatt Milum
OT West Virginia
Tre Harris Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (MIN)
Tre Harris
WR Ole Miss
Cam Ward Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (MIN)
Cam Ward
QB Miami
Trey Amos Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (MIN)
Trey Amos
CB Ole Miss
Alfred Collins Head Shot
PICK: 233 RND: 7 (MIN)
Alfred Collins
DT Texas
Demetrius Knight Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (MIN)
Demetrius Knight Jr.
LB South Carolina
Draft Picks Received
Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NE)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
Quinshon Judkins Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (HOU)
Quinshon Judkins
RB Ohio State
Wyatt Milum Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (BUF)
Wyatt Milum
OT West Virginia
Tre Harris Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (WSH)
Tre Harris
WR Ole Miss
Cam Ward Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (NE)
Cam Ward
QB Miami
Trey Amos Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (MIA)
Trey Amos
CB Ole Miss
Alfred Collins Head Shot
PICK: 233 RND: 7 (MIA)
Alfred Collins
DT Texas
Demetrius Knight Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (WSH)
Demetrius Knight Jr.
LB South Carolina
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (NE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (HOU)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (BUF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (HOU)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (NE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (BUF)
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PICK: RND: 7 (MIA)
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Draft Picks Traded
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (HOU)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B
ValueA NeedB TradesC FutureB+
The Vikings won the night they stopped Ward from sliding. Grade: B.

The best pick of the weekend was also the simplest. The Vikings watched Cam Ward slide 214 picks past his grade and did not hesitate.

The edge rusher hole is the one line item this class does not answer. The dealing tilted against them, just enough to notice.

The hoard sets up next April more than it helps this September.

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick38 Rnd2 Tyler Booker
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Tyler Booker. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick97 Rnd3 Ashton Jeanty
Ashton Jeanty at pick 97 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. The roster fit checks out.
Pick140 Rnd5 Jahdae Barron
You do not let a cornerback like Jahdae Barron reach pick No. 140 and blink. They did not. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick161 Rnd5 Walter Nolen
Walter Nolen in No. 161 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick167 Rnd5 Quinshon Judkins
Quinshon Judkins in the 167th overall pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick206 Rnd6 Wyatt Milum
They robbed the room for Wyatt Milum here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick207 Rnd6 Tre Harris
Somehow Tre Harris was still sitting there in slot 207, and they pounced on premier wide receiver value. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick222 Rnd7 Cam Ward
A quarterback of that caliber at the 222nd pick is the definition of value, full stop. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick226 Rnd7 Trey Amos
Steal is underselling it; Trey Amos at Round 7, Pick 8 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
Pick233 Rnd7 Alfred Collins
The board fumbled Alfred Collins all the way to pick No. 233, and they scooped it up. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick238 Rnd7 Demetrius Knight Jr.
Demetrius Knight Jr. at No. 238 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.