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Nate Wiggins Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (MIN)
Nate Wiggins
CB Clemson
Byron Murphy II Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (MIN)
Byron Murphy II
DL Texas
Dominick Puni Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (MIN)
Dominick Puni
OT Kansas
Johnny Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (MIN)
Johnny Dixon
CB Penn State
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (MIN)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (MIN)
Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint...
WR Georgia
Joe Milton III Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (MIN)
Joe Milton III
QB Tennessee
LaDarius Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (MIN)
LaDarius Henderson
OT Michigan
Grayson Murphy Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (MIN)
Grayson Murphy
DL-EDGE UCLA
Andru Phillips Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (MIN)
Andru Phillips
CB Kentucky
Trevor Keegan Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (MIN)
Trevor Keegan
OG Michigan
Draft Picks Received
Nate Wiggins Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (LV)
Nate Wiggins
CB Clemson
Johnny Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (BUF)
Johnny Dixon
CB Penn State
Grayson Murphy Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (BUF)
Grayson Murphy
DL-EDGE UCLA
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (LV)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (LV)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (BUF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (LV)
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Draft Picks Traded
Laiatu Latu Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (LV)
Laiatu Latu
DL-EDGE UCLA
Players Gained
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Michael Mayer
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Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB- TradesA FutureB+
More right than wrong for the Vikings, and a B to prove it.

You can usually follow a front office's logic. This one is harder. The Vikings spent pick No. 129 on Johnny Dixon while safety, running back and other spots sat unaddressed. A dependable weekend that grades out a B.

The safety hole is the one line item this class does not answer. Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Phillips.

A modest surplus at the table, banked quietly.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick13 Rnd1 Nate Wiggins
In No. 13 they get a lockdown presence outside. Need was not the driver here.
Pick42 Rnd2 Byron Murphy II
A market-rate interior defensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Byron Murphy II. The roster fit checks out.
Pick108 Rnd4 Dominick Puni
They did well to land Dominick Puni in pick No. 108, just ahead of his grade. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick129 Rnd4 Johnny Dixon
The eyebrow-raiser of the weekend. They went cornerback with Johnny Dixon while clear needs at safety, running back and other spots sat open.
Pick130 Rnd4 Tommy Eichenberg
Tommy Eichenberg at the Round 4 slot is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the linebacker. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick148 Rnd5 Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint
Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint in pick 148 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. It fills a real need, too.
Pick160 Rnd5 Joe Milton III
Joe Milton III in slot 160 is fair value, right on his grade. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick165 Rnd5 LaDarius Henderson
Good price on LaDarius Henderson in Round 5, Pick 29, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick166 Rnd5 Grayson Murphy
They took Grayson Murphy at par in the 166th overall pick, which is nothing to complain about. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick179 Rnd6 Andru Phillips
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Andru Phillips at the 179th pick. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
Pick230 Rnd7 Trevor Keegan
Trevor Keegan in Round 7, Pick 10 lands just on the right side of the ledger. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.