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Draft Selections
Laiatu Latu Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIN)
Laiatu Latu
DL-EDGE UCLA
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (MIN)
T'Vondre Sweat
DL Texas
Cade Stover Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (MIN)
Cade Stover
TE Ohio State
Jordan Travis Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (MIN)
Jordan Travis
QB Florida State
Darius Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (MIN)
Darius Robinson
DL-EDGE Missouri
Michael Barrett Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (MIN)
Michael Barrett
LB Michigan
Justin Eboigbe Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (MIN)
Justin Eboigbe
DL-EDGE Alabama
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (MIN)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
Isaiah Davis Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (MIN)
Isaiah Davis
RB South Dakota State
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
No fireworks, just a tidy B- for the Vikings.

You can hear the double-takes from here. The Vikings took Michael Barrett at pick No. 163, roughly 29 spots before his name belonged. No fireworks, but a solid B-.

Leaving safety unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. The Davis pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged. The roster is better shaped than it was, with quarterback chief among the fixes.

Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Laiatu Latu
In the Round 1 slot they get a double-digit-sack hope at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick42 Rnd2 T'Vondre Sweat
T'Vondre Sweat at No. 42 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick108 Rnd4 Cade Stover
A wild overpay on Cade Stover in the 108th overall pick, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. The roster fit checks out.
Pick128 Rnd4 Jordan Travis
Jordan Travis at the 128th pick is a conviction pick that outran the value. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick148 Rnd5 Darius Robinson
A reach for Darius Robinson in Round 5, Pick 12; a little patience would have been rewarded. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick163 Rnd5 Michael Barrett
Michael Barrett at pick 163 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick164 Rnd5 Justin Eboigbe
They liked Justin Eboigbe enough to skip the value, taking him in pick 164. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick179 Rnd6 Christian Jones
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Christian Jones. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick230 Rnd7 Isaiah Davis
Isaiah Davis in No. 230 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. It patches a soft spot without any drama.