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Draft Selections
Jeremiyah Love Head Shot
PICK: 15 RND: 1 (MIN)
Jeremiyah Love
RB Notre Dame
CJ Allen Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (MIN)
CJ Allen
LB Georgia
A.J. Haulcy Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (MIN)
A.J. Haulcy
S LSU
Joe Royer Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
Joe Royer
TE Cincinnati
Davison Igbinosun Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (MIN)
Davison Igbinosun
CB Ohio State
Lee Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 199 RND: 6 (MIN)
Lee Hunter
DT Texas Tech
Sawyer Robertson Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (MIN)
Sawyer Robertson
QB Baylor
Jordan White Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (MIN)
Jordan White
C Vanderbilt
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Grand theft in the 231st overall pick: the Vikings steal Robertson and grade out a B.

When a board-topper like Sawyer Robertson slides to the Round 7 slot, you do not overthink it, and the Vikings did not. It nets out to a B, which feels about right.

They will need White to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it. They punted on edge rusher, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

They went 6 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for. Almost all the early capital went to that side of the ball.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the edge rusher spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick15 Rnd1 Jeremiyah Love
In the 15th overall pick they get a bell-cow for the offense at a price that makes it sweeter. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick46 Rnd2 CJ Allen
CJ Allen in the 46th pick lands just on the right side of the ledger. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick80 Rnd3 A.J. Haulcy
A.J. Haulcy slipping to pick 80 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick97 Rnd3 Joe Royer
They barely believed it either: Joe Royer still on the board at pick No. 97. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick161 Rnd5 Davison Igbinosun
They paid up for Davison Igbinosun at No. 161 when waiting would have done the job. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick199 Rnd6 Lee Hunter
Lee Hunter in slot 199 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. It fills a real need, too.
Pick231 Rnd7 Sawyer Robertson
You do not let a quarterback like Sawyer Robertson reach the Round 7 slot and blink. They did not. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick243 Rnd7 Jordan White
This one needs a full-page explanation: Jordan White in Round 7, Pick 27, miles early. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.