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Draft Selections
Jared Verse Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (MIN)
Jared Verse
DE-EDGE Florida State
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (MIN)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Will Shipley Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (MIN)
Will Shipley
RB Clemson
Max Melton Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (MIN)
Max Melton
CB Rutgers
Kamal Hadden Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (MIN)
Kamal Hadden
CB Tennessee
Mike Sainristil Head Shot
PICK: 162 RND: 5 (MIN)
Mike Sainristil
CB Michigan
Javion Cohen Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (MIN)
Javion Cohen
OG Miami (FL)
T.J. Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (MIN)
T.J. Sanders
DT South Carolina
Edefuan Ulofoshio Head Shot
PICK: 233 RND: 7 (MIN)
Edefuan Ulofoshio
LB Washington
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Nothing loud, just a tidy B for the Vikings.

The one they had to fix is still broken. The Vikings left safety untouched, and that omission hangs over an otherwise reasonable haul. It does the job without flash, and the B reflects it.

Sainristil falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch. They left with quarterback solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but safety.

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Jared Verse
In slot 12 they get a problem off the edge. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick44 Rnd2 J.J. McCarthy
J.J. McCarthy at No. 44 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick112 Rnd4 Will Shipley
Will Shipley at pick No. 112 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the running back. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick127 Rnd4 Max Melton
A reasonable price with a little left over, Max Melton in the Round 4 slot. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick149 Rnd5 Kamal Hadden
Kamal Hadden in pick 149 lands just on the right side of the ledger. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
Pick162 Rnd5 Mike Sainristil
Mike Sainristil at the 162nd pick is money in the bank, a cornerback taken below his worth. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
Pick165 Rnd5 Javion Cohen
Javion Cohen at the 165th overall pick is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick179 Rnd6 T.J. Sanders
A market-rate interior defensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on T.J. Sanders. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick233 Rnd7 Edefuan Ulofoshio
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Edefuan Ulofoshio in pick No. 233. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.