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Draft Selections
Jer'Zhan Newton Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIN)
Jer'Zhan Newton
DL Illinois
Bo Nix Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (MIN)
Bo Nix
QB Oregon
Caelen Carson Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (MIN)
Caelen Carson
CB Wake Forest
Jarrian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (MIN)
Jarrian Jones
CB Florida State
Jalyx Hunt Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (MIN)
Jalyx Hunt
S-EDGE Houston Christian
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (MIN)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
Khristian Boyd Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (MIN)
Khristian Boyd
DL-EDGE Northern Iowa
Kitan Oladapo Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (MIN)
Kitan Oladapo
S Oregon State
Jordan Magee Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (MIN)
Jordan Magee
LB Temple
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Carson should have been long gone. The Vikings pounced, and earned a B-.

Call it larceny. Caelen Carson sat on the board until pick 109, and the Vikings did not need to be asked twice.

The Jones pick is fine in a vacuum, less so with offensive lineman, wide receiver and other spots still on the board. That offensive lineman hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Jer'Zhan Newton
In the 11th overall pick they get a run-stuffing presence up front at fair value.
Pick42 Rnd2 Bo Nix
The board fumbled Bo Nix all the way to pick 42, and they scooped it up. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick109 Rnd4 Caelen Carson
They robbed the room for Caelen Carson here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick130 Rnd4 Jarrian Jones
The eyebrow-raiser of the weekend. They went cornerback with Jarrian Jones while clear needs at offensive lineman, wide receiver and other spots sat open.
Pick145 Rnd5 Jalyx Hunt
Jalyx Hunt is a better player than the 145th pick suggests; smart patience, rewarded. A fine player at a spot low on the priority list.
Pick157 Rnd5 Braelon Allen
Braelon Allen in slot 157 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. The roster fit checks out.
Pick166 Rnd5 Khristian Boyd
They did well to land Khristian Boyd in No. 166, just ahead of his grade. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick179 Rnd6 Kitan Oladapo
Nice patience on Kitan Oladapo, who had no business lasting to the Round 6 slot. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick227 Rnd7 Jordan Magee
A quiet steal in the Round 7 slot: Jordan Magee for less than the market said. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.