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Draft Selections
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIN)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (MIN)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Tykee Smith Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (MIN)
Tykee Smith
S Georgia
Johnny Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (MIN)
Johnny Dixon
CB Penn State
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (MIN)
James Williams
S Miami (FL)
Cam Hart Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (MIN)
Cam Hart
CB Notre Dame
Sincere Haynesworth Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (MIN)
Sincere Haynesworth
C Tulane
Ethan Driskell Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (MIN)
Ethan Driskell
OT Marshall
Donovan Jennings Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (MIN)
Donovan Jennings
OT USF
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Hart should have been long gone. The Vikings pounced, and earned a B.

When a board-topper like Cam Hart slides to slot 160, you do not overthink it, and the Vikings did not. It does the job without flash, and the B reflects it.

A whole weekend of picks and quarterback is somehow still a want. They will need Jennings to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Dallas Turner
In slot 11 they get a double-digit-sack hope. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick42 Rnd2 Chop Robinson
Chop Robinson at the Round 2 slot nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick108 Rnd4 Tykee Smith
Tykee Smith is a better player than No. 108 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick130 Rnd4 Johnny Dixon
A tidy little value on Johnny Dixon in pick No. 130, a step better than break-even. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick148 Rnd5 James Williams
A slide stopped in pick 148, with James Williams worth more than the price. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick160 Rnd5 Cam Hart
Cam Hart in the 160th pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
Pick166 Rnd5 Sincere Haynesworth
The board had Sincere Haynesworth higher than Round 5, Pick 30, and the offensive lineman fell to them anyway. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick179 Rnd6 Ethan Driskell
By-the-book stuff, Ethan Driskell at the 179th overall pick squarely in line with his ranking. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick230 Rnd7 Donovan Jennings
Value said wait; Donovan Jennings in pick 230 says they were not listening. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.