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Draft Selections
Chris Braswell Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (MIN)
Chris Braswell
LB-EDGE Alabama
Nate Wiggins Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (MIN)
Nate Wiggins
CB Clemson
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (MIN)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (MIN)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 5 (MIN)
James Williams
S Miami (FL)
DeWayne Carter Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (MIN)
DeWayne Carter
DT Duke
Shemar Turner Head Shot
PICK: 162 RND: 5 (MIN)
Shemar Turner
DL-EDGE Texas A&M
Malachi Moore Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (MIN)
Malachi Moore
S Alabama
Joe Milton III Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (MIN)
Joe Milton III
QB Tennessee
Tyler Batty Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (MIN)
Tyler Batty
DL-EDGE BYU
Sheridan Jones Head Shot
PICK: 201 RND: 6 (MIN)
Sheridan Jones
CB Clemson
Marques Cox Head Shot
PICK: 233 RND: 7 (MIN)
Marques Cox
OT Kentucky
Deontae Lawson Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (MIN)
Deontae Lawson
LB Alabama
Draft Picks Received
Nate Wiggins Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (BUF)
Nate Wiggins
CB Clemson
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (CLE)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 5 (CAR)
James Williams
S Miami (FL)
Tyler Batty Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (CAR)
Tyler Batty
DL-EDGE BYU
Sheridan Jones Head Shot
PICK: 201 RND: 6 (BUF)
Sheridan Jones
CB Clemson
Deontae Lawson Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (BUF)
Deontae Lawson
LB Alabama
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (CLE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (BUF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (CLE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (CAR)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (CLE)
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Draft Picks Traded
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (BUF)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
Max Melton Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (CAR)
Max Melton
CB Rutgers
Players Gained
Head Shot
Connor McGovern
OG
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Elijah Moore
WR
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall A-
ValueB- NeedB TradesA+ FutureA+
The Vikings turned the phones into found money: A-.

The real work happened on the phones. The Vikings fleeced their trade partners, turning their picks into a noticeably bigger pile than they started with. This is how you run a draft, and the A- reflects it.

The Jones steal is the beam this whole class leans on. That wide receiver hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. The Vikings clearly valued win-now help, adding bodies who have done it before.

It is a bet on later, and a defensible one for a team playing the long game.

Add it up and few war rooms did better this weekend, Chris Braswell and all.

Pick Analysis
Pick44 Rnd2 Chris Braswell
Chris Braswell at the 44th pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick56 Rnd2 Nate Wiggins
They let Nate Wiggins come to them and pounced at slot 56. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick60 Rnd2 Cooper Beebe
No edge and no loss on Cooper Beebe in pick 60; it is a wash and a sensible one. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick112 Rnd4 Braelon Allen
Braelon Allen at Round 4, Pick 12 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the running back. It fills a real need, too.
Pick138 Rnd5 James Williams
A straight-up fair deal on James Williams at No. 138, value and slot in agreement. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick149 Rnd5 DeWayne Carter
They took DeWayne Carter at par in pick No. 149, which is nothing to complain about. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick162 Rnd5 Shemar Turner
Shemar Turner at the 162nd overall pick is money in the bank, a edge rusher taken below his worth. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick165 Rnd5 Malachi Moore
They paid sticker price for Malachi Moore in the Round 5 slot, and that is fine. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick179 Rnd6 Joe Milton III
Joe Milton III in Round 6, Pick 4 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick182 Rnd6 Tyler Batty
A market-rate edge rusher, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Tyler Batty. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick201 Rnd6 Sheridan Jones
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Sheridan Jones in the 201st overall pick. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
Pick233 Rnd7 Marques Cox
Value with a capital V on Marques Cox in slot 233, a genuine coup. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick245 Rnd7 Deontae Lawson
Deontae Lawson is a better player than pick No. 245 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.