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Jared Verse Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (MIN)
Jared Verse
DE-EDGE Florida State
Nate Wiggins Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (MIN)
Nate Wiggins
CB Clemson
McKinnley Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (MIN)
McKinnley Jackson
DL Texas A&M
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (MIN)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Connor Colby Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (MIN)
Connor Colby
OT Iowa
Joe Milton III Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (MIN)
Joe Milton III
QB Tennessee
MarShawn Lloyd Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (MIN)
MarShawn Lloyd
RB USC
Jack Nelson Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (MIN)
Jack Nelson
OT Wisconsin
Jamari Thrash Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (MIN)
Jamari Thrash
WR Louisville
Devontez Walker Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (MIN)
Devontez Walker
WR North Carolina
Landon Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (MIN)
Landon Jackson
DL-EDGE Arkansas
Draft Picks Received
Jared Verse Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (ARI)
Jared Verse
DE-EDGE Florida State
McKinnley Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (ARI)
McKinnley Jackson
DL Texas A&M
Connor Colby Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (ARI)
Connor Colby
OT Iowa
Jack Nelson Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (ARI)
Jack Nelson
OT Wisconsin
Devontez Walker Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (ARI)
Devontez Walker
WR North Carolina
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (ARI)
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Draft Picks Traded
Ja'Tavion Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (ARI)
Ja'Tavion Sanders
TE Texas
Ajani Cornelius Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (ARI)
Ajani Cornelius
OL Oregon
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB TradesC+ FutureB
The Vikings cashed the board's mistake on Walker: B.

The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: Devontez Walker, pick 226, roughly 71 picks past where he belonged. The bottom line is a respectable B.

They punted on safety, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. Nearly every premium pick went to that side of the ball.

Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.

Pick Analysis
Pick34 Rnd2 Jared Verse
The board had Jared Verse higher than pick No. 34, and the edge rusher fell to them anyway. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick52 Rnd2 Nate Wiggins
A slide stopped in No. 52, with Nate Wiggins worth more than the price. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick85 Rnd3 McKinnley Jackson
They paid sticker price for McKinnley Jackson in the Round 3 slot, and that is fine. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick120 Rnd4 Payton Wilson
Value with a capital V on Payton Wilson in pick 120, a genuine coup. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick133 Rnd4 Connor Colby
Connor Colby at Round 4, Pick 33 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick157 Rnd5 Joe Milton III
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Joe Milton III at the 157th overall pick is the proof. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick161 Rnd5 MarShawn Lloyd
Quietly one of the better values of the day, MarShawn Lloyd at slot 161. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick169 Rnd5 Jack Nelson
A tidy bit of business in the 169th pick, where Jack Nelson graded well above the range. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick179 Rnd6 Jamari Thrash
Jamari Thrash in the 179th pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick226 Rnd7 Devontez Walker
Steal is underselling it; Devontez Walker at slot 226 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick241 Rnd7 Landon Jackson
A reasonable price with a little left over, Landon Jackson in pick 241. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.