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Draft Selections
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (MIN)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (MIN)
T'Vondre Sweat
DL Texas
Kris Jenkins Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (MIN)
Kris Jenkins
DL-EDGE Michigan
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (MIN)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Nazir Stackhouse Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (MIN)
Nazir Stackhouse
DL Georgia
Max Melton Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (MIN)
Max Melton
CB Rutgers
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (MIN)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Kamal Hadden Head Shot
PICK: 162 RND: 5 (MIN)
Kamal Hadden
CB Tennessee
Jaylin Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (MIN)
Jaylin Simpson
CB Auburn
Jack Nelson Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (MIN)
Jack Nelson
OT Wisconsin
Jordan Whittington Head Shot
PICK: 233 RND: 7 (MIN)
Jordan Whittington
WR Texas
Draft Picks Received
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (PIT)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Kris Jenkins Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (SEA)
Kris Jenkins
DL-EDGE Michigan
Nazir Stackhouse Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (SEA)
Nazir Stackhouse
DL Georgia
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (SEA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (SEA)
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Draft Picks Traded
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (SEA)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
Players Gained
Head Shot
Kenny Pickett
QB
Head Shot
Jarran Reed
DE
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureB
Grand theft in the Round 5 slot: the Vikings steal Hadden and grade out a B+.

Give the war room a raise for the dealing alone. The Vikings came out ahead on every exchange that mattered, and it was not close.

Leaving quarterback unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. Landing Hadden that late papers over a lot of smaller sins. Reaching for Nelson left real value on the table behind him.

The imported veterans give this class a floor the draft picks could not on their own.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Dallas Turner
In pick No. 18 they get a problem off the edge. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick44 Rnd2 T'Vondre Sweat
Quietly one of the better values of the day, T'Vondre Sweat at the 44th pick. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick77 Rnd3 Kris Jenkins
Kris Jenkins slid further than he should have, and the 77th overall pick is lovely value for the edge rusher. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick112 Rnd4 Zak Zinter
Zak Zinter at No. 112 is money in the bank, a offensive lineman taken below his worth. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick115 Rnd4 Nazir Stackhouse
A reasonable price with a little left over, Nazir Stackhouse in slot 115. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick127 Rnd4 Max Melton
Good price on Max Melton in Round 4, Pick 27, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick149 Rnd5 Smael Mondon Jr.
A market-rate linebacker, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Smael Mondon Jr.. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick162 Rnd5 Kamal Hadden
A cornerback of that caliber at the 162nd pick is the definition of value, full stop. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
Pick165 Rnd5 Jaylin Simpson
They did well to land Jaylin Simpson in pick No. 165, just ahead of his grade. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
Pick179 Rnd6 Jack Nelson
A conviction pick on Jack Nelson at the 179th overall pick that the board grades a round light. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick233 Rnd7 Jordan Whittington
They let Jordan Whittington come to them and pounced at No. 233. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.