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Draft Selections
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (MIN)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (MIN)
T'Vondre Sweat
DL Texas
Dominick Puni Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (MIN)
Dominick Puni
OT Kansas
Jaden Hicks Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (MIN)
Jaden Hicks
S Washington State
Malik Washington Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (MIN)
Malik Washington
WR Virginia
Dylan Laube Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (MIN)
Dylan Laube
RB New Hampshire
LaDarius Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (MIN)
LaDarius Henderson
OT Michigan
Kitan Oladapo Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (MIN)
Kitan Oladapo
S Oregon State
Michael Barrett Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (MIN)
Michael Barrett
LB Michigan
Gabe Hall Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (MIN)
Gabe Hall
DL Baylor
Xavier Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (MIN)
Xavier Thomas
DE-EDGE Clemson
Draft Picks Received
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (DAL)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Jaden Hicks Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (PIT)
Jaden Hicks
S Washington State
Dylan Laube Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (DEN)
Dylan Laube
RB New Hampshire
Gabe Hall Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (PIT)
Gabe Hall
DL Baylor
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (DAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (PIT)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (DAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (DEN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (DAL)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
Cedric Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (DEN)
Cedric Johnson
DE-EDGE Mississippi
Players Gained
Head Shot
Breiden Fehoko
DT
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesD+ FutureA+
A solid, sensible weekend for the Vikings: B-.

The Vikings put a flag in the ground for Xavier Thomas, 25 picks before anyone else would have, and the value took the hit.

They will regret leaving quarterback for another day if the season turns on it. However the rest shakes out, Hicks at that price is a win they earned.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick24 Rnd1 Chop Robinson
In pick 24 they get a double-digit-sack hope, reach and all. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick42 Rnd2 T'Vondre Sweat
T'Vondre Sweat in the Round 2 slot is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick108 Rnd4 Dominick Puni
They did well to land Dominick Puni in the 108th overall pick, just ahead of his grade. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick120 Rnd4 Jaden Hicks
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Jaden Hicks at the 120th pick. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick129 Rnd4 Malik Washington
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Malik Washington at pick No. 129 is the proof. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick149 Rnd5 Dylan Laube
A clean, defensible pick in No. 149 with a little surplus value in Dylan Laube. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick160 Rnd5 LaDarius Henderson
LaDarius Henderson in No. 160 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick168 Rnd5 Kitan Oladapo
By-the-book stuff, Kitan Oladapo at the 168th overall pick squarely in line with his ranking. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick179 Rnd6 Michael Barrett
A market-rate linebacker, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Michael Barrett. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick198 Rnd6 Gabe Hall
Gabe Hall in the Round 6 slot is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick230 Rnd7 Xavier Thomas
They reached a country mile for Xavier Thomas at slot 230, and the board is aghast. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.