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Draft Selections
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (MIN)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Nate Wiggins Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (MIN)
Nate Wiggins
CB Clemson
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (MIN)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Kris Jenkins Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (MIN)
Kris Jenkins
DL-EDGE Michigan
Cole Bishop Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (MIN)
Cole Bishop
S Utah
Mohamed Kamara Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (MIN)
Mohamed Kamara
DL-EDGE Colorado State
Nehemiah Pritchett Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (MIN)
Nehemiah Pritchett
CB Auburn
Ty'Ron Hopper Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (MIN)
Ty'Ron Hopper
LB Missouri
Jalyx Hunt Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (MIN)
Jalyx Hunt
S-EDGE Houston Christian
Jordan Jefferson Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (MIN)
Jordan Jefferson
DT LSU
Draft Picks Received
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (ARI)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Nate Wiggins Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (ARI)
Nate Wiggins
CB Clemson
Kris Jenkins Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (ARI)
Kris Jenkins
DL-EDGE Michigan
Draft Picks Traded
Brock Bowers Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (ARI)
Brock Bowers
TE Georgia
Players Gained
Head Shot
Will Hernandez
OG
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B+
ValueB+ NeedB- TradesA+ FutureB-
The Vikings let Jenkins fall and pounced. Final grade: B+.

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.

The Jenkins steal is the beam this whole class leans on. It is not that McKinstry is a bad player; it is that the Vikings had louder needs to answer first. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped quarterback, which is a strange place to end up.

The cost of the Hopper reach is exactly the players who went right after him.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick27 Rnd1 Dallas Turner
In pick No. 27 they get a premier pass rusher, and a steal at that. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick35 Rnd2 Nate Wiggins
Nate Wiggins in No. 35 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick42 Rnd2 Kool-Aid McKinstry
They bypassed pressing needs at quarterback, offensive lineman and other spots to take Kool-Aid McKinstry, a cornerback that was not the priority.
Pick71 Rnd3 Kris Jenkins
A edge rusher of that caliber at Round 3, Pick 7 is the definition of value, full stop. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick109 Rnd4 Cole Bishop
Cole Bishop at the 109th pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick130 Rnd4 Mohamed Kamara
Mohamed Kamara in the Round 4 slot is fair value, right on his grade. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick156 Rnd5 Nehemiah Pritchett
Nehemiah Pritchett in Round 5, Pick 20 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
Pick166 Rnd5 Ty'Ron Hopper
Ty'Ron Hopper at No. 166 is a conviction pick that outran the value. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick179 Rnd6 Jalyx Hunt
Jalyx Hunt at the 179th pick is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. Need-wise, a curious use of the pick.
Pick190 Rnd6 Jordan Jefferson
Jordan Jefferson in the Round 6 slot is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.