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Draft Selections
Jer'Zhan Newton Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (MIN)
Jer'Zhan Newton
DL Illinois
Bo Nix Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (MIN)
Bo Nix
QB Oregon
Xavier Worthy Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (MIN)
Xavier Worthy
WR Texas
Sedrick Van Pran Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (MIN)
Sedrick Van Pran
C Georgia
Jason Marshall Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (MIN)
Jason Marshall Jr.
CB Florida
Tory Horton Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (MIN)
Tory Horton
WR Colorado State
Jamon Dumas-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (MIN)
Jamon Dumas-Johnson
LB Georgia
Malachi Moore Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (MIN)
Malachi Moore
DB Alabama
Jack Nelson Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (MIN)
Jack Nelson
OT Wisconsin
Jalen McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (MIN)
Jalen McMillan
WR Washington
Jase McClellan Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (MIN)
Jase McClellan
RB Alabama
Eric Gentry Head Shot
PICK: 242 RND: 7 (MIN)
Eric Gentry
LB USC
J. Michael Sturdivant Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (MIN)
J. Michael Sturdivant
WR UCLA
Draft Picks Received
Bo Nix Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (SEA)
Bo Nix
QB Oregon
Xavier Worthy Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (ARI)
Xavier Worthy
WR Texas
Sedrick Van Pran Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (SEA)
Sedrick Van Pran
C Georgia
Tory Horton Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (HOU)
Tory Horton
WR Colorado State
Jamon Dumas-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (ARI)
Jamon Dumas-Johnson
LB Georgia
Eric Gentry Head Shot
PICK: 242 RND: 7 (HOU)
Eric Gentry
LB USC
J. Michael Sturdivant Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (SEA)
J. Michael Sturdivant
WR UCLA
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (PIT)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (HOU)
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Draft Picks Traded
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (PIT)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Gabriel Murphy Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (TEN)
Gabriel Murphy
DL-EDGE UCLA
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (MIA)
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Players Gained
Head Shot
Nate Herbig
OG
Head Shot
Dre'Mont Jones
DE
Head Shot
Chris Williamson
CB
Players traded away
Head Shot
Justin Jefferson
WR
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall D-
ValueB NeedB TradesF FutureC+
The Vikings found their guy under center in Nix: D-.

The Vikings did not reach, did not trade up, did not blink. They just waited, and J. Michael Sturdivant fell into the 243rd pick. Too much went sideways, and the D- is the honest tally.

Overpaying at the table undid a lot of the good work elsewhere. Everything downstream of Bo Nix depends on Bo Nix, and the building knows it. Gentry has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced.

They will regret leaving edge rusher for another day if the season turns on it.

Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even, and edge rusher is still a hole.

Pick Analysis
Pick20 Rnd1 Jer'Zhan Newton
In the Round 1 slot they get an anchor for the defensive front. A real need, handled.
Pick22 Rnd1 Bo Nix
In the 22nd overall pick they get their guy under center for the next decade at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick34 Rnd2 Xavier Worthy
Xavier Worthy in slot 34 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick83 Rnd3 Sedrick Van Pran
Sedrick Van Pran slipping to No. 83 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick120 Rnd4 Jason Marshall Jr.
Jason Marshall Jr. at pick No. 120 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick124 Rnd4 Tory Horton
Tory Horton in the Round 4 slot is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick139 Rnd5 Jamon Dumas-Johnson
Jamon Dumas-Johnson at pick 139 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick161 Rnd5 Malachi Moore
Malachi Moore in the 161st overall pick lands just on the right side of the ledger. This was not a hole anyone had circled.
Pick168 Rnd5 Jack Nelson
Jack Nelson in Round 5, Pick 32 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick179 Rnd6 Jalen McMillan
The board fumbled Jalen McMillan all the way to the 179th pick, and they scooped it up. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick241 Rnd7 Jase McClellan
No edge and no loss on Jase McClellan in the Round 7 slot; it is a wash and a sensible one. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick242 Rnd7 Eric Gentry
Eric Gentry at the 242nd pick is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.
Pick243 Rnd7 J. Michael Sturdivant
Steal is underselling it; J. Michael Sturdivant at No. 243 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.