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Draft Selections
Jer'Zhan Newton Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIN)
Jer'Zhan Newton
DL Illinois
Ennis Rakestraw Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (MIN)
Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
CB Missouri
Dominick Puni Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (MIN)
Dominick Puni
OT Kansas
Max Melton Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (MIN)
Max Melton
CB Rutgers
Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (MIN)
Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint...
WR Georgia
Joe Milton III Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (MIN)
Joe Milton III
QB Tennessee
Cedric Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (MIN)
Cedric Johnson
DE-EDGE Mississippi
Isaiah Davis Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (MIN)
Isaiah Davis
RB South Dakota State
Jontrey Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (MIN)
Jontrey Hunter
S Georgia State
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
Grand theft in slot 129: the Vikings steal Melton and grade out a B-.

It is a puzzling start. The Vikings had tight end to solve and reached instead for Max Melton, a cornerback, at the Round 4 slot.

Leaving tight end unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. Getting Melton where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class. Quarterback is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

Good work on the whole, with tight end the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Jer'Zhan Newton
In the 11th overall pick they get a run-stuffing presence up front. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick42 Rnd2 Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
A reasonable price with a little left over, Ennis Rakestraw Jr. in Round 2, Pick 10. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick108 Rnd4 Dominick Puni
Nothing to complain about; Dominick Puni went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick129 Rnd4 Max Melton
A want over a need in the Round 4 slot: Max Melton adds a cornerback while tight end keeps waiting.
Pick148 Rnd5 Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint
A market-rate wide receiver, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick160 Rnd5 Joe Milton III
Joe Milton III at slot 160 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick168 Rnd5 Cedric Johnson
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Cedric Johnson at pick No. 168 is the proof. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick179 Rnd6 Isaiah Davis
A straight-up fair deal on Isaiah Davis at the 179th overall pick, value and slot in agreement. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick230 Rnd7 Jontrey Hunter
Value with a capital V on Jontrey Hunter in pick 230, a genuine coup. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.