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    Vikings
Draft Selections
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (MIN)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Kris Jenkins Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (MIN)
Kris Jenkins
DL-EDGE Michigan
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (MIN)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Michael Hall Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (MIN)
Michael Hall Jr.
DT Ohio State
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (MIN)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (MIN)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
Michael Barrett Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (MIN)
Michael Barrett
LB Michigan
Sheridan Jones Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (MIN)
Sheridan Jones
CB Clemson
Draft Picks Received
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (NYG)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (LAC)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Michael Hall Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (LAR)
Michael Hall Jr.
DT Ohio State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (JAX)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (NO)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (NO)
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Draft Picks Traded
Olumuyiwa Fashanu Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (NO)
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
OT Penn State
Kris Abrams-Draine Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (LAC)
Kris Abrams-Draine
CB Missouri
Ty'Ron Hopper Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (LAC)
Ty'Ron Hopper
LB Missouri
Zion Tupuola-Fetui Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (LAC)
Zion Tupuola-Fetui
DE-EDGE Washington
Players Gained
Head Shot
Kayvon Thibodeaux
EDGE
Head Shot
Darious Williams
CB
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall A-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureA
The Vikings cashed the board's mistake on Jones: A-.

The Vikings ran the phones like sharks, prying loose value on deal after deal until the ledger was lopsided. They executed a plan and it shows in the A-.

For all the activity, safety went untouched, which is hard to explain. They banked enough surplus on Jones to cover a lot of smaller sins. The Beebe pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over.

The Vikings paired the rookies with proven help, Kayvon Thibodeaux leading the way.

The kind of weekend a front office frames and hangs on the wall.

Pick Analysis
Pick39 Rnd2 J.J. McCarthy
No drama and no debate, J.J. McCarthy went about where he belonged in No. 39. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick42 Rnd2 Kris Jenkins
A straight-up fair deal on Kris Jenkins at slot 42, value and slot in agreement. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick69 Rnd3 Cooper Beebe
Cooper Beebe in pick 69 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick84 Rnd3 Michael Hall Jr.
No edge and no loss on Michael Hall Jr. in Round 3, Pick 20; it is a wash and a sensible one. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick108 Rnd4 Khyree Jackson
Fair-plus on Khyree Jackson, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick148 Rnd5 Braelon Allen
Braelon Allen at pick No. 148 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick179 Rnd6 Michael Barrett
Michael Barrett in Round 6, Pick 4 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick230 Rnd7 Sheridan Jones
They robbed the room for Sheridan Jones here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.