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Draft Selections
Jared Verse Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIN)
Jared Verse
DE-EDGE Florida State
Nate Wiggins Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (MIN)
Nate Wiggins
CB Clemson
Spencer Rattler Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (MIN)
Spencer Rattler
QB South Carolina
Blake Fisher Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (MIN)
Blake Fisher
OT Notre Dame
Jaylin Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (MIN)
Jaylin Simpson
CB Auburn
Xavier Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (MIN)
Xavier Thomas
DE-EDGE Clemson
Layden Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (MIN)
Layden Robinson
OG Texas A&M
Tahj Washington Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (MIN)
Tahj Washington
WR USC
Taulia Tagovailoa Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (MIN)
Taulia Tagovailoa
QB Maryland
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Vikings checked most of the boxes and earned a B-.

If confidence were a draft strategy, the Vikings would have aced it. Taulia Tagovailoa at pick 232 is 58 spots clear of where he belonged.

That is a wide receiver worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly. Leaving safety unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. On the needs board they went 4 of 8, with quarterback the one that mattered most.

A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Jared Verse
In pick 11 they get a problem off the edge at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick23 Rnd1 Nate Wiggins
In slot 23 they get a ballhawk on the outside. Need was not the driver here.
Pick108 Rnd4 Spencer Rattler
They paid a round early for Spencer Rattler in pick No. 108, more than the board wanted. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick129 Rnd4 Blake Fisher
Blake Fisher in the Round 4 slot is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick157 Rnd5 Jaylin Simpson
They will replay Jaylin Simpson at the 157th pick for years; that is how good the value is. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
Pick167 Rnd5 Xavier Thomas
They did well to land Xavier Thomas in Round 5, Pick 31, just ahead of his grade. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick177 Rnd6 Layden Robinson
They paid sticker price for Layden Robinson in pick No. 177, and that is fine. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick230 Rnd7 Tahj Washington
Tahj Washington in slot 230 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick232 Rnd7 Taulia Tagovailoa
A wild overpay on Taulia Tagovailoa in Round 7, Pick 12, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.