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Draft Selections
Bo Nix Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIN)
Bo Nix
QB Oregon
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (MIN)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Junior Colson Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (MIN)
Junior Colson
LB Michigan
Drake Nugent Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (MIN)
Drake Nugent
C Michigan
Austin Booker Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (MIN)
Austin Booker
DL-EDGE Kansas
Isaiah Davis Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (MIN)
Isaiah Davis
RB South Dakota State
Cedric Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (MIN)
Cedric Johnson
DE-EDGE Mississippi
Roger Rosengarten Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (MIN)
Roger Rosengarten
OT Washington
Rondell Bothroyd Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (MIN)
Rondell Bothroyd
DL-EDGE Oklahoma
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Nix is the Vikings' new face under center. Grade: B-.

The search is over. The Vikings handed the keys to Bo Nix, and the whole operation now runs on his development.

The cost of the Bothroyd reach is exactly the players who went right after him. On value alone, Colson makes the weekend a net positive. Leaving safety unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Bo Nix
In pick No. 11 they get their guy under center for the next decade, though they paid up to get him. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick42 Rnd2 Kool-Aid McKinstry
Circle this one: Kool-Aid McKinstry at the 42nd pick is a fall that decides a draft. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick108 Rnd4 Junior Colson
Taking Junior Colson in Round 4, Pick 8 is close to grand larceny; a linebacker that good had no business lasting this long. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick130 Rnd4 Drake Nugent
The board had cheaper options than Drake Nugent at No. 130, and it noticed. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick148 Rnd5 Austin Booker
Austin Booker at pick 148 is a conviction pick that outran the value. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick160 Rnd5 Isaiah Davis
Isaiah Davis at slot 160 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick166 Rnd5 Cedric Johnson
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Cedric Johnson at the Round 5 slot is the proof. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick179 Rnd6 Roger Rosengarten
They let Roger Rosengarten come to them and pounced at the 179th overall pick. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick230 Rnd7 Rondell Bothroyd
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Rondell Bothroyd well ahead of where he belonged. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.