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Jer'Zhan Newton Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIN)
Jer'Zhan Newton
DL Illinois
Bo Nix Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (MIN)
Bo Nix
QB Oregon
Dominick Puni Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (MIN)
Dominick Puni
OT Kansas
Cam Hart Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (MIN)
Cam Hart
CB Notre Dame
Cedric Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (MIN)
Cedric Johnson
DE-EDGE Mississippi
Ainias Smith Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (MIN)
Ainias Smith
WR Texas A&M
Moose Muhammad III Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (MIN)
Moose Muhammad III
WR Texas A&M
Jaylen Harrell Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (MIN)
Jaylen Harrell
DE-EDGE Michigan
Nathaniel Watson Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (MIN)
Nathaniel Watson
LB Mississippi State
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Vikings let Nix fall into their laps, and walked away with a B-.

Somehow the biggest item on the list survived the weekend. The Vikings never addressed safety, and it is the kind of gap that lingers.

Nix falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch. Quarterback is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it. The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Jer'Zhan Newton
Jer'Zhan Newton at Round 1, Pick 11 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick42 Rnd2 Bo Nix
Bo Nix in the Round 2 slot is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick108 Rnd4 Dominick Puni
Dominick Puni at the 108th overall pick is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the offensive lineman. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick128 Rnd4 Cam Hart
Nothing to complain about; Cam Hart went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick148 Rnd5 Cedric Johnson
They took Cedric Johnson at par in the 148th pick, which is nothing to complain about. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick163 Rnd5 Ainias Smith
A reasonable price with a little left over, Ainias Smith in slot 163. It fills a real need, too.
Pick164 Rnd5 Moose Muhammad III
They let Moose Muhammad III come to them and pounced at the 164th pick. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick179 Rnd6 Jaylen Harrell
No edge and no loss on Jaylen Harrell in the Round 6 slot; it is a wash and a sensible one. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick230 Rnd7 Nathaniel Watson
A straight-up fair deal on Nathaniel Watson at No. 230, value and slot in agreement. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.