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Draft Selections
Jared Verse Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (MIN)
Jared Verse
DE-EDGE Florida State
Bo Nix Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (MIN)
Bo Nix
QB Oregon
Ennis Rakestraw Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (MIN)
Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
CB Missouri
Dominick Puni Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (MIN)
Dominick Puni
OT Kansas
Sione Vaki Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (MIN)
Sione Vaki
S Utah
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (MIN)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Justin Rogers Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (MIN)
Justin Rogers
DL Auburn
Jaylen Wright Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (MIN)
Jaylen Wright
RB Tennessee
Ethan Driskell Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (MIN)
Ethan Driskell
OT Marshall
Tarheeb Still Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (MIN)
Tarheeb Still
CB Maryland
Marcellas Dial Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (MIN)
Marcellas Dial
CB South Carolina
Jha'Quan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 252 RND: 7 (MIN)
Jha'Quan Jackson
WR Tulane
Draft Picks Received
Jared Verse Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (JAX)
Jared Verse
DE-EDGE Florida State
Bo Nix Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (JAX)
Bo Nix
QB Oregon
Ennis Rakestraw Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
CB Missouri
Ethan Driskell Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (JAX)
Ethan Driskell
OT Marshall
Marcellas Dial Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (IND)
Marcellas Dial
CB South Carolina
Jha'Quan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 252 RND: 7 (CIN)
Jha'Quan Jackson
WR Tulane
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (JAX)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (CIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (DEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (JAX)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (IND)
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Draft Picks Traded
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (IND)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Jermaine Burton Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (JAX)
Jermaine Burton
WR Alabama
Jalyx Hunt Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (DEN)
Jalyx Hunt
S-EDGE Houston Christian
Players Gained
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Jonas Griffith
LB
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DaVon Hamilton
DT
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Zay Jones
WR
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Gardner Minshew
QB
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Joseph Ossai
EDGE
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall A-
ValueB+ NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureA-
The Vikings cashed the board's mistake on Dial: A-.

You build a draft on nights like this. Marcellas Dial had no business being available in pick 232, and the Vikings did the only sane thing and turned in the card.

The phones were where this weekend was really won. A whole weekend of picks and tight end is somehow still a want. The Vikings clearly valued win-now help, adding bodies who have done it before.

In the end it comes back to Jared Verse, and a haul good enough to build on right away.

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 Jared Verse
Jared Verse in the Round 1 slot is fair value, right on his grade. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick48 Rnd2 Bo Nix
Circle this one: Bo Nix at slot 48 is a fall that decides a draft. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick49 Rnd2 Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
Ennis Rakestraw Jr. is a better player than the 49th pick suggests; smart patience, rewarded. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick109 Rnd4 Dominick Puni
Dominick Puni in Round 4, Pick 9 lands just on the right side of the ledger. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick145 Rnd5 Sione Vaki
A clean, defensible pick in No. 145 with a little surplus value in Sione Vaki. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick157 Rnd5 Luke McCaffrey
A tidy bit of business in the 157th overall pick, where Luke McCaffrey graded well above the range. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick166 Rnd5 Justin Rogers
By-the-book stuff, Justin Rogers at pick No. 166 squarely in line with his ranking. The roster fit checks out.
Pick179 Rnd6 Jaylen Wright
Jaylen Wright at pick 179 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick195 Rnd6 Ethan Driskell
Ethan Driskell at slot 195 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the offensive lineman. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick227 Rnd7 Tarheeb Still
The board fumbled Tarheeb Still all the way to the Round 7 slot, and they scooped it up. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
Pick232 Rnd7 Marcellas Dial
They will replay Marcellas Dial at No. 232 for years; that is how good the value is. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
Pick252 Rnd7 Jha'Quan Jackson
You do not let a wide receiver like Jha'Quan Jackson reach the 252nd pick and blink. They did not. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.