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Draft Selections
Jer'Zhan Newton Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (MIN)
Jer'Zhan Newton
DL Illinois
Kamari Lassiter Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (MIN)
Kamari Lassiter
CB Georgia
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (MIN)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Braden Fiske Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (MIN)
Braden Fiske
DL Florida State
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (MIN)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Sataoa Laumea Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (MIN)
Sataoa Laumea
OT Utah
Sione Vaki Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (MIN)
Sione Vaki
S Utah
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (MIN)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
Layden Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (MIN)
Layden Robinson
OG Texas A&M
Jaylan Ford Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (MIN)
Jaylan Ford
LB Texas
Tyrone Tracy Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (MIN)
Tyrone Tracy Jr.
WR Purdue
Draft Picks Received
Jer'Zhan Newton Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (JAX)
Jer'Zhan Newton
DL Illinois
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (MIA)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Braden Fiske Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (JAX)
Braden Fiske
DL Florida State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (SEA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (SEA)
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Draft Picks Traded
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (SEA)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
Players Gained
Head Shot
Foyesade Oluokun
LB
Head Shot
Tariq Woolen
CB
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureB-
The Vikings won the night they stopped Tracy Jr. from sliding. Grade: B+.

The real work happened on the phones. The Vikings fleeced their trade partners, turning their picks into a noticeably bigger pile than they started with.

Landing Tracy Jr. that late papers over a lot of smaller sins. They will answer for taking cornerback early while edge rusher and tight end went begging.

Leaving edge rusher unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 Jer'Zhan Newton
In the Round 1 slot they get a pocket-collapsing interior rusher. A real need, handled.
Pick42 Rnd2 Kamari Lassiter
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Kamari Lassiter at slot 42. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick53 Rnd2 J.J. McCarthy
J.J. McCarthy in the 53rd overall pick is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick79 Rnd3 Braden Fiske
By-the-book stuff, Braden Fiske at the 79th pick squarely in line with his ranking. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick109 Rnd4 Khyree Jackson
Of all the spots to shop, they chose cornerback. Khyree Jackson in pick 109 leaves edge rusher and tight end for later.
Pick130 Rnd4 Sataoa Laumea
Sataoa Laumea at pick No. 130 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick145 Rnd5 Sione Vaki
Sione Vaki at Round 5, Pick 9 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick157 Rnd5 Braelon Allen
Braelon Allen at pick No. 157 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick166 Rnd5 Layden Robinson
Layden Robinson in the Round 5 slot is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick179 Rnd6 Jaylan Ford
A market-rate linebacker, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Jaylan Ford. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick227 Rnd7 Tyrone Tracy Jr.
A wide receiver of that caliber at pick 227 is the definition of value, full stop. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.