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    Vikings
Draft Selections
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIN)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (MIN)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
Quinyon Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (MIN)
Quinyon Mitchell
CB Toledo
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (MIN)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Junior Colson Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (MIN)
Junior Colson
LB Michigan
Javon Bullard Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (MIN)
Javon Bullard
S Georgia
Mason McCormick Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (MIN)
Mason McCormick
OT South Dakota State
Audric Estime Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (MIN)
Audric Estime
RB Notre Dame
Sataoa Laumea Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (MIN)
Sataoa Laumea
OT Utah
Javion Cohen Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (MIN)
Javion Cohen
OG Miami (FL)
Logan Lee Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (MIN)
Logan Lee
DL Iowa
Cam Hart Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (MIN)
Cam Hart
CB Notre Dame
Joe Milton III Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (MIN)
Joe Milton III
QB Tennessee
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (MIN)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (MIN)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
Erick All Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (MIN)
Erick All
TE Iowa
Draft Picks Received
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (PIT)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (PIT)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Junior Colson Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (PIT)
Junior Colson
LB Michigan
Javon Bullard Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (DAL)
Javon Bullard
S Georgia
Audric Estime Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (PIT)
Audric Estime
RB Notre Dame
Sataoa Laumea Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (PIT)
Sataoa Laumea
OT Utah
Javion Cohen Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (HOU)
Javion Cohen
OG Miami (FL)
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (PHI)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (DAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (HOU)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (PIT)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (PIT)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (HOU)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (PIT)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (PIT)
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Draft Picks Traded
Andrew Raym Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (PHI)
Andrew Raym
C Oklahoma
Players Gained
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Tanner McKee
QB
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Chukwuma Okorafor
OT
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Darnell Washington
TE
Players traded away
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Justin Jefferson
WR
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall D+
ValueB NeedB- TradesF FutureA+
The Vikings robbed the room for McCaffrey. Final grade: D+.

Somebody took the Vikings to the cleaners. The deals they made bled real value, and the whole class wears it.

Spending an early pick on cornerback with edge rusher open is the decision the grade keeps circling back to. The cost of the Lee reach is exactly the players who went right after him. For all the activity, edge rusher went untouched, which is hard to explain.

The McCaffrey value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere.

In the end, a class the front office will want to grow past quickly.

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Rome Odunze
In pick No. 11 they get a weapon on the perimeter at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick20 Rnd1 Cooper DeJean
In the Round 1 slot they get a lockdown presence outside. Need was not the driver here.
Pick42 Rnd2 Quinyon Mitchell
Hard to square with the roster. With positions of obvious need still on the board, Quinyon Mitchell adds a cornerback and leaves edge rusher untouched.
Pick52 Rnd2 Brian Thomas Jr.
Taking Brian Thomas Jr. in the 52nd pick is close to grand larceny; a wide receiver that good had no business lasting this long. The roster fit checks out.
Pick84 Rnd3 Junior Colson
A tidy bit of business in the 84th overall pick, where Junior Colson graded well above the range. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick87 Rnd3 Javon Bullard
They barely believed it either: Javon Bullard still on the board at No. 87. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick109 Rnd4 Mason McCormick
A quiet steal in slot 109: Mason McCormick for less than the market said. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick120 Rnd4 Audric Estime
The board fumbled Audric Estime all the way to the Round 4 slot, and they scooped it up. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick121 Rnd4 Sataoa Laumea
Sataoa Laumea in the 121st pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick128 Rnd4 Javion Cohen
Javion Cohen at the 128th overall pick is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick130 Rnd4 Logan Lee
A real head-scratcher, Logan Lee in pick 130 is miles ahead of his ranking. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick145 Rnd5 Cam Hart
Cam Hart at pick No. 145 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
Pick157 Rnd5 Joe Milton III
A premium they did not need to pay, Joe Milton III a notch or two before his time. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick170 Rnd5 Luke McCaffrey
Luke McCaffrey at No. 170 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick179 Rnd6 Braelon Allen
Braelon Allen at the 179th pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It fills a real need, too.
Pick227 Rnd7 Erick All
No edge and no loss on Erick All in pick 227; it is a wash and a sensible one. It patches a soft spot without any drama.