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Draft Selections
Keon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (MIN)
Keon Coleman
WR Florida State
Quinyon Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 32 RND: 1 (MIN)
Quinyon Mitchell
CB Toledo
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (MIN)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Chris Braswell Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (MIN)
Chris Braswell
LB-EDGE Alabama
Zach Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 64 RND: 2 (MIN)
Zach Frazier
C West Virginia
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (MIN)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Mohamed Kamara Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (MIN)
Mohamed Kamara
DL-EDGE Colorado State
Sione Vaki Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (MIN)
Sione Vaki
S Utah
Isaiah Adams Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (MIN)
Isaiah Adams
OT Illinois
Jaheim Bell Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (MIN)
Jaheim Bell
TE Florida State
Keith Randolph Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (MIN)
Keith Randolph Jr.
DL-EDGE Illinois
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (MIN)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
Austin Booker Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (MIN)
Austin Booker
DE-EDGE Kansas
Omar Speights Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (MIN)
Omar Speights
LB LSU
Emani Bailey Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (MIN)
Emani Bailey
RB TCU
Taulia Tagovailoa Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (MIN)
Taulia Tagovailoa
QB Maryland
Steele Chambers Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (MIN)
Steele Chambers
LB Ohio State
Draft Picks Received
Keon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (SF)
Keon Coleman
WR Florida State
Quinyon Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 32 RND: 1 (KC)
Quinyon Mitchell
CB Toledo
Chris Braswell Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (GB)
Chris Braswell
LB-EDGE Alabama
Zach Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 64 RND: 2 (KC)
Zach Frazier
C West Virginia
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (KC)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Sione Vaki Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (PIT)
Sione Vaki
S Utah
Keith Randolph Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (BAL)
Keith Randolph Jr.
DL-EDGE Illinois
Omar Speights Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (GB)
Omar Speights
LB LSU
Taulia Tagovailoa Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (GB)
Taulia Tagovailoa
QB Maryland
Steele Chambers Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (BAL)
Steele Chambers
LB Ohio State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (LAR)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (PIT)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (SF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (GB)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (PIT)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (LAR)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (BAL)
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Draft Picks Traded
Taliese Fuaga Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (LAR)
Taliese Fuaga
OT Oregon State
Justin Rogers Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (BAL)
Justin Rogers
DL Auburn
Players Gained
Head Shot
Arik Armstead
DT
Head Shot
Tyler Higbee
TE
Players traded away
Head Shot
Justin Jefferson
WR
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall D+
ValueB- NeedB TradesF FutureA+
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Vikings and Bailey: D+.

The trade table was where it all came apart. The Vikings shipped out far more than they hauled back, and no amount of spin dresses up the bill.

The Vikings indulged a want in Jackson while a need in interior defensive lineman stayed open. Reaching for Vaki left real value on the table behind him. For all the activity, interior defensive lineman went untouched, which is hard to explain.

That is a running back worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly.

Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even, and interior defensive lineman is still a hole.

Pick Analysis
Pick31 Rnd1 Keon Coleman
They did well to land Keon Coleman in pick No. 31, just ahead of his grade. The roster fit checks out.
Pick32 Rnd1 Quinyon Mitchell
In pick 32 they get a ballhawk on the outside. More want than need.
Pick42 Rnd2 J.J. McCarthy
No drama and no debate, J.J. McCarthy went about where he belonged in slot 42. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick57 Rnd2 Chris Braswell
Chris Braswell in the 57th pick is fair value, right on his grade. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick64 Rnd2 Zach Frazier
A straight-up fair deal on Zach Frazier at No. 64, value and slot in agreement. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick95 Rnd3 Khyree Jackson
A want over a need in the Round 3 slot: Khyree Jackson adds a cornerback while interior defensive lineman keeps waiting.
Pick109 Rnd4 Mohamed Kamara
The board had cheaper options than Mohamed Kamara at the Round 4 slot, and it noticed. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick120 Rnd4 Sione Vaki
They reached a country mile for Sione Vaki at the 120th overall pick, and the board is aghast. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick130 Rnd4 Isaiah Adams
Isaiah Adams in pick 130 lands just on the right side of the ledger. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick145 Rnd5 Jaheim Bell
A reasonable price with a little left over, Jaheim Bell in slot 145. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick164 Rnd5 Keith Randolph Jr.
Good price on Keith Randolph Jr. in the 164th pick, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick166 Rnd5 Braelon Allen
A clean, defensible pick in Round 5, Pick 30 with a little surplus value in Braelon Allen. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick179 Rnd6 Austin Booker
They let Austin Booker come to them and pounced at No. 179. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick216 Rnd6 Omar Speights
Omar Speights at pick No. 216 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick227 Rnd7 Emani Bailey
They will replay Emani Bailey at pick 227 for years; that is how good the value is. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick243 Rnd7 Taulia Tagovailoa
They took Taulia Tagovailoa at par in slot 243, which is nothing to complain about. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick248 Rnd7 Steele Chambers
A market-rate linebacker, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Steele Chambers. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.