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Draft Selections
Brock Bowers Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIN)
Brock Bowers
TE Georgia
Bo Nix Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (MIN)
Bo Nix
QB Oregon
Jared Verse Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (MIN)
Jared Verse
DE-EDGE Florida State
Nelson Ceaser Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (MIN)
Nelson Ceaser
DL-EDGE Houston
Kamal Hadden Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (MIN)
Kamal Hadden
CB Tennessee
Nehemiah Pritchett Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (MIN)
Nehemiah Pritchett
CB Auburn
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (MIN)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
Ty'Ron Hopper Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (MIN)
Ty'Ron Hopper
LB Missouri
Myles Jones Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (MIN)
Myles Jones
CB Duke
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Vikings cashed the board's mistake on Verse: B.

You could see the war room lean forward. Jared Verse at the 108th overall pick is the sort of fall that does not happen, except it just did. A dependable weekend that grades out a B.

They will regret leaving safety for another day if the season turns on it. Job largely done: quarterback settled and 4 of 8 of the wish list covered. The offense got the lion's share of the attention.

Nothing here to lose sleep over, and plenty to feel decent about.

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Brock Bowers
In pick No. 11 they get a security blanket over the middle. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick42 Rnd2 Bo Nix
Bo Nix in Round 2, Pick 10 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick108 Rnd4 Jared Verse
Jared Verse in the 108th overall pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick129 Rnd4 Nelson Ceaser
They read the board right and Nelson Ceaser was the payoff at the Round 4 slot. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick148 Rnd5 Kamal Hadden
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Kamal Hadden at pick 148. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick160 Rnd5 Nehemiah Pritchett
Taking Nehemiah Pritchett in slot 160 is close to grand larceny; a cornerback that good had no business lasting this long. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
Pick168 Rnd5 Braelon Allen
Braelon Allen in No. 168 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick179 Rnd6 Ty'Ron Hopper
Ty'Ron Hopper at the 179th pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick230 Rnd7 Myles Jones
They let Myles Jones come to them and pounced at slot 230. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.