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Jer'Zhan Newton Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIN)
Jer'Zhan Newton
DL Illinois
Bo Nix Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (MIN)
Bo Nix
QB Oregon
Michael Hall Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (MIN)
Michael Hall Jr.
DT Ohio State
Mohamed Kamara Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (MIN)
Mohamed Kamara
DL-EDGE Colorado State
Jarrian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (MIN)
Jarrian Jones
CB Florida State
Ty'Ron Hopper Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (MIN)
Ty'Ron Hopper
LB Missouri
Cedric Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (MIN)
Cedric Johnson
DE-EDGE Mississippi
Jahdae Barron Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (MIN)
Jahdae Barron
S Texas
Kimani Vidal Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (MIN)
Kimani Vidal
RB Troy
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Vikings let Vidal fall into their laps, and walked away with a B-.

The rest of the league will want that one back. Kimani Vidal tumbling to the Vikings in slot 230 is a gift they did not have to think twice about.

The offensive lineman hole is the one line item this class does not answer. Job largely done: quarterback settled and 5 of 8 of the wish list covered. Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

Good work on the whole, with offensive lineman the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Jer'Zhan Newton
In slot 11 they get a pocket-collapsing interior rusher. A real need, handled.
Pick42 Rnd2 Bo Nix
The board fumbled Bo Nix all the way to the 42nd pick, and they scooped it up. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick108 Rnd4 Michael Hall Jr.
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Michael Hall Jr. at pick No. 108 is the proof. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick130 Rnd4 Mohamed Kamara
A tidy little value on Mohamed Kamara in the Round 4 slot, a step better than break-even. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick148 Rnd5 Jarrian Jones
You do not let a cornerback like Jarrian Jones reach Round 5, Pick 12 and blink. They did not. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick160 Rnd5 Ty'Ron Hopper
Ty'Ron Hopper at pick 160 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick165 Rnd5 Cedric Johnson
No edge and no loss on Cedric Johnson in the 165th overall pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick179 Rnd6 Jahdae Barron
They let Jahdae Barron come to them and pounced at No. 179. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick230 Rnd7 Kimani Vidal
They robbed the room for Kimani Vidal here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It patches a soft spot without any drama.