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Draft Selections
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIN)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Bo Nix Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (MIN)
Bo Nix
QB Oregon
Michael Hall Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (MIN)
Michael Hall Jr.
DT Ohio State
Tyler Davis Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (MIN)
Tyler Davis
DT Clemson
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (MIN)
James Williams
S Miami (FL)
Cam Hart Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (MIN)
Cam Hart
CB Notre Dame
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (MIN)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Jaylan Ford Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (MIN)
Jaylan Ford
LB Texas
Blake Watson Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (MIN)
Blake Watson
RB Memphis
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Vikings let Davis fall into their laps, and walked away with a B.

The best pick of the weekend was also the simplest. The Vikings watched Tyler Davis slide 35 picks past his grade and did not hesitate.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped offensive lineman, which is a strange place to end up. Reaching for Watson left real value on the table behind him.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Dallas Turner
In pick No. 11 they get a premier pass rusher. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick42 Rnd2 Bo Nix
A quarterback of that caliber at the Round 2 slot is the definition of value, full stop. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick109 Rnd4 Michael Hall Jr.
Michael Hall Jr. at the 109th overall pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick130 Rnd4 Tyler Davis
They barely believed it either: Tyler Davis still on the board at Round 4, Pick 30. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick145 Rnd5 James Williams
A slide stopped in the 145th pick, with James Williams worth more than the price. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick157 Rnd5 Cam Hart
Cam Hart in pick 157 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick166 Rnd5 Luke McCaffrey
They robbed the room for Luke McCaffrey here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick179 Rnd6 Jaylan Ford
By-the-book stuff, Jaylan Ford at No. 179 squarely in line with his ranking. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick227 Rnd7 Blake Watson
Blake Watson at pick No. 227 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. A need, and now a little less of one.