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Draft Selections
JC Latham Head Shot
PICK: 15 RND: 1 (MIN)
JC Latham
OT Alabama
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (MIN)
T'Vondre Sweat
DT Texas
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (MIN)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Trey Benson Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (MIN)
Trey Benson
RB Florida State
Jalyx Hunt Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (MIN)
Jalyx Hunt
S-EDGE Houston Christian
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (MIN)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
Cam Hart Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (MIN)
Cam Hart
CB Notre Dame
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (MIN)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Malik Mustapha Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (MIN)
Malik Mustapha
S Wake Forest
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (MIN)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
Sam Hartman Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (MIN)
Sam Hartman
QB Notre Dame
Jared Wiley Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (MIN)
Jared Wiley
TE TCU
Draft Picks Received
JC Latham Head Shot
PICK: 15 RND: 1 (IND)
JC Latham
OT Alabama
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (DET)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Trey Benson Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (DET)
Trey Benson
RB Florida State
Jared Wiley Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (IND)
Jared Wiley
TE TCU
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (DET)
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PICK: RND: 7 (IND)
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Draft Picks Traded
Michael Penix Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (IND)
Michael Penix Jr.
QB Washington
Players Gained
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Samson Ebukam
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Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB TradesA+ FutureB-
Grand theft in No. 166: the Vikings steal Mustapha and grade out a B.

The real work happened on the phones. The Vikings fleeced their trade partners, turning their picks into a noticeably bigger pile than they started with. More right than wrong, and a B to match.

Mustapha at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster. The Hunt pick reads as want over need, and the roster will feel it at edge rusher. They will need Hunt to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through edge rusher.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick15 Rnd1 JC Latham
In pick 15 they get a cornerstone up front at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick42 Rnd2 T'Vondre Sweat
A reach on T'Vondre Sweat in the Round 2 slot; the board had better options right there. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick61 Rnd2 Cooper Beebe
They liked Cooper Beebe enough to skip the value, taking him in the 61st overall pick. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick73 Rnd3 Trey Benson
A reasonable price with a little left over, Trey Benson in Round 3, Pick 9. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick109 Rnd4 Jalyx Hunt
They bypassed pressing needs at edge rusher to take Jalyx Hunt, a S-EDGE that was not the priority.
Pick130 Rnd4 Tommy Eichenberg
A straight-up fair deal on Tommy Eichenberg at the 130th pick, value and slot in agreement. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick145 Rnd5 Cam Hart
Fair-plus on Cam Hart, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick157 Rnd5 Luke McCaffrey
They read the board right and Luke McCaffrey was the payoff at pick No. 157. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick166 Rnd5 Malik Mustapha
Taking Malik Mustapha in the Round 5 slot is close to grand larceny; a safety that good had no business lasting this long. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick179 Rnd6 Braelon Allen
Braelon Allen at Round 6, Pick 4 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick227 Rnd7 Sam Hartman
A market-rate quarterback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Sam Hartman. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick232 Rnd7 Jared Wiley
A top-tier tight end at a bargain, Jared Wiley in slot 232, plain and simple. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.