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Draft Selections
Bo Nix Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIN)
Bo Nix
QB Oregon
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (MIN)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Dillon Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (MIN)
Dillon Johnson
RB Washington
Cole Bishop Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (MIN)
Cole Bishop
S Utah
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (MIN)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (MIN)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Austin Booker Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (MIN)
Austin Booker
DE-EDGE Kansas
Jordan Jefferson Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (MIN)
Jordan Jefferson
DT LSU
Zion Logue Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (MIN)
Zion Logue
DL Georgia
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Vikings finally solved quarterback, and it carried them to a B-.

Start where it matters. The Vikings took Bo Nix to run the offense for the next decade, and every other decision this weekend bends around that one. The bottom line is a respectable B-.

Logue has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced. On value alone, McKinstry makes the weekend a net positive. The offensive lineman spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but offensive lineman.

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Bo Nix
The board had cheaper options than Bo Nix at pick 11, and it noticed. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick42 Rnd2 Kool-Aid McKinstry
Taking Kool-Aid McKinstry in the 42nd overall pick is close to grand larceny; a cornerback that good had no business lasting this long. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick109 Rnd4 Dillon Johnson
A conviction pick on Dillon Johnson at No. 109 that the board grades a round light. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick130 Rnd4 Cole Bishop
By-the-book stuff, Cole Bishop at slot 130 squarely in line with his ranking. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick145 Rnd5 Cedric Gray
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Cedric Gray in Round 5, Pick 9. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick157 Rnd5 Ben Sinnott
Ben Sinnott is a better player than the 157th pick suggests; smart patience, rewarded. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick166 Rnd5 Austin Booker
Austin Booker at pick No. 166 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick179 Rnd6 Jordan Jefferson
Jordan Jefferson at the Round 6 slot jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick227 Rnd7 Zion Logue
Zion Logue at the 227th overall pick is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.