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Draft Selections
Jer'Zhan Newton Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIN)
Jer'Zhan Newton
DL Illinois
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (MIN)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Malachi Corley Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (MIN)
Malachi Corley
WR Western Kentucky
Javon Foster Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (MIN)
Javon Foster
OT Missouri
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (MIN)
James Williams
S Miami (FL)
Dylan Laube Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (MIN)
Dylan Laube
RB New Hampshire
McCallan Castles Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (MIN)
McCallan Castles
TE Tennessee
Ty'Ron Hopper Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (MIN)
Ty'Ron Hopper
LB Missouri
Ryan Watts Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (MIN)
Ryan Watts
CB Texas
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Vikings let Corley fall and pounced. Final grade: B-.

The rest of the league will want that one back. Malachi Corley tumbling to the Vikings in No. 109 is a gift they did not have to think twice about. It nets out to a B-, which feels about right.

They punted on edge rusher, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. Job largely done: quarterback settled and 7 of 8 of the wish list covered. The weekend tilted hard toward the defense.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Jer'Zhan Newton
In pick No. 11 they get a pocket-collapsing interior rusher at fair value. A real need, handled.
Pick42 Rnd2 J.J. McCarthy
J.J. McCarthy in the 42nd overall pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick109 Rnd4 Malachi Corley
They barely believed it either: Malachi Corley still on the board at the 109th pick. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick130 Rnd4 Javon Foster
Javon Foster in slot 130 is fair value, right on his grade. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick145 Rnd5 James Williams
James Williams is a better player than Round 5, Pick 9 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick157 Rnd5 Dylan Laube
Dylan Laube at No. 157 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick166 Rnd5 McCallan Castles
The board had McCallan Castles higher than the Round 5 slot, and the tight end fell to them anyway. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick179 Rnd6 Ty'Ron Hopper
They robbed the room for Ty'Ron Hopper here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick227 Rnd7 Ryan Watts
No drama and no debate, Ryan Watts went about where he belonged in pick 227. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.