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Draft Selections
Marvin Harrison Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIN)
Marvin Harrison Jr.
WR Ohio State
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (MIN)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (MIN)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
Mike Sainristil Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (MIN)
Mike Sainristil
CB Michigan
Dillon Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (MIN)
Dillon Johnson
RB Washington
Ty'Ron Hopper Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (MIN)
Ty'Ron Hopper
LB Missouri
Max Melton Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (MIN)
Max Melton
CB Rutgers
Sataoa Laumea Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (MIN)
Sataoa Laumea
OT Utah
Evan Anderson Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (MIN)
Evan Anderson
DL Florida Atlantic
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B
ValueA NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Vikings and DeJean: B.

Somewhere a general manager is explaining how Cooper DeJean got past him. The Vikings do not have to explain a thing at pick No. 108. The bottom line is a respectable B.

They are betting Anderson proves the room right and everyone else wrong. The edge rusher spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. The Sainristil pick is fine in a vacuum, less so with edge rusher, safety and other spots still on the board.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the edge rusher spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Marvin Harrison Jr.
In Round 1, Pick 11 they get a matchup problem out wide at a price that makes it sweeter. A real need, handled.
Pick42 Rnd2 Jayden Daniels
Steal is underselling it; Jayden Daniels at the 42nd overall pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick108 Rnd4 Cooper DeJean
Cooper DeJean in pick No. 108 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick129 Rnd4 Mike Sainristil
A surprising call. With edge rusher, safety and other spots still to address, they spent slot 129 on Mike Sainristil, a cornerback they were not short of.
Pick148 Rnd5 Dillon Johnson
A top-tier running back at a bargain, Dillon Johnson in No. 148, plain and simple. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick160 Rnd5 Ty'Ron Hopper
A clean, defensible pick in the 160th pick with a little surplus value in Ty'Ron Hopper. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick168 Rnd5 Max Melton
You do not let a cornerback like Max Melton reach the Round 5 slot and blink. They did not. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
Pick179 Rnd6 Sataoa Laumea
They will replay Sataoa Laumea at pick 179 for years; that is how good the value is. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick230 Rnd7 Evan Anderson
They reached into another round for Evan Anderson, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.