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Jer'Zhan Newton Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIN)
Jer'Zhan Newton
DL Illinois
Jared Verse Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (MIN)
Jared Verse
DE-EDGE Florida State
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (MIN)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
Kris Abrams-Draine Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (MIN)
Kris Abrams-Draine
CB Missouri
Kamal Hadden Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (MIN)
Kamal Hadden
CB Tennessee
Justin Rogers Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (MIN)
Justin Rogers
DL Auburn
Joe Milton III Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (MIN)
Joe Milton III
QB Tennessee
Brian Ugwu Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (MIN)
Brian Ugwu
DL-EDGE Miami (OH)
Blake Watson Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (MIN)
Blake Watson
RB Memphis
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
More right than wrong for the Vikings, and a B- to prove it.

The rest of the league had time to spare on Brian Ugwu; the Vikings did not wait, grabbing him 40 spots ahead at Round 6, Pick 4. Good, not great, and the B- says as much.

The Verse value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere. They punted on safety, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. They went 4 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Jer'Zhan Newton
In the 11th pick they get a pocket-collapsing interior rusher. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick42 Rnd2 Jared Verse
Jared Verse in the 42nd overall pick is a gift, value that borders on unfair. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick108 Rnd4 Leonard Taylor III
Leonard Taylor III in pick No. 108 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick129 Rnd4 Kris Abrams-Draine
Kris Abrams-Draine slipping to pick 129 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick148 Rnd5 Kamal Hadden
A tidy bit of business in slot 148, where Kamal Hadden graded well above the range. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
Pick160 Rnd5 Justin Rogers
No edge and no loss on Justin Rogers in the Round 5 slot; it is a wash and a sensible one. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick168 Rnd5 Joe Milton III
Joe Milton III in pick 168 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick179 Rnd6 Brian Ugwu
A big swing on Brian Ugwu at the 179th pick, well ahead of any board in the building. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick230 Rnd7 Blake Watson
Blake Watson in pick No. 230 lands just on the right side of the ledger. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.