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Draft Selections
Laiatu Latu Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (MIN)
Laiatu Latu
DL-EDGE UCLA
Byron Murphy II Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (MIN)
Byron Murphy II
DL Texas
Bo Nix Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (MIN)
Bo Nix
QB Oregon
Zach Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (MIN)
Zach Frazier
C West Virginia
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (MIN)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (MIN)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Sataoa Laumea Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (MIN)
Sataoa Laumea
OT Utah
Cam Hart Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (MIN)
Cam Hart
CB Notre Dame
Jordan Jefferson Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (MIN)
Jordan Jefferson
DT LSU
Emani Bailey Head Shot
PICK: 191 RND: 6 (MIN)
Emani Bailey
RB TCU
Rasheen Ali Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (MIN)
Rasheen Ali
RB Marshall
De'Corian Clark Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 6 (MIN)
De'Corian Clark
WR UTSA
Draft Picks Received
Laiatu Latu Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DEN)
Laiatu Latu
DL-EDGE UCLA
Byron Murphy II Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (PIT)
Byron Murphy II
DL Texas
Zach Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (PIT)
Zach Frazier
C West Virginia
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (NYG)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Emani Bailey Head Shot
PICK: 191 RND: 6 (LAR)
Emani Bailey
RB TCU
Rasheen Ali Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (PIT)
Rasheen Ali
RB Marshall
De'Corian Clark Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 6 (LAR)
De'Corian Clark
WR UTSA
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (DEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (PIT)
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Draft Picks Traded
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (DEN)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
Edefuan Ulofoshio Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (NYG)
Edefuan Ulofoshio
LB Washington
Curtis Jacobs Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (LAR)
Curtis Jacobs
LB Penn State
Players Gained
Head Shot
Courtland Sutton
WR
Head Shot
Darnell Washington
TE
Players traded away
Head Shot
Justin Jefferson
WR
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall D
ValueB NeedB TradesF FutureB
Best value of the weekend goes to the Vikings for Nix: D.

Somebody took the Vikings to the cleaners. The deals they made bled real value, and the whole class wears it. The board pushed back all weekend, and the D is the result.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through safety. The cost of the Ali reach is exactly the players who went right after him.

Getting Nix where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class.

Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even, and safety is still a hole.

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Laiatu Latu
In Round 1, Pick 12 they get a disruptor off the edge. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick20 Rnd1 Byron Murphy II
In pick 20 they get an anchor for the defensive front at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick42 Rnd2 Bo Nix
Bo Nix in No. 42 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick51 Rnd2 Zach Frazier
Zach Frazier at the Round 2 slot is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick70 Rnd3 Brenden Rice
Brenden Rice in pick No. 70 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. The roster fit checks out.
Pick109 Rnd4 Khyree Jackson
Nothing to complain about; Khyree Jackson went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick130 Rnd4 Sataoa Laumea
Fair-plus on Sataoa Laumea, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick156 Rnd5 Cam Hart
They read the board right and Cam Hart was the payoff at the 156th overall pick. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
Pick190 Rnd6 Jordan Jefferson
They did well to land Jordan Jefferson in the 190th pick, just ahead of his grade. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick191 Rnd6 Emani Bailey
They took Emani Bailey at par in slot 191, which is nothing to complain about. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick197 Rnd6 Rasheen Ali
Rasheen Ali at Round 6, Pick 22 is a conviction pick that outran the value. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick218 Rnd6 De'Corian Clark
A clean, defensible pick in pick No. 218 with a little surplus value in De'Corian Clark. It fills a real need, too.