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Draft Selections
Taliese Fuaga Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (MIN)
Taliese Fuaga
OT Oregon State
Jared Verse Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (MIN)
Jared Verse
DE-EDGE Florida State
Quinyon Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (MIN)
Quinyon Mitchell
CB Toledo
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (MIN)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (MIN)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Spencer Rattler Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (MIN)
Spencer Rattler
QB South Carolina
Audric Estime Head Shot
PICK: 96 RND: 3 (MIN)
Audric Estime
RB Notre Dame
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (MIN)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Khristian Boyd Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (MIN)
Khristian Boyd
DL-EDGE Northern Iowa
Kitan Oladapo Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (MIN)
Kitan Oladapo
S Oregon State
Jordan Jefferson Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (MIN)
Jordan Jefferson
DT LSU
Michael Barrett Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (MIN)
Michael Barrett
LB Michigan
Trevor Keegan Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (MIN)
Trevor Keegan
OG Michigan
Draft Picks Received
Taliese Fuaga Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (JAX)
Taliese Fuaga
OT Oregon State
Jared Verse Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (PIT)
Jared Verse
DE-EDGE Florida State
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (JAX)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (MIA)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Spencer Rattler Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (PIT)
Spencer Rattler
QB South Carolina
Audric Estime Head Shot
PICK: 96 RND: 3 (JAX)
Audric Estime
RB Notre Dame
Michael Barrett Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (PIT)
Michael Barrett
LB Michigan
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (PIT)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (PIT)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (JAX)
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Draft Picks Traded
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (JAX)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Kris Abrams-Draine Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (PIT)
Kris Abrams-Draine
CB Missouri
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (PIT)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Players Gained
Head Shot
Luke Fortner
C
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David Long Jr.
LB
Head Shot
Darnell Washington
TE
Players traded away
Head Shot
Alexander Mattison
RB
Head Shot
Justin Jefferson
WR
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall D
ValueB- NeedB TradesF FutureB+
The phones sank the Vikings this weekend: D.

You can lose a draft before you make a pick. The Vikings did it at the trade table, overpaying to chase players the board did not price nearly as high. It grades a D, and the process earned it.

Reaching for Keegan left real value on the table behind him. The Jackson pick is fine in a vacuum, less so with tight end still on the board.

The tight end spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. The Vikings clearly valued win-now help, adding bodies who have done it before.

A rough weekend that leaves the roster with more questions than answers.

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 Taliese Fuaga
In slot 17 they get protection for the quarterback at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick20 Rnd1 Jared Verse
In the 20th overall pick they get juice off the edge. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick42 Rnd2 Quinyon Mitchell
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Quinyon Mitchell at pick No. 42. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick48 Rnd2 Jackson Powers-Johnson
By-the-book stuff, Jackson Powers-Johnson at the Round 2 slot squarely in line with his ranking. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick53 Rnd2 Brenden Rice
A premium they did not need to pay, Brenden Rice a notch or two before his time. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick84 Rnd3 Spencer Rattler
No edge and no loss on Spencer Rattler in Round 3, Pick 20; it is a wash and a sensible one. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick96 Rnd3 Audric Estime
A market-rate running back, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Audric Estime. The roster fit checks out.
Pick109 Rnd4 Khyree Jackson
The needs board was loud and they turned it down, spending No. 109 on Khyree Jackson with tight end unsolved.
Pick157 Rnd5 Khristian Boyd
A straight-up fair deal on Khristian Boyd at Round 5, Pick 21, value and slot in agreement. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick166 Rnd5 Kitan Oladapo
They took Kitan Oladapo at par in No. 166, which is nothing to complain about. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick179 Rnd6 Jordan Jefferson
Jordan Jefferson in the 179th pick is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick198 Rnd6 Michael Barrett
Michael Barrett at pick 198 is money in the bank, a linebacker taken below his worth. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick227 Rnd7 Trevor Keegan
Trevor Keegan in slot 227 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.