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Draft Selections
Nate Wiggins Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (MIN)
Nate Wiggins
CB Clemson
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (MIN)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (MIN)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (MIN)
Maason Smith
DT-EDGE LSU
Theo Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (MIN)
Theo Johnson
TE Penn State
Ty'Ron Hopper Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (MIN)
Ty'Ron Hopper
LB Missouri
Isaac Guerendo Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (MIN)
Isaac Guerendo
RB Louisville
Jordan Jefferson Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (MIN)
Jordan Jefferson
DT LSU
Ryan Watts Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (MIN)
Ryan Watts
CB Texas
Ro Torrence Head Shot
PICK: 210 RND: 6 (MIN)
Ro Torrence
CB Arizona State
Draft Picks Received
Nate Wiggins Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (LV)
Nate Wiggins
CB Clemson
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (LV)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Ro Torrence Head Shot
PICK: 210 RND: 6 (LV)
Ro Torrence
CB Arizona State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (LV)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (LV)
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Draft Picks Traded
Jer'Zhan Newton Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (LV)
Jer'Zhan Newton
DL Illinois
Players Gained
Head Shot
Austin Hooper
TE
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B
ValueC+ NeedB- TradesA+ FutureB
The Vikings turned the phones into found money: B.

You can hear the double-takes from here. The Vikings took Ryan Watts at No. 190, roughly 65 spots before his name belonged. It nets out to a B, which feels about right.

They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through edge rusher.

The Jackson 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
Pick13 Rnd1 Nate Wiggins
In the 13th pick they get a lockdown presence outside at fair value. Need was not the driver here.
Pick42 Rnd2 J.J. McCarthy
No edge and no loss on J.J. McCarthy in pick No. 42; it is a wash and a sensible one. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick77 Rnd3 Khyree Jackson
A curious use of the Round 3 slot. Edge rusher, safety and other spots needed the pick; a cornerback in Khyree Jackson did not.
Pick109 Rnd4 Maason Smith
They bypassed pressing needs at edge rusher, safety and other spots to take Maason Smith, a DT-EDGE that was not the priority.
Pick130 Rnd4 Theo Johnson
A straight-up fair deal on Theo Johnson at Round 4, Pick 30, value and slot in agreement. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick156 Rnd5 Ty'Ron Hopper
A wild overpay on Ty'Ron Hopper in slot 156, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick166 Rnd5 Isaac Guerendo
A reach for Isaac Guerendo in pick No. 166; a little patience would have been rewarded. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick179 Rnd6 Jordan Jefferson
Jordan Jefferson in pick 179 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. The roster fit checks out.
Pick190 Rnd6 Ryan Watts
They reached into another round for Ryan Watts, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
Pick210 Rnd6 Ro Torrence
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Ro Torrence well ahead of where he belonged. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.