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Draft Selections
Byron Murphy II Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (MIN)
Byron Murphy II
DL Texas
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (MIN)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Jarvis Brownlee Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (MIN)
Jarvis Brownlee Jr.
CB Louisville
Cole Bishop Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (MIN)
Cole Bishop
S Utah
MarShawn Lloyd Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (MIN)
MarShawn Lloyd
RB USC
Keith Randolph Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (MIN)
Keith Randolph Jr.
DL-EDGE Illinois
Edefuan Ulofoshio Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (MIN)
Edefuan Ulofoshio
LB Washington
Jordan Magee Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (MIN)
Jordan Magee
LB Temple
Ryan Watts Head Shot
PICK: 246 RND: 7 (MIN)
Ryan Watts
CB Texas
Draft Picks Received
Byron Murphy II Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (HOU)
Byron Murphy II
DL Texas
Keith Randolph Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (BUF)
Keith Randolph Jr.
DL-EDGE Illinois
Ryan Watts Head Shot
PICK: 246 RND: 7 (BUF)
Ryan Watts
CB Texas
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (HOU)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (HOU)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (PHI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (PHI)
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Draft Picks Traded
Olumuyiwa Fashanu Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (HOU)
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
OT Penn State
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (BUF)
James Williams
S Miami (FL)
Joe Milton III Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (PHI)
Joe Milton III
QB Tennessee
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesD- FutureA+
Larceny in No. 246 lands the Vikings a B-, Watts and all.

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.

They banked enough surplus on Watts to cover a lot of smaller sins. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through offensive lineman.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but offensive lineman.

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 Byron Murphy II
Nothing to complain about; Byron Murphy II went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick42 Rnd2 J.J. McCarthy
J.J. McCarthy at the 42nd pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick109 Rnd4 Jarvis Brownlee Jr.
They paid sticker price for Jarvis Brownlee Jr. in slot 109, and that is fine. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick130 Rnd4 Cole Bishop
A market-rate safety, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Cole Bishop. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick145 Rnd5 MarShawn Lloyd
They let MarShawn Lloyd come to them and pounced at Round 5, Pick 9. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick159 Rnd5 Keith Randolph Jr.
No drama and no debate, Keith Randolph Jr. went about where he belonged in the Round 5 slot. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick166 Rnd5 Edefuan Ulofoshio
Edefuan Ulofoshio at No. 166 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick227 Rnd7 Jordan Magee
They read the board right and Jordan Magee was the payoff at pick 227. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
Pick246 Rnd7 Ryan Watts
Ryan Watts in the Round 7 slot is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.