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Draft Selections
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIN)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (MIN)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Caelen Carson Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (MIN)
Caelen Carson
CB Wake Forest
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (MIN)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (MIN)
James Williams
S Miami (FL)
Dylan Laube Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (MIN)
Dylan Laube
RB New Hampshire
Nehemiah Pritchett Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (MIN)
Nehemiah Pritchett
CB Auburn
Nathan Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (MIN)
Nathan Thomas
OT Louisiana
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Vikings won the night they stopped Carson from sliding. Grade: B.

The best pick of the weekend was also the simplest. The Vikings watched Caelen Carson slide 24 picks past his grade and did not hesitate. More right than wrong, and a B to match.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through wide receiver. They left with quarterback solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off. Nearly every premium pick went to that side of the ball.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the wide receiver spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Dallas Turner
In slot 11 they get juice off the edge at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick42 Rnd2 J.J. McCarthy
J.J. McCarthy at pick 42 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick109 Rnd4 Caelen Carson
They barely believed it either: Caelen Carson still on the board at the Round 4 slot. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick130 Rnd4 Tommy Eichenberg
By-the-book stuff, Tommy Eichenberg at pick No. 130 squarely in line with his ranking. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick145 Rnd5 James Williams
Quietly one of the better values of the day, James Williams at Round 5, Pick 9. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick157 Rnd5 Dylan Laube
Dylan Laube in the 157th pick is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick166 Rnd5 Nehemiah Pritchett
A cornerback of that caliber at the 166th overall pick is the definition of value, full stop. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.
Pick179 Rnd6 Nathan Thomas
Nathan Thomas in No. 179 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.