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Draft Selections
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (MIN)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (MIN)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Mike Sainristil Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (MIN)
Mike Sainristil
CB Michigan
Michael Hall Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (MIN)
Michael Hall Jr.
DT Ohio State
Blake Fisher Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (MIN)
Blake Fisher
OT Notre Dame
Justin Eboigbe Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (MIN)
Justin Eboigbe
DL-EDGE Alabama
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (MIN)
James Williams
S Miami (FL)
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (MIN)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (MIN)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (MIN)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
De'Corian Clark Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (MIN)
De'Corian Clark
WR UTSA
Draft Picks Received
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (BAL)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Mike Sainristil Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (GB)
Mike Sainristil
CB Michigan
Michael Hall Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (BAL)
Michael Hall Jr.
DT Ohio State
Blake Fisher Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (IND)
Blake Fisher
OT Notre Dame
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (IND)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (GB)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (BAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (KC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (KC)
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Draft Picks Traded
Jer'Zhan Newton Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (GB)
Jer'Zhan Newton
DL Illinois
Beau Brade Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (IND)
Beau Brade
S Maryland
Roger Rosengarten Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (KC)
Roger Rosengarten
OT Washington
Players Gained
Head Shot
T.J. Slaton
DT
Head Shot
Marcus Williams
S
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall A-
ValueB NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureA+
The Vikings robbed the room for Clark. Final grade: A-.

The trade table was a mismatch, and the Vikings were on the right end of it, hauling in a fortune in surplus value. Just about everything broke right, and the A- follows.

Clark at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster. The imported veterans give this class a floor the draft picks could not on their own.

Trust the process, because this time the process plainly worked.

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Chop Robinson
In slot 30 they get a bendy edge with upside at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick42 Rnd2 J.J. McCarthy
J.J. McCarthy at the 42nd pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick88 Rnd3 Mike Sainristil
Mike Sainristil at pick 88 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick93 Rnd3 Michael Hall Jr.
A tidy little value on Michael Hall Jr. in pick No. 93, a step better than break-even. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick118 Rnd4 Blake Fisher
Blake Fisher in No. 118 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick130 Rnd4 Justin Eboigbe
Fair-plus on Justin Eboigbe, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick145 Rnd5 James Williams
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing James Williams in Round 5, Pick 9. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick150 Rnd5 Ben Sinnott
A clean, defensible pick in pick No. 150 with a little surplus value in Ben Sinnott. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick157 Rnd5 Braelon Allen
Braelon Allen in the Round 5 slot is fair value, right on his grade. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick166 Rnd5 Luke McCaffrey
Luke McCaffrey at No. 166 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick227 Rnd7 De'Corian Clark
De'Corian Clark in slot 227 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It fills a real need, too.