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Draft Selections
Jer'Zhan Newton Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIN)
Jer'Zhan Newton
DL Illinois
Caelen Carson Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (MIN)
Caelen Carson
CB Wake Forest
Josh Newton Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (MIN)
Josh Newton
CB TCU
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (MIN)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
Sione Vaki Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (MIN)
Sione Vaki
S Utah
Tanor Bortolini Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (MIN)
Tanor Bortolini
C Wisconsin
Myles Harden Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (MIN)
Myles Harden
CB South Dakota
Draft Picks Traded
Nate Wiggins Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (CHI)
Nate Wiggins
CB Clemson
Players Gained
Head Shot
Justin Fields
QB
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B
ValueB NeedB- TradesA+ FutureB-
The Vikings robbed the room for Harden. Final grade: B.

If you want a masterclass in dealing, watch the Vikings, who turned every swap into a profit this weekend. A dependable weekend that grades out a B.

The Newton pick reads as want over need, and the roster will feel it at quarterback, edge rusher and other spots. The Harden pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch.

They punted on quarterback, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. Justin Fields gives the group a proven body among the projects.

Good work on the whole, with quarterback the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Jer'Zhan Newton
In slot 11 they get an anchor for the defensive front. A real need, handled.
Pick108 Rnd4 Caelen Carson
Caelen Carson slid further than he should have, and the 108th overall pick is lovely value for the cornerback. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick129 Rnd4 Josh Newton
They bypassed pressing needs at quarterback, edge rusher and other spots to take Josh Newton, a cornerback that was not the priority.
Pick157 Rnd5 Tommy Eichenberg
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Tommy Eichenberg in No. 157. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick167 Rnd5 Sione Vaki
Sione Vaki slipping to pick 167 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick177 Rnd6 Tanor Bortolini
Tanor Bortolini in Round 6, Pick 2 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick232 Rnd7 Myles Harden
Somehow Myles Harden was still sitting there in the 232nd pick, and they pounced on premier cornerback value. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.