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Draft Selections
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (MIN)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (MIN)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (MIN)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (MIN)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
Max Melton Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (MIN)
Max Melton
CB Rutgers
T.J. Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (MIN)
T.J. Sanders
DT South Carolina
Ajani Cornelius Head Shot
PICK: 162 RND: 5 (MIN)
Ajani Cornelius
OL Oregon
Theo Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (MIN)
Theo Johnson
TE Penn State
Darius Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (MIN)
Darius Robinson
DL-EDGE Missouri
Ricky White Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (MIN)
Ricky White
WR UNLV
Ben Bywater Head Shot
PICK: 233 RND: 7 (MIN)
Ben Bywater
LB BYU
Isheem Young Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (MIN)
Isheem Young
S Mississippi
Draft Picks Received
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (CIN)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (CIN)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Ricky White Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (CIN)
Ricky White
WR UNLV
Isheem Young Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (CIN)
Isheem Young
S Mississippi
Draft Picks Traded
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (CIN)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Players Gained
Head Shot
Dax Hill
S
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB TradesA+ FutureB-
The Vikings worked the phones like thieves and earned a B.

The trade table was a mismatch, and the Vikings were on the right end of it, hauling in a fortune in surplus value. No fireworks, but a solid B.

Sanders has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced. Adding Dax Hill by trade rounds out the weekend beyond the rookies. They went 8 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.

Pick Analysis
Pick16 Rnd1 Kool-Aid McKinstry
In pick No. 16 they get a press-man option on the boundary. More want than need.
Pick44 Rnd2 J.J. McCarthy
A market-rate quarterback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on J.J. McCarthy. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick48 Rnd2 Cooper Beebe
A reach for Cooper Beebe in slot 48; a little patience would have been rewarded. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick112 Rnd4 Braelon Allen
Braelon Allen at the 112th pick is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the running back. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick127 Rnd4 Max Melton
Max Melton in No. 127 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
Pick149 Rnd5 T.J. Sanders
T.J. Sanders at Round 5, Pick 13 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick162 Rnd5 Ajani Cornelius
Fair-plus on Ajani Cornelius, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick165 Rnd5 Theo Johnson
Theo Johnson in the 165th overall pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick179 Rnd6 Darius Robinson
A straight-up fair deal on Darius Robinson at pick 179, value and slot in agreement. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick194 Rnd6 Ricky White
Ricky White in No. 194 lands just on the right side of the ledger. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick233 Rnd7 Ben Bywater
Ben Bywater at Round 7, Pick 13 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick254 Rnd7 Isheem Young
They paid a round early for Isheem Young in the 254th pick, more than the board wanted. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.