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Draft Selections
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIN)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (MIN)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Javon Solomon Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (MIN)
Javon Solomon
OLB-EDGE Troy
Darius Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (MIN)
Darius Robinson
DL-EDGE Missouri
Malik Mustapha Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (MIN)
Malik Mustapha
S Wake Forest
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (MIN)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Javon Baker Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (MIN)
Javon Baker
WR UCF
LaDarius Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (MIN)
LaDarius Henderson
OT Michigan
Carson Steele Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (MIN)
Carson Steele
RB UCLA
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Good, not great, for the Vikings: B-.

The Vikings clearly saw something nobody else did in Carson Steele, taking him 55 picks ahead of his grade. The board is not convinced.

A whole weekend of picks and quarterback is somehow still a want. With quarterback and interior defensive lineman unsolved, spending premium capital on OLB-EDGE is the choice that costs them.

The Sinnott steal is the beam this whole class leans on. On the needs board they went 6 of 8, with edge rusher the one that mattered most.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Cooper DeJean
In the 11th pick they get a ballhawk on the outside at fair value. Need was not the driver here.
Pick42 Rnd2 Chop Robinson
Chop Robinson in slot 42 lands just on the right side of the ledger. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick109 Rnd4 Javon Solomon
A want over a need in Round 4, Pick 9: Javon Solomon adds an OLB-EDGE while quarterback and interior defensive lineman keeps waiting.
Pick130 Rnd4 Darius Robinson
A quiet steal in pick No. 130: Darius Robinson for less than the market said. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick145 Rnd5 Malik Mustapha
A tidy little value on Malik Mustapha in pick 145, a step better than break-even. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick157 Rnd5 Ben Sinnott
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Ben Sinnott at the Round 5 slot. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick166 Rnd5 Javon Baker
They talked themselves into Javon Baker at the Round 5 slot, and the board did not agree. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick179 Rnd6 LaDarius Henderson
LaDarius Henderson in No. 179 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick227 Rnd7 Carson Steele
Carson Steele at the 227th pick is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.