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Draft Selections
Jared Verse Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIN)
Jared Verse
DE-EDGE Florida State
Mekhi Wingo Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (MIN)
Mekhi Wingo
DT LSU
Caelen Carson Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
Caelen Carson
CB Wake Forest
Tyrice Knight Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (MIN)
Tyrice Knight
LB UTEP
MarShawn Lloyd Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (MIN)
MarShawn Lloyd
RB USC
Joe Milton III Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (MIN)
Joe Milton III
QB Tennessee
Jaden Hicks Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (MIN)
Jaden Hicks
S Washington State
LaDarius Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (MIN)
LaDarius Henderson
OT Michigan
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (MIN)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Justin Rogers Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (MIN)
Justin Rogers
DL Auburn
Andru Phillips Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (MIN)
Andru Phillips
CB Kentucky
Daijahn Anthony Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (MIN)
Daijahn Anthony
CB Mississippi
Draft Picks Received
Mekhi Wingo Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (PHI)
Mekhi Wingo
DT LSU
Caelen Carson Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (PHI)
Caelen Carson
CB Wake Forest
LaDarius Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (PHI)
LaDarius Henderson
OT Michigan
Justin Rogers Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (PHI)
Justin Rogers
DL Auburn
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (PHI)
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Draft Picks Traded
Terrion Arnold Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (PHI)
Terrion Arnold
CB Alabama
Players Gained
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Tyler Steen
OG
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB TradesA- FutureB-
Best value of the weekend goes to the Vikings for Hicks: B.

Somewhere a general manager is explaining how Jaden Hicks got past him. The Vikings do not have to explain a thing at the 157th overall pick. Call it a sensible B, earned the boring way.

Every board in the league had Milton III lower, and that gap is the story. The tight end hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

They squeezed a little extra out of every move they made.

A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Jared Verse
By-the-book stuff, Jared Verse at the 11th overall pick squarely in line with his ranking. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick50 Rnd2 Mekhi Wingo
Mekhi Wingo at the 50th pick is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick97 Rnd3 Caelen Carson
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Caelen Carson at pick 97. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick109 Rnd4 Tyrice Knight
A straight-up fair deal on Tyrice Knight at Round 4, Pick 9, value and slot in agreement. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick130 Rnd4 MarShawn Lloyd
They took MarShawn Lloyd at par in No. 130, which is nothing to complain about. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick145 Rnd5 Joe Milton III
Joe Milton III at slot 145 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick157 Rnd5 Jaden Hicks
Jaden Hicks in the Round 5 slot should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick160 Rnd5 LaDarius Henderson
They went early on LaDarius Henderson in pick No. 160, and the value did not follow. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick166 Rnd5 Luke McCaffrey
Luke McCaffrey in No. 166 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick171 Rnd5 Justin Rogers
Justin Rogers in slot 171 lands just on the right side of the ledger. It fills a real need, too.
Pick179 Rnd6 Andru Phillips
Andru Phillips at pick 179 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the cornerback. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
Pick227 Rnd7 Daijahn Anthony
The board fumbled Daijahn Anthony all the way to the Round 7 slot, and they scooped it up. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.