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Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (MIN)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (MIN)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (MIN)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Tykee Smith Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (MIN)
Tykee Smith
S Georgia
Malik Washington Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (MIN)
Malik Washington
WR Virginia
Javion Cohen Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (MIN)
Javion Cohen
OG Miami (FL)
Jaylin Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (MIN)
Jaylin Simpson
CB Auburn
Roger Rosengarten Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (MIN)
Roger Rosengarten
OT Washington
Trey Knox Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (MIN)
Trey Knox
TE South Carolina
Isaiah Davis Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (MIN)
Isaiah Davis
RB South Dakota State
Isaiah Neyor Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (MIN)
Isaiah Neyor
WR Texas
Draft Picks Received
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (CIN)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Trey Knox Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (CIN)
Trey Knox
TE South Carolina
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (CIN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Jer'Zhan Newton Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (CIN)
Jer'Zhan Newton
DL Illinois
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB FutureB-
The Vikings won the night they stopped Neyor from sliding. Grade: B.

Somewhere a general manager is explaining how Isaiah Neyor got past him. The Vikings do not have to explain a thing at the 230th pick. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped interior defensive lineman, which is a strange place to end up. Job largely done: quarterback settled and 7 of 8 of the wish list covered.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the interior defensive lineman spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Dallas Turner
Good price on Dallas Turner in No. 18, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick42 Rnd2 J.J. McCarthy
J.J. McCarthy in pick 42 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick49 Rnd2 Chop Robinson
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Chop Robinson in the Round 2 slot. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick108 Rnd4 Tykee Smith
Tykee Smith at the 108th pick is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick130 Rnd4 Malik Washington
Nice patience on Malik Washington, who had no business lasting to the 130th overall pick. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick148 Rnd5 Javion Cohen
A reasonable price with a little left over, Javion Cohen in pick No. 148. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick160 Rnd5 Jaylin Simpson
Jaylin Simpson slipping to slot 160 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick165 Rnd5 Roger Rosengarten
A straight-up fair deal on Roger Rosengarten at Round 5, Pick 29, value and slot in agreement. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick173 Rnd5 Trey Knox
A market-rate tight end, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Trey Knox. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick179 Rnd6 Isaiah Davis
No edge and no loss on Isaiah Davis in the 179th pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick230 Rnd7 Isaiah Neyor
Isaiah Neyor at No. 230 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.