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Draft Selections
Byron Murphy II Head Shot
PICK: 32 RND: 1 (MIN)
Byron Murphy II
DL Texas
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (MIN)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Trey Benson Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (MIN)
Trey Benson
RB Florida State
Jarvis Brownlee Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (MIN)
Jarvis Brownlee Jr.
CB Louisville
Tykee Smith Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (MIN)
Tykee Smith
S Georgia
Kamal Hadden Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (MIN)
Kamal Hadden
CB Tennessee
Walter Rouse Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (MIN)
Walter Rouse
OT Oklahoma
Jordan Magee Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (MIN)
Jordan Magee
LB Temple
Draft Picks Received
Byron Murphy II Head Shot
PICK: 32 RND: 1 (KC)
Byron Murphy II
DL Texas
Jordan Magee Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (BAL)
Jordan Magee
LB Temple
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (KC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (KC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (KC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (BAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (KC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (BAL)
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Draft Picks Traded
Laiatu Latu Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (KC)
Laiatu Latu
DL-EDGE UCLA
Isaiah Davis Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (BAL)
Isaiah Davis
RB South Dakota State
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesF FutureA+
The Vikings let Rouse fall and pounced. Final grade: B-.

You can lose a draft before you make a pick. The Vikings did it at the trade table, overpaying to chase players the board did not price nearly as high. Good, not great, and the B- says as much.

The edge rusher hole is the one line item this class does not answer. However the rest shakes out, Rouse at that price is a win they earned.

It is a bet on later, and a defensible one for a team playing the long game. They left with quarterback solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.

Pick Analysis
Pick32 Rnd1 Byron Murphy II
In pick 32 they get a disruptive interior force, outstanding value to boot. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick42 Rnd2 J.J. McCarthy
They paid sticker price for J.J. McCarthy in the 42nd overall pick, and that is fine. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick109 Rnd4 Trey Benson
Trey Benson at the 109th pick is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick130 Rnd4 Jarvis Brownlee Jr.
Jarvis Brownlee Jr. in the Round 4 slot is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick156 Rnd5 Tykee Smith
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Tykee Smith in No. 156. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick179 Rnd6 Kamal Hadden
Kamal Hadden is a better player than slot 179 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
Pick190 Rnd6 Walter Rouse
The board fumbled Walter Rouse all the way to pick 190, and they scooped it up. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick248 Rnd7 Jordan Magee
A tidy little value on Jordan Magee in Round 7, Pick 28, a step better than break-even. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.