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Draft Selections
KJ Bolden Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (MIN)
KJ Bolden
S Georgia
LaNorris Sellers Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (MIN)
LaNorris Sellers
QB South Carolina
Nate Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (MIN)
Nate Frazier
RB Georgia
Nyck Harbor Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (MIN)
Nyck Harbor
WR South Carolina
Da'Shawn Womack Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (MIN)
Da'Shawn Womack
DE-EDGE Auburn
Drew Bobo Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (MIN)
Drew Bobo
C Georgia
Benjamin Brahmer Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (MIN)
Benjamin Brahmer
TE Penn State
Jermaine Mathews Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (MIN)
Jermaine Mathews Jr.
CB Ohio State
Jacob Ponton Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (MIN)
Jacob Ponton
OT Texas Tech
Coen Echols Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (MIN)
Coen Echols
OG Texas A&M
Donovan Jones Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (MIN)
Donovan Jones
CB Nebraska
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Good, not great, for the Vikings: B-.

The Vikings spent real capital to be 69 picks early on Benjamin Brahmer, and the board is going to hold them to it.

The interior defensive lineman spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. Bolden at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster. Quarterback is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but interior defensive lineman.

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 KJ Bolden
In slot 30 they get a two-high chess piece at a price that makes it sweeter. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick62 Rnd2 LaNorris Sellers
They went early on LaNorris Sellers in pick 62, and the value did not follow. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick70 Rnd3 Nate Frazier
Nate Frazier slipping to the Round 3 slot is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. It fills a real need, too.
Pick94 Rnd3 Nyck Harbor
A wild overpay on Nyck Harbor in the 94th pick, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. The roster fit checks out.
Pick156 Rnd5 Da'Shawn Womack
Da'Shawn Womack in pick No. 156 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick157 Rnd5 Drew Bobo
Drew Bobo at No. 157 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick167 Rnd5 Benjamin Brahmer
This one needs a full-page explanation: Benjamin Brahmer in the 167th overall pick, miles early. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick186 Rnd6 Jermaine Mathews Jr.
A tidy bit of business in the 186th pick, where Jermaine Mathews Jr. graded well above the range. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick195 Rnd6 Jacob Ponton
They took Jacob Ponton at par in slot 195, which is nothing to complain about. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick212 Rnd6 Coen Echols
Coen Echols in No. 212 lands just on the right side of the ledger. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick231 Rnd7 Donovan Jones
Donovan Jones at the Round 7 slot jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.