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Draft Selections
Olumuyiwa Fashanu Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIN)
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
OT Penn State
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (MIN)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (MIN)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Shemar Turner Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (MIN)
Shemar Turner
DL-EDGE Texas A&M
Kedon Slovis Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (MIN)
Kedon Slovis
QB BYU
Cedric Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (MIN)
Cedric Johnson
DE-EDGE Mississippi
Josh Proctor Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (MIN)
Josh Proctor
S Ohio State
Jordan Magee Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (MIN)
Jordan Magee
LB Temple
Xavier Restrepo Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (MIN)
Xavier Restrepo
WR Miami (FL)
Donovan Jennings Head Shot
PICK: 252 RND: 7 (MIN)
Donovan Jennings
OT USF
Draft Picks Received
Shemar Turner Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (PHI)
Shemar Turner
DL-EDGE Texas A&M
Xavier Restrepo Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (HOU)
Xavier Restrepo
WR Miami (FL)
Donovan Jennings Head Shot
PICK: 252 RND: 7 (SF)
Donovan Jennings
OT USF
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (HOU)
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PICK: RND: 3 (HOU)
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PICK: RND: 3 (SF)
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PICK: RND: 4 (SF)
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PICK: RND: 5 (HOU)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (SF)
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PICK: RND: 7 (HOU)
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PICK: RND: 7 (SF)
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Draft Picks Traded
Bralen Trice Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (PHI)
Bralen Trice
DE-EDGE Washington
Jonah Monheim Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (SF)
Jonah Monheim
OT USC
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesD FutureA+
Grand theft in the Round 4 slot: the Vikings steal Henderson and grade out a 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. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B.

On value alone, Henderson makes the weekend a net positive. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through tight end.

The hoard sets up next April more than it helps this September.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the tight end spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Olumuyiwa Fashanu
In No. 11 they get an anchor for the offensive line. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick108 Rnd4 TreVeyon Henderson
The board fumbled TreVeyon Henderson all the way to Round 4, Pick 8, and they scooped it up. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick128 Rnd4 Khyree Jackson
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Khyree Jackson at the 128th pick. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick137 Rnd5 Shemar Turner
A straight-up fair deal on Shemar Turner at the 137th overall pick, value and slot in agreement. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick148 Rnd5 Kedon Slovis
Kedon Slovis slid further than he should have, and pick No. 148 is lovely value for the quarterback. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick164 Rnd5 Cedric Johnson
Cedric Johnson in pick 164 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick179 Rnd6 Josh Proctor
Fair-plus on Josh Proctor, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick230 Rnd7 Jordan Magee
They let Jordan Magee come to them and pounced at the Round 7 slot. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick239 Rnd7 Xavier Restrepo
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Xavier Restrepo at the 239th overall pick is the proof. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick252 Rnd7 Donovan Jennings
A quiet steal in slot 252: Donovan Jennings for less than the market said. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.