Minnesota Vikings draft picks 2023: Round-by-round selections

nate davis and jim reineking, usa today

Sat, Apr 29, 2023, 11:34 PM·2 min read

Here is a 2023 NFL draft pick-by-pick breakdown for the Minnesota Vikings:

Round 1 (No. 23 overall) — Jordan Addison, WR, USC: That makes a first-round record four wideouts in a row. At 5-11 and 173 pounds, you'd like Addison to have better than 4.49 speed. However he was highly productive at Pitt (100 catches for 1,593 yards and 17 TDs in 2021) before transferring to the Trojans and leading them with 59 grabs for 875 yards and eight scores last year despite missing time with an ankle injury. His ability to play wide or in the slot is appealing, and Vikes WR Justin Jefferson is surely thrilled to have a new Robin now that Adam Thielen has moved on to Carolina. Draft tracker

Round 3 (102, special compensatory; from 49ers) — Mekhi Blackmon, CB, USC: He's got sub-4.5 speed and has a legitimate shot to play early and often for a secondary that's almost entirely turned over its corner corps. Draft tracker

Round 4 (134, from Chiefs) — Jay Ward, CB, LSU Draft tracker

Round 5 (141, from Raiders through Colts) — Jaquelin Roy, DT, LSU Draft tracker

Round 5 (164, from 49ers) — Jaren Hall, QB, BYU Draft tracker

Round 7 (222, from Broncos through 49ers) — DeWayne McBride, RB, UAB Draft tracker

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