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MINNESOTA VIKINGS

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School
1	4 (4)	Matt Kalil	T	USC
1	29 (29)	Harrison Smith	S	Notre Dame
3	3 (66)	Josh Robinson	CB	Central Florida
4	23 (118)	Jarius Wright	WR	Arkansas
4	33 (128) *	Rhett Ellison	TE	USC
4	39 (134) *	Greg Childs	WR	Arkansas
5	4 (139)	Robert Blanton	S	Notre Dame
6	5 (175)	Blair Walsh	PK	Georgia
7	3 (210)	Audie Cole	ILB	North Carolina State
7	12 (219)	Trevor Guyton	DE	California

* - Compensatory pick | # - Supplemental pick | $ - Forfeited PickGRADING SYSTEM

Team Needs

Left tackle: The Vikings' most glaring weakness is at LT. Charlie Johnson was a disaster at the position a year ago.
S: Mistral Raymond is the odds-on favorite to take one starting spot, but Jamarca Sanford was totally lost at SS in 2011. At the very least, the Vikings need someone to challenge him.
G: May as well upgrade the whole line … Minnesota cut veterans Steve Hutchinson and Anthony Herrera so, despite signing Geoff Schwartz, there's a pressing need for players on the interior.