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Jaybeast17 DRAFTING FOR THEVikings
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Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall
D+
ValueF
NeedB-
TradesB+
FutureD
The Vikings have some explaining to do after a D+. Some picks age like wine; Trey Holly at the Round 1 slot will need to, sitting 306 spots clear of his grade. It grades a D+, and the process earned it.
That quarterback hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. The Sarratt pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch. The bill for those future picks comes due whether the class hits or not.
The trade work was a quiet net positive.
Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even, and quarterback is still a hole.
Pick Analysis
Pick18
Rnd1
Trey Holly
A big swing on Trey Holly at the 18th pick, well ahead of any board in the building. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick49
Rnd2
Jerry Wilson
Jerry Wilson in slot 49 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick68
Rnd3
Josiah Trotter
A slide stopped in the Round 3 slot, with Josiah Trotter worth more than the price. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick82
Rnd3
Max Klare
Fair-plus on Max Klare, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick97
Rnd3
Elijah Sarratt
A top-tier wide receiver at a bargain, Elijah Sarratt in pick No. 97, plain and simple. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick163
Rnd5
Domani Jackson
The board had cheaper options than Domani Jackson at the 163rd overall pick, and it noticed. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
Pick196
Rnd6
Madden Sanker
They reached into another round for Madden Sanker, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick235
Rnd7
Miles Kitselman
They took Miles Kitselman at par in No. 235, which is nothing to complain about. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick244
Rnd7
Branson Robinson
Branson Robinson at the Round 7 slot is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.





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