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jimbo92107 DRAFTING FOR THEVikings
Draft Selections
Draft Picks Received
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Players Gained
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall
A-
ValueB
NeedB
TradesA+
FutureA+
Larceny in pick No. 116 lands the Vikings a A-, Lew and all. The board owed the Vikings one, and it paid up: Connor Lew, the No. 84 name on the board, sitting there at the Round 4 slot like a gift left on the doorstep. One of the weekend's best, top to bottom, and a A- to show for it.
The trade ledger is the best part of the whole weekend. The Payne pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. They punted on quarterback, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.
Bottom line, with Peter Woods leading the way, this is a class that should pay off fast and rarely be regretted.
Pick Analysis
Pick40
Rnd2
Peter Woods
Peter Woods is a better player than the 40th pick suggests; smart patience, rewarded. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick82
Rnd3
Jake Golday
Somehow Jake Golday was still sitting there in pick 82, and they pounced on premier edge rusher value. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick116
Rnd4
Connor Lew
They will replay Connor Lew at the Round 4 slot for years; that is how good the value is. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick155
Rnd5
Oscar Delp
Oscar Delp in pick No. 155 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick163
Rnd5
Hezekiah Masses
You do not let a cornerback like Hezekiah Masses reach the 163rd overall pick and blink. They did not. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick168
Rnd5
Ephesians Prysock
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Ephesians Prysock well ahead of where he belonged. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
Pick169
Rnd5
VJ Payne
Value said wait; VJ Payne in No. 169 says they were not listening. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick196
Rnd6
Kaleb Elarms-Orr
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Kaleb Elarms-Orr at Round 6, Pick 15 is the proof. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick234
Rnd7
Kaden Wetjen
Kaden Wetjen in the Round 7 slot is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick244
Rnd7
Eli Heidenreich
A market-rate wide receiver, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Eli Heidenreich. It fills a real need, too.














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