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Love falls to 18

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Jeremiyah Love Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (MIN)
Jeremiyah Love
RB Notre Dame
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (MIN)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Keith Abney II Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (MIN)
Keith Abney II
CB Arizona State
Genesis Smith Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
Genesis Smith
S Arizona
Eric Rivers Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (MIN)
Eric Rivers
WR Georgia Tech
Rasheem Biles Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (MIN)
Rasheem Biles
LB Pittsburgh
DJ Harvey Head Shot
PICK: 234 RND: 7 (MIN)
DJ Harvey
CB USC
Trey Zuhn III Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (MIN)
Trey Zuhn III
OT Texas A&M
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Good, not great, for the Vikings: B.

The weekend has a hole in the middle of it named quarterback, a need the Vikings walked right past.

Reaching for Biles left real value on the table behind him. That is a wide receiver worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly.

A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Jeremiyah Love
In pick 18 they get a centerpiece for the ground game, and a steal at that. A real need, handled.
Pick49 Rnd2 Jake Slaughter
They let Jake Slaughter come to them and pounced at the Round 2 slot. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick82 Rnd3 Keith Abney II
Nice patience on Keith Abney II, who had no business lasting to Round 3, Pick 18. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick97 Rnd3 Genesis Smith
Genesis Smith at pick No. 97 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick161 Rnd5 Eric Rivers
Eric Rivers slid further than he should have, and slot 161 is lovely value for the wide receiver. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick196 Rnd6 Rasheem Biles
This one needs a full-page explanation: Rasheem Biles in No. 196, miles early. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick234 Rnd7 DJ Harvey
A tidy bit of business in the 234th overall pick, where DJ Harvey graded well above the range. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
Pick244 Rnd7 Trey Zuhn III
Trey Zuhn III in the 244th pick lands just on the right side of the ledger. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.