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14th Draft - Chaos and Tradining uP

Draft Selections
Travis Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (MIN)
Travis Hunter
CB Colorado
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (MIN)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Dylan Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (MIN)
Dylan Fairchild
OG Georgia
Draft Picks Received
Travis Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (CAR)
Travis Hunter
CB Colorado
Draft Picks Traded
Mason Graham Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (CAR)
Mason Graham
DT Michigan
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (ARI)
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Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B
ValueA- NeedC+ TradesA+ FutureD
The Vikings cashed the board's mistake on Nolen: B.

The Vikings did not reach, did not trade up, did not blink. They just waited, and Walter Nolen fell into the Round 5 slot.

They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast. A whole weekend of picks and quarterback is somehow still a want. It is a win-now wager, and the future is the stake.

On the needs board they went 3 of 8, with offensive lineman the one that mattered most.

Good work on the whole, with quarterback the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Travis Hunter
In the 8th pick they get an island corner. More want than need.
Pick97 Rnd3 Ashton Jeanty
Ashton Jeanty at the 97th overall pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick140 Rnd5 Walter Nolen
A top-tier interior defensive lineman at a bargain, Walter Nolen in the Round 5 slot, plain and simple. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick161 Rnd5 Dylan Fairchild
A offensive lineman of that caliber at pick No. 161 is the definition of value, full stop. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.