2 trade downs and OMARION Hampton

Draft Selections
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (MIN)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Darien Porter Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (MIN)
Darien Porter
CB Iowa State
Sebastian Castro Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (MIN)
Sebastian Castro
S Iowa
Jared Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (MIN)
Jared Wilson
C Georgia
Xavier Restrepo Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (MIN)
Xavier Restrepo
WR Miami
Upton Stout Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (MIN)
Upton Stout
S Western Kentucky
Carson Vinson Head Shot
PICK: 242 RND: 7 (MIN)
Carson Vinson
OT Alabama A&M
Draft Picks Received
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (TEN)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Darien Porter Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (KC)
Darien Porter
CB Iowa State
Sebastian Castro Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (TEN)
Sebastian Castro
S Iowa
Jared Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (ATL)
Jared Wilson
C Georgia
Carson Vinson Head Shot
PICK: 242 RND: 7 (ATL)
Carson Vinson
OT Alabama A&M
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (KC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (KC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (ATL)
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Draft Picks Traded
Wyatt Milum Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (KC)
Wyatt Milum
OT West Virginia
Chimere Dike Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (ATL)
Chimere Dike
WR Florida
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesB FutureB-
The Vikings cashed the board's mistake on Restrepo: B.

The rest of the league will want that one back. Xavier Restrepo tumbling to the Vikings in the Round 5 slot is a gift they did not have to think twice about.

The quarterback hole is the one line item this class does not answer. Reaching for Porter left real value on the table behind him.

Almost all the early capital went to that side of the ball.

Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.

Pick Analysis
Pick35 Rnd2 Omarion Hampton
They did well to land Omarion Hampton in the 35th pick, just ahead of his grade. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick63 Rnd2 Darien Porter
They paid up for Darien Porter at the Round 2 slot when waiting would have done the job. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick103 Rnd4 Sebastian Castro
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Sebastian Castro at the 103rd overall pick is the proof. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick118 Rnd4 Jared Wilson
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Jared Wilson in pick 118. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick139 Rnd5 Xavier Restrepo
Xavier Restrepo in slot 139 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick187 Rnd6 Upton Stout
Upton Stout in No. 187 is fair value, right on his grade. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick242 Rnd7 Carson Vinson
The board had Carson Vinson higher than pick No. 242, and the offensive lineman fell to them anyway. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.