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  • Darien DRAFTING FOR THE
    Vikings
Draft Selections
Spencer Fano Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (MIN)
Spencer Fano
OT Utah
Chris Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (MIN)
Chris Johnson
CB San Diego State
Carson Beck Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (MIN)
Carson Beck
QB Miami
Derrick Moore Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
Derrick Moore
DE-EDGE Michigan
Mike Washington Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (MIN)
Mike Washington Jr.
RB Arkansas
Bryce Foster Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (MIN)
Bryce Foster
C Kansas
Roderick Kearney Head Shot
PICK: 234 RND: 7 (MIN)
Roderick Kearney
OG Florida
Dasan McCullough Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (MIN)
Dasan McCullough
S-EDGE Nebraska
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Best value of the weekend goes to the Vikings for Washington Jr.: B-.

Somebody in No. 161 was going to get robbed, and it turned out to be the rest of the league. The Vikings sat still while Mike Washington Jr., the No. 131 name on the board, slid all the way to them, then sprinted to the podium. More right than wrong, and a B- to match.

The safety hole is the one line item this class does not answer. Quarterback is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Spencer Fano
In the 18th overall pick they get a cornerstone up front. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick49 Rnd2 Chris Johnson
By-the-book stuff, Chris Johnson at No. 49 squarely in line with his ranking. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick82 Rnd3 Carson Beck
Carson Beck at pick No. 82 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the quarterback. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick97 Rnd3 Derrick Moore
No drama and no debate, Derrick Moore went about where he belonged in the 97th pick. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick161 Rnd5 Mike Washington Jr.
A running back of that caliber at slot 161 is the definition of value, full stop. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick194 Rnd6 Bryce Foster
They took Bryce Foster at par in the Round 6 slot, which is nothing to complain about. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick234 Rnd7 Roderick Kearney
They paid sticker price for Roderick Kearney in Round 7, Pick 18, and that is fine. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick240 Rnd7 Dasan McCullough
Dasan McCullough at pick 240 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A fine player at a spot low on the priority list.