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  • jimbo92107 DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Jadan Baugh Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (MIN)
Jadan Baugh
RB Florida
Jayden Maiava Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (MIN)
Jayden Maiava
QB USC
Bray Hubbard Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (MIN)
Bray Hubbard
S Alabama
Iapani Laloulu Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (MIN)
Iapani Laloulu
C Oregon
Koi Perich Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (MIN)
Koi Perich
S Oregon
Kam Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (MIN)
Kam Robinson
LB Virginia
Xavier Lucas Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (MIN)
Xavier Lucas
CB Miami
Jermaine Mathews Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 5 (MIN)
Jermaine Mathews Jr.
CB Ohio State
Andrew Rappleyea Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (MIN)
Andrew Rappleyea
TE Penn State
Jayden Virgin-Morgan Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (MIN)
Jayden Virgin-Morgan
LB Boise State
Maraad Watson Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (MIN)
Maraad Watson
DT Texas
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall C+
ValueB- NeedC TradesB- FutureB-
The Vikings robbed the room for Perich. Final grade: C+.

When a board-topper like Koi Perich slides to No. 156, you do not overthink it, and the Vikings did not. Some smart calls, some head-scratchers, and a C+ in the wash.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through edge rusher. If Rappleyea pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about. Spending an early pick on safety with edge rusher and wide receiver open is the decision the grade keeps circling back to.

It nets out as a middle-of-the-pack haul that neither helps nor hurts much.

Pick Analysis
Pick31 Rnd1 Jadan Baugh
In pick No. 31 they get a centerpiece for the ground game. Need was not the driver here.
Pick63 Rnd2 Jayden Maiava
They paid a round early for Jayden Maiava in the Round 2 slot, more than the board wanted. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick82 Rnd3 Bray Hubbard
Hard to square with the roster. With positions of obvious need still on the board, Bray Hubbard adds a safety and leaves edge rusher and wide receiver untouched.
Pick95 Rnd3 Iapani Laloulu
By-the-book stuff, Iapani Laloulu at No. 95 squarely in line with his ranking. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick156 Rnd5 Koi Perich
You do not let a safety like Koi Perich reach slot 156 and blink. They did not. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
Pick163 Rnd5 Kam Robinson
Steal is underselling it; Kam Robinson at Round 5, Pick 26 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It fits a board better than it fits this team.
Pick168 Rnd5 Xavier Lucas
A slide stopped in pick 168, with Xavier Lucas worth more than the price. The roster logic is harder to follow.
Pick181 Rnd5 Jermaine Mathews Jr.
Somehow Jermaine Mathews Jr. was still sitting there in the 181st overall pick, and they pounced on premier cornerback value. A fine player at a spot low on the priority list.
Pick188 Rnd6 Andrew Rappleyea
They reached a country mile for Andrew Rappleyea at the Round 6 slot, and the board is aghast. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
Pick189 Rnd6 Jayden Virgin-Morgan
Circle this one: Jayden Virgin-Morgan at the 189th overall pick is a fall that decides a draft. Hard to map this one onto the depth chart at all.
Pick237 Rnd7 Maraad Watson
They read the board right and Maraad Watson was the payoff at No. 237. It patches a soft spot without any drama.