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2027 No Trades 014

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Draft Selections
Charlie Becker Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (MIN)
Charlie Becker
WR Indiana
Kade Pieper Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (MIN)
Kade Pieper
OG Iowa
Raleek Brown Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (MIN)
Raleek Brown
RB Texas
Dylan Raiola Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (MIN)
Dylan Raiola
QB Oregon
Jackson Bennee Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (MIN)
Jackson Bennee
S Utah
Jayden Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (MIN)
Jayden Jackson
DT Oklahoma
Kam Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (MIN)
Kam Robinson
LB Virginia
John Curry Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (MIN)
John Curry
CB Texas Tech
Braelin Moore Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (MIN)
Braelin Moore
C LSU
Quay'sheed Scott Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (MIN)
Quay'sheed Scott
CB Kentucky
E.J. Lightsey Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (MIN)
E.J. Lightsey
LB Georgia Tech
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedC+ TradesB- FutureB-
Larceny in the Round 5 slot lands the Vikings a B-, Bennee and all.

The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: Jackson Bennee, Round 5, Pick 19, roughly 36 picks past where he belonged. The bottom line is a respectable B-.

The Raiola pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped edge rusher, which is a strange place to end up. The roster is better shaped than it was, with offensive lineman chief among the fixes.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Charlie Becker
In Round 1, Pick 30 they get a No. 1 receiver at fair value. More want than need.
Pick62 Rnd2 Kade Pieper
Kade Pieper is a better player than No. 62 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick77 Rnd3 Raleek Brown
A real head-scratcher, Raleek Brown in the 77th overall pick is miles ahead of his ranking. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick94 Rnd3 Dylan Raiola
A big swing on Dylan Raiola at the 94th pick, well ahead of any board in the building. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick157 Rnd5 Jackson Bennee
Jackson Bennee at pick No. 157 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick164 Rnd5 Jayden Jackson
They will replay Jayden Jackson at pick 164 for years; that is how good the value is. It fills a real need, too.
Pick168 Rnd5 Kam Robinson
You do not let a linebacker like Kam Robinson reach the Round 5 slot and blink. They did not. It fits a board better than it fits this team.
Pick190 Rnd6 John Curry
John Curry in slot 190 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A fine player at a spot low on the priority list.
Pick202 Rnd6 Braelin Moore
They barely believed it either: Braelin Moore still on the board at No. 202. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick212 Rnd6 Quay'sheed Scott
Quay'sheed Scott at the 212th pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. Where it fits the depth chart is the real question.
Pick230 Rnd7 E.J. Lightsey
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and E.J. Lightsey at pick No. 230 is the proof. A pick in search of a role on this roster.