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  • jimbo92107 DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Charlie Becker Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (MIN)
Charlie Becker
WR Indiana
Jadan Baugh Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (MIN)
Jadan Baugh
RB Florida
Kade Pieper Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (MIN)
Kade Pieper
OG Iowa
Bear Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (MIN)
Bear Alexander
DT Oregon
Amare Ferrell Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (MIN)
Amare Ferrell
S Indiana
Kam Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (MIN)
Kam Robinson
LB Virginia
A.J. Harris Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (MIN)
A.J. Harris
CB Indiana
Drayk Bowen Head Shot
PICK: 192 RND: 6 (MIN)
Drayk Bowen
LB Notre Dame
Braelin Moore Head Shot
PICK: 203 RND: 6 (MIN)
Braelin Moore
C LSU
King Mack Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (MIN)
King Mack
S NC State
Niki Prongos Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (MIN)
Niki Prongos
OT Stanford
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B-
ValueB+ NeedC TradesB- FutureB-
Grand theft in the 157th overall pick: the Vikings steal Ferrell and grade out a B-.

Somebody in pick 157 was going to get robbed, and it turned out to be the rest of the league. The Vikings sat still while Amare Ferrell, the No. 120 name on the board, slid all the way to them, then sprinted to the podium. A dependable weekend that grades out a B-.

The quarterback hole is the one line item this class does not answer. If Prongos pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about.

On the needs board they went 2 of 5, with offensive lineman the one that mattered most. Almost all the early capital went to that side of the ball.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Charlie Becker
In the 30th overall pick they get a difference-maker at receiver. More want than need.
Pick62 Rnd2 Jadan Baugh
A top-tier running back at a bargain, Jadan Baugh in the Round 2 slot, plain and simple. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick78 Rnd3 Kade Pieper
Taking Kade Pieper in No. 78 is close to grand larceny; an offensive lineman that good had no business lasting this long. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick94 Rnd3 Bear Alexander
A interior defensive lineman of that caliber at pick 94 is the definition of value, full stop. It fills a real need, too.
Pick157 Rnd5 Amare Ferrell
Amare Ferrell at slot 157 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
Pick164 Rnd5 Kam Robinson
They let Kam Robinson come to them and pounced at Round 5, Pick 26. Where it fits the depth chart is the real question.
Pick168 Rnd5 A.J. Harris
Value with a capital V on A.J. Harris in pick No. 168, a genuine coup. A pick in search of a role on this roster.
Pick192 Rnd6 Drayk Bowen
Drayk Bowen in the 192nd pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A fine player at a spot low on the priority list.
Pick203 Rnd6 Braelin Moore
Braelin Moore at Round 6, Pick 24 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick212 Rnd6 King Mack
Circle this one: King Mack at the 212th pick is a fall that decides a draft. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
Pick231 Rnd7 Niki Prongos
Niki Prongos at pick No. 231 is a conviction pick that outran the value. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.