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2027 No Trades 021

  • jimbo92107 DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Charlie Becker Head Shot
PICK: 32 RND: 1 (MIN)
Charlie Becker
WR Indiana
Kewan Lacy Head Shot
PICK: 64 RND: 2 (MIN)
Kewan Lacy
RB Ole Miss
Kade Pieper Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (MIN)
Kade Pieper
OG Iowa
Sam Leavitt Head Shot
PICK: 96 RND: 3 (MIN)
Sam Leavitt
QB LSU
Da'Shawn Womack Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (MIN)
Da'Shawn Womack
DE-EDGE Auburn
Earl Little Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 158 RND: 5 (MIN)
Earl Little Jr.
S Ohio State
Justin Evans Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (MIN)
Justin Evans
C Nebraska
Kam Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (MIN)
Kam Robinson
LB Virginia
Jermaine Mathews Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (MIN)
Jermaine Mathews Jr.
CB Ohio State
King Mack Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (MIN)
King Mack
S NC State
Andrew Rappleyea Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (MIN)
Andrew Rappleyea
TE Penn State
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B-
ValueB NeedC+ TradesB- FutureB-
More right than wrong for the Vikings, and a B- to prove it.

Some picks age like wine; Da'Shawn Womack at slot 156 will need to, sitting 56 spots clear of his grade.

They banked enough surplus on Robinson to cover a lot of smaller sins. A whole weekend of picks and interior defensive lineman is somehow still a want.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the interior defensive lineman spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick32 Rnd1 Charlie Becker
In No. 32 they get a go-to option on the outside. More want than need.
Pick64 Rnd2 Kewan Lacy
A top-tier running back at a bargain, Kewan Lacy in Round 2, Pick 32, plain and simple. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick75 Rnd3 Kade Pieper
Taking Kade Pieper in the Round 3 slot is close to grand larceny; an offensive lineman that good had no business lasting this long. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick96 Rnd3 Sam Leavitt
Sam Leavitt at pick 96 is money in the bank, a quarterback taken below his worth. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick156 Rnd5 Da'Shawn Womack
A real head-scratcher, Da'Shawn Womack in the 156th overall pick is miles ahead of his ranking. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick158 Rnd5 Earl Little Jr.
You do not let a safety like Earl Little Jr. reach pick No. 158 and blink. They did not. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
Pick169 Rnd5 Justin Evans
Justin Evans at the 169th pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick183 Rnd6 Kam Robinson
Kam Robinson in the 183rd overall pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Where it fits the depth chart is the real question.
Pick194 Rnd6 Jermaine Mathews Jr.
Jermaine Mathews Jr. is a better player than pick 194 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. Need-wise, a curious use of the pick.
Pick212 Rnd6 King Mack
They barely believed it either: King Mack still on the board at pick No. 212. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
Pick227 Rnd7 Andrew Rappleyea
A premium they did not need to pay, Andrew Rappleyea a notch or two before his time. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.