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2027 No Trades 023

  • jimbo92107 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Vikings
Draft Selections
Jadan Baugh Head Shot
PICK: 32 RND: 1 (MIN)
Jadan Baugh
RB Florida
Will Echoles Head Shot
PICK: 64 RND: 2 (MIN)
Will Echoles
DT Ole Miss
LaNorris Sellers Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (MIN)
LaNorris Sellers
QB South Carolina
Greg Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 96 RND: 3 (MIN)
Greg Johnson
OG Minnesota
Corey Myrick Head Shot
PICK: 158 RND: 5 (MIN)
Corey Myrick
S Clemson
Brody Foley Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (MIN)
Brody Foley
TE Louisville
Justin Evans Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (MIN)
Justin Evans
C Nebraska
Adon Shuler Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (MIN)
Adon Shuler
S Notre Dame
Rueben Owens II Head Shot
PICK: 253 RND: 7 (MIN)
Rueben Owens II
RB Texas A&M
Draft Picks Received
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (CHI)
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Draft Picks Traded
Hollywood Smothers Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (CHI)
Hollywood Smothers
RB Texas
Players Gained
Head Shot
Luther Burden III
WR
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedC+ TradesA FutureB
The Vikings won the weekend at the trade table. Grade: B.

Somebody in the 185th overall pick was going to get robbed, and it turned out to be the rest of the league. The Vikings sat still while Adon Shuler, the No. 131 name on the board, slid all the way to them, then sprinted to the podium. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B.

They will need Owens II to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it. The dealing alone would carry a lesser class.

Spending an early pick on running back with edge rusher and wide receiver open is the decision the grade keeps circling back to. Leaving edge rusher unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick32 Rnd1 Jadan Baugh
A surprising call. With edge rusher and wide receiver still to address, they spent pick No. 32 on Jadan Baugh, a running back they were not short of.
Pick64 Rnd2 Will Echoles
The board fumbled Will Echoles all the way to No. 64, and they scooped it up. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick75 Rnd3 LaNorris Sellers
LaNorris Sellers in pick No. 75 lands just on the right side of the ledger. The roster fit checks out.
Pick96 Rnd3 Greg Johnson
Greg Johnson at pick 96 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.
Pick158 Rnd5 Corey Myrick
Corey Myrick in the 158th pick is a gift, value that borders on unfair. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
Pick160 Rnd5 Brody Foley
Brody Foley in Round 5, Pick 21 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
Pick171 Rnd5 Justin Evans
Circle this one: Justin Evans at the Round 5 slot is a fall that decides a draft. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick185 Rnd6 Adon Shuler
Adon Shuler in No. 185 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
Pick253 Rnd7 Rueben Owens II
A real head-scratcher, Rueben Owens II in the 253rd overall pick is miles ahead of his ranking. It does not line up with the team's obvious holes.