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Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall
C+
ValueC+
NeedB
TradesF
FutureA+
The phones sank the Vikings this weekend: C+. Some picks age like wine; DeMonte Capehart at the 230th pick will need to, sitting 35 spots clear of his grade. It lands right in the middle: a C+, no more, no less.
Overpaying at the table undid a lot of the good work elsewhere. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through wide receiver. On the needs board they went 6 of 8, with quarterback the one that mattered most.
It is a bet on later, and a defensible one for a team playing the long game.
The verdict is a shrug for now, with the swing picks left to write the real ending.
Pick Analysis
Pick42
Rnd2
J.J. McCarthy
J.J. McCarthy at pick 42 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick81
Rnd3
Zak Zinter
A reach for Zak Zinter in pick No. 81; a little patience would have been rewarded. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick108
Rnd4
Khyree Jackson
Nothing to complain about; Khyree Jackson went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick111
Rnd4
Tommy Eichenberg
Tommy Eichenberg in the 111th overall pick is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick118
Rnd4
Mohamed Kamara
A clean, defensible pick in the Round 4 slot with a little surplus value in Mohamed Kamara. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick130
Rnd4
Will Shipley
Will Shipley at the 130th pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick148
Rnd5
Ty'Ron Hopper
They took Ty'Ron Hopper at par in pick No. 148, which is nothing to complain about. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
Pick154
Rnd5
Josh Proctor
Josh Proctor in No. 154 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick160
Rnd5
Grayson Murphy
A straight-up fair deal on Grayson Murphy at slot 160, value and slot in agreement. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick166
Rnd5
Roger Rosengarten
Roger Rosengarten in the 166th pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick179
Rnd6
Braiden McGregor
This one needs a full-page explanation: Braiden McGregor in Round 6, Pick 4, miles early. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick230
Rnd7
DeMonte Capehart
DeMonte Capehart at the Round 7 slot is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. It fills a real need, too.
Pick256
Rnd7
Trey Wedig
No drama and no debate, Trey Wedig went about where he belonged in pick 256. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.