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Draft Picks Traded
Players Gained
Tommy
DeVito
QB
T.J.
Edwards
LB
A.J.
Epenesa
EDGE
Jaylon
Johnson
CB
Trey
Lance
QB
Tyron
Smith
OT
Deuce
Vaughn
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Mattison
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Akers
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Jaren
Hall
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Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall
B+
ValueC+
NeedB
TradesA+
FutureB
The Vikings won the weekend at the trade table. Grade: B+. They will call it conviction in the building and a reach everywhere else: Jaylen Harrell, 73 picks early at the 212th pick. Call it a sensible B+, earned the boring way.
They banked enough surplus on Henderson to cover a lot of smaller sins. They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own. Leaving running back unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.
The veteran additions, Tyron Smith chief among them, give the class a floor the rookies alone would not.
Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.
Pick Analysis
Pick24
Rnd1
JT Tuimoloau
In the Round 1 slot they get juice off the edge, though they paid up to get him. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick32
Rnd1
T'Vondre Sweat
In the 32nd pick they get a pocket-collapsing interior rusher. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick48
Rnd2
Cooper DeJean
Cooper DeJean at pick No. 48 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick97
Rnd3
Luke Lachey
They paid up for Luke Lachey at slot 97 when waiting would have done the job. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick124
Rnd4
Devontez Walker
Taking Devontez Walker in No. 124 is close to grand larceny; a wide receiver that good had no business lasting this long. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick132
Rnd4
Connor Colby
A real head-scratcher, Connor Colby in pick 132 is miles ahead of his ranking. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick179
Rnd6
DeWayne Carter
DeWayne Carter in slot 179 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick194
Rnd6
JT Daniels
Nothing to complain about; JT Daniels went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick212
Rnd6
Jaylen Harrell
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Jaylen Harrell well ahead of where he belonged. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick228
Rnd7
LaDarius Henderson
LaDarius Henderson at the 228th pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick233
Rnd7
Willie Roberts
Steal is underselling it; Willie Roberts at the 233rd overall pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
Pick236
Rnd7
Marques Cox
Value with a capital V on Marques Cox in pick 236, a genuine coup. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick254
Rnd7
Aubrey Burks
A big swing on Aubrey Burks at the Round 7 slot, well ahead of any board in the building. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.