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Bo Nix to the Vikes
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- DRAFTING FOR THEVikings
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Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall
B+
ValueB
NeedB+
TradesB-
FutureA+
The Vikings found their guy under center in Nix: B+. After circling the position for what felt like forever, the Vikings committed. Bo Nix is the quarterback now, and the roster gets built to his timeline.
That tight end hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. On value alone, Jackson makes the weekend a net positive. The imported veterans give this class a floor the draft picks could not on their own.
Stockpiling next year's capital is patient, if unglamorous, asset work.
Nothing here to lose sleep over, and plenty to feel decent about.
Pick Analysis
Pick29
Rnd1
Bo Nix
In the 29th pick they get a franchise quarterback at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick108
Rnd4
Donovan Edwards
Donovan Edwards at pick 108 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick123
Rnd4
Kris Abrams-Draine
Fair-plus on Kris Abrams-Draine, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick129
Rnd4
Donovan Jackson
Donovan Jackson is a better player than No. 129 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick148
Rnd5
Cedric Johnson
Cedric Johnson in slot 148 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick163
Rnd5
Ainias Smith
A clean, defensible pick in the Round 5 slot with a little surplus value in Ainias Smith. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick165
Rnd5
Chau Smith-Wade
Chau Smith-Wade in the 165th overall pick is fair value, right on his grade. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
Pick179
Rnd6
Josh Proctor
Josh Proctor at Round 6, Pick 4 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the safety. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick190
Rnd6
Zion Tupuola-Fetui
A tidy bit of business in the Round 6 slot, where Zion Tupuola-Fetui graded well above the range. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick230
Rnd7
Steele Chambers
A quiet steal in Round 7, Pick 10: Steele Chambers for less than the market said. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick242
Rnd7
Aaron Frost
Aaron Frost at the 242nd pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.