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Cam Ward as QB2

Draft Selections
Cam Ward Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (MIN)
Cam Ward
QB Miami
Wyatt Milum Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
Wyatt Milum
OT West Virginia
Devin Neal Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (MIN)
Devin Neal
RB Kansas
Sebastian Castro Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (MIN)
Sebastian Castro
S Iowa
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B+
ValueA+ NeedA TradesB- FutureB-
Quarterback settled, Ward in the fold, and a B+ for the Vikings.

The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: Sebastian Castro, the Round 6 slot, roughly 102 picks past where he belonged.

They have staked the next five years on Cam Ward, which is the only story that really matters here. Leaving edge rusher unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick24 Rnd1 Cam Ward
In No. 24 they get their quarterback of the future at a price that makes it sweeter. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick97 Rnd3 Wyatt Milum
They robbed the room for Wyatt Milum here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick139 Rnd5 Devin Neal
Devin Neal in No. 139 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It fills a real need, too.
Pick187 Rnd6 Sebastian Castro
You do not let a safety like Sebastian Castro reach the Round 6 slot and blink. They did not. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.