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  • zRockin1 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Vikings
Draft Selections
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (MIN)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Joshua Gray Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (MIN)
Joshua Gray
OG Oregon State
Nohl Williams Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (MIN)
Nohl Williams
CB California
Clay Webb Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (MIN)
Clay Webb
OG Jacksonville State
Draft Picks Received
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CLE)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Nohl Williams Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (CLE)
Nohl Williams
CB California
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (CLE)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (CLE)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (CLE)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (CLE)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Players Gained
Head Shot
Zak Zinter
OG
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B
ValueB NeedB- TradesA- FutureB+
No fireworks, just a tidy B for the Vikings.

When the story of this class is written, it opens with Joshua Gray at Round 5, Pick 1, a reach of 63 spots that the board flatly disagrees with. It does the job without flash, and the B reflects it.

Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Williams. They punted on quarterback, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

The trade work was a quiet net positive.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the quarterback spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick33 Rnd2 Walter Nolen
Value with a capital V on Walter Nolen in the 33rd overall pick, a genuine coup. It fills a real need, too.
Pick97 Rnd3 Cam Skattebo
No drama and no debate, Cam Skattebo went about where he belonged in pick No. 97. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick139 Rnd5 Joshua Gray
This one needs a full-page explanation: Joshua Gray in Round 5, Pick 1, miles early. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick179 Rnd6 Nohl Williams
Steal is underselling it; Nohl Williams at the 179th pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick187 Rnd6 Clay Webb
Clay Webb at pick 187 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.