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December 15

  • MPLS1989 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Vikings
Draft Selections
Jeremiyah Love Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (MIN)
Jeremiyah Love
RB Notre Dame
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 64 RND: 2 (MIN)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Eric Singleton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (MIN)
Eric Singleton Jr.
WR Auburn
Keith Abney II Head Shot
PICK: 96 RND: 3 (MIN)
Keith Abney II
CB Arizona State
Zakee Wheatley Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
Zakee Wheatley
S Penn State
C.J. Fite Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (MIN)
C.J. Fite
DT Arizona State
DJ McKinney Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (MIN)
DJ McKinney
CB Colorado
DeMonte Capehart Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (MIN)
DeMonte Capehart
DT Clemson
Max Iheanachor Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (MIN)
Max Iheanachor
OT Arizona State
Earnest Greene III Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (MIN)
Earnest Greene III
OT Georgia
Jordan Castell Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (MIN)
Jordan Castell
S Florida
Barion Brown Head Shot
PICK: 242 RND: 7 (MIN)
Barion Brown
WR LSU
Jordan White Head Shot
PICK: 252 RND: 7 (MIN)
Jordan White
C Vanderbilt
Draft Picks Received
Jeremiyah Love Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (MIA)
Jeremiyah Love
RB Notre Dame
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 64 RND: 2 (DEN)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Keith Abney II Head Shot
PICK: 96 RND: 3 (DEN)
Keith Abney II
CB Arizona State
C.J. Fite Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (DEN)
C.J. Fite
DT Arizona State
DJ McKinney Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (DEN)
DJ McKinney
CB Colorado
DeMonte Capehart Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (MIA)
DeMonte Capehart
DT Clemson
Jordan White Head Shot
PICK: 252 RND: 7 (DEN)
Jordan White
C Vanderbilt
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (DEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (DEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (DEN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Caleb Downs Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIA)
Caleb Downs
S Ohio State
Jayden Maiava Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (PIT)
Jayden Maiava
QB USC
Players Gained
Head Shot
LB
Head Shot
Cameron McCutcheon
CB
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB TradesA FutureA-
More right than wrong for the Vikings, and a B+ to prove it.

Call it larceny. Sonny Styles sat on the board until slot 64, and the Vikings did not need to be asked twice.

The White pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. The McKinney pick is fine in a vacuum, less so with quarterback, edge rusher and other spots still on the board. A whole weekend of picks and quarterback is somehow still a want.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but quarterback.

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Jeremiyah Love
In pick 12 they get a centerpiece for the ground game. A real need, handled.
Pick64 Rnd2 Sonny Styles
Circle this one: Sonny Styles at slot 64 is a fall that decides a draft. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick75 Rnd3 Eric Singleton Jr.
No edge and no loss on Eric Singleton Jr. in slot 75; it is a wash and a sensible one. The roster fit checks out.
Pick96 Rnd3 Keith Abney II
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Keith Abney II at the Round 3 slot is the proof. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick97 Rnd3 Zakee Wheatley
A slide stopped in Round 3, Pick 33, with Zakee Wheatley worth more than the price. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick107 Rnd4 C.J. Fite
C.J. Fite in the 107th pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick132 Rnd4 DJ McKinney
Hard to square with the roster. With positions of obvious need still on the board, DJ McKinney adds a cornerback and leaves quarterback, edge rusher and other spots untouched.
Pick154 Rnd5 DeMonte Capehart
A market-rate interior defensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on DeMonte Capehart. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick161 Rnd5 Max Iheanachor
They took Max Iheanachor at par in the 161st overall pick, which is nothing to complain about. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick197 Rnd6 Earnest Greene III
Earnest Greene III in pick No. 197 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick226 Rnd7 Jordan Castell
Jordan Castell in the 226th overall pick is fair value, right on his grade. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick242 Rnd7 Barion Brown
Barion Brown at slot 242 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It fills a real need, too.
Pick252 Rnd7 Jordan White
They reached a country mile for Jordan White at Round 7, Pick 37, and the board is aghast. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.