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December 2

  • MPLS1989 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Vikings
Draft Selections
Caleb Downs Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIN)
Caleb Downs
S Ohio State
Anthony Hill Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (MIN)
Anthony Hill Jr.
LB Texas
A.J. Harris Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (MIN)
A.J. Harris
CB Penn State
Nicholas Singleton Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
Nicholas Singleton
RB Penn State
Justin Joly Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (MIN)
Justin Joly
TE NC State
Monroe Mills Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (MIN)
Monroe Mills
OT Virginia
Kevin Jennings Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (MIN)
Kevin Jennings
QB SMU
Tristan Leigh Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (MIN)
Tristan Leigh
OT Clemson
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
No fireworks, just a tidy B for the Vikings.

The Vikings' one glaring miss is edge rusher, a need they left exactly as they found it.

The Mills pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch. They will need Jennings to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Caleb Downs
In the Round 1 slot they get a rangy last line of defense, outstanding value to boot. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick42 Rnd2 Anthony Hill Jr.
Fair-plus on Anthony Hill Jr., a quiet win that adds up over a draft. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick73 Rnd3 A.J. Harris
A clean, defensible pick in slot 73 with a little surplus value in A.J. Harris. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick97 Rnd3 Nicholas Singleton
Nicholas Singleton at pick 97 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick161 Rnd5 Justin Joly
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Justin Joly at Round 5, Pick 21 is the proof. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick200 Rnd6 Monroe Mills
Monroe Mills in the 200th overall pick is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick226 Rnd7 Kevin Jennings
A reach on Kevin Jennings in No. 226; the board had better options right there. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick241 Rnd7 Tristan Leigh
Tristan Leigh in pick No. 241 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.