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    Vikings
Draft Selections
Travis Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (MIN)
Travis Hunter
CB Colorado
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (MIN)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (MIN)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B
ValueA+ NeedC+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Vikings let Campbell fall and pounced. Final grade: B.

This is the pick they will still be bragging about in July: Jihaad Campbell, the No. 37 name on the board, stolen at the 187th pick. Good, not great, and the B says as much.

For all the activity, quarterback went untouched, which is hard to explain. Job largely done: running back settled and 2 of 8 of the wish list covered.

The back end got a real overhaul.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick Analysis
Pick24 Rnd1 Travis Hunter
In slot 24 they get a potential shutdown corner, outstanding value to boot. More want than need.
Pick97 Rnd3 Ashton Jeanty
Ashton Jeanty at pick No. 97 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick139 Rnd5 Walter Nolen
You do not let an interior defensive lineman like Walter Nolen reach the Round 5 slot and blink. They did not. It fills a real need, too.
Pick187 Rnd6 Jihaad Campbell
A linebacker of that caliber at the 187th overall pick is the definition of value, full stop. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.