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Draft Selections
Jeremiyah Love Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (MIN)
Jeremiyah Love
RB Notre Dame
Kamari Ramsey Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (MIN)
Kamari Ramsey
S USC
Max Klare Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (MIN)
Max Klare
TE Ohio State
Antonio Williams Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
Antonio Williams
WR Clemson
Blake Miller Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 4 (MIN)
Blake Miller
OT Clemson
Jermaine Mathews Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (MIN)
Jermaine Mathews Jr.
CB Ohio State
Kyle Louis Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 5 (MIN)
Kyle Louis
LB Pittsburgh
Bear Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (MIN)
Bear Alexander
DT Oregon
Nolan Rucci Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (MIN)
Nolan Rucci
OT Penn State
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Vikings kept it disciplined and banked a B.

You build a draft on nights like this. Antonio Williams had no business being available in slot 97, and the Vikings did the only sane thing and turned in the card. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B.

The Alexander pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. The quarterback spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. Job largely done: safety settled and 6 of 8 of the wish list covered.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick22 Rnd1 Jeremiyah Love
In No. 22 they get a centerpiece for the ground game, and a steal at that.
Pick53 Rnd2 Kamari Ramsey
They took Kamari Ramsey at par in pick No. 53, which is nothing to complain about. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick84 Rnd3 Max Klare
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Max Klare in pick 84. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick97 Rnd3 Antonio Williams
They robbed the room for Antonio Williams here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick139 Rnd4 Blake Miller
Blake Miller is a better player than the Round 4 slot suggests; smart patience, rewarded. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick171 Rnd5 Jermaine Mathews Jr.
Fair-plus on Jermaine Mathews Jr., a quiet win that adds up over a draft. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick181 Rnd5 Kyle Louis
Circle this one: Kyle Louis at slot 181 is a fall that decides a draft. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick214 Rnd6 Bear Alexander
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Bear Alexander well ahead of where he belonged. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick239 Rnd7 Nolan Rucci
They let Nolan Rucci come to them and pounced at pick No. 239. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.