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Draft Selections
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (MIN)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Jared Ivey Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
Jared Ivey
DE-EDGE Ole Miss
Miles Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (MIN)
Miles Frazier
OG LSU
CJ West Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (MIN)
CJ West
DT Indiana
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
The Vikings robbed the room for Frazier. Final grade: B.

Every so often the board makes a mistake, and the Vikings were there to profit. Miles Frazier, the No. 116 name on the board, should have been long gone before pick 139.

They punted on quarterback, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. They reloaded the coverage unit in bulk.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick24 Rnd1 Nick Emmanwori
In Round 1, Pick 24 they get a ballhawk on the back end. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick97 Rnd3 Jared Ivey
Jared Ivey at slot 97 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick139 Rnd5 Miles Frazier
Miles Frazier at No. 139 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick187 Rnd6 CJ West
A market-rate interior defensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on CJ West. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.