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  • bwbry DRAFTING FOR THE
    Vikings
Draft Selections
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIN)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Tyler Nubin Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (MIN)
Tyler Nubin
S Minnesota
Darius Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (MIN)
Darius Robinson
DL-EDGE Missouri
Javon Foster Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (MIN)
Javon Foster
OT Missouri
Kris Abrams-Draine Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (MIN)
Kris Abrams-Draine
CB Missouri
Cam Hart Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (MIN)
Cam Hart
CB Notre Dame
Brevyn Spann-Ford Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (MIN)
Brevyn Spann-Ford
TE Minnesota
Ty'Ron Hopper Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (MIN)
Ty'Ron Hopper
LB Missouri
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (MIN)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
Eric Gentry Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (MIN)
Eric Gentry
LB USC
Draft Picks Received
Darius Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (JAX)
Darius Robinson
DL-EDGE Missouri
Cam Hart Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (JAX)
Cam Hart
CB Notre Dame
Draft Picks Traded
Javon Solomon Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (JAX)
Javon Solomon
OLB-EDGE Troy
Players Gained
Head Shot
Nathan Rourke
QB
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
A franchise passer in Daniels headlines a B weekend for the Vikings.

You can hear the double-takes from here. The Vikings took Brevyn Spann-Ford at pick No. 160, roughly 64 spots before his name belonged. Call it a sensible B, earned the boring way.

Jayden Daniels is the bet, and the class will be judged on how it pays off. Abrams-Draine falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch.

They punted on wide receiver, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. Quarterback was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

Good work on the whole, with wide receiver the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Jayden Daniels
In pick 11 they get their quarterback of the future. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick42 Rnd2 Tyler Nubin
Value with a capital V on Tyler Nubin in slot 42, a genuine coup. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick116 Rnd4 Darius Robinson
By-the-book stuff, Darius Robinson at No. 116 squarely in line with his ranking. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick130 Rnd4 Javon Foster
Javon Foster in pick No. 130 is fair value, right on his grade. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick148 Rnd5 Kris Abrams-Draine
Circle this one: Kris Abrams-Draine at Round 5, Pick 12 is a fall that decides a draft. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick155 Rnd5 Cam Hart
Cam Hart at the 155th overall pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
Pick160 Rnd5 Brevyn Spann-Ford
Brevyn Spann-Ford at pick No. 160 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick166 Rnd5 Ty'Ron Hopper
Nice patience on Ty'Ron Hopper, who had no business lasting to the 166th pick. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick179 Rnd6 Frank Gore Jr.
A quiet steal in the Round 6 slot: Frank Gore Jr. for less than the market said. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick230 Rnd7 Eric Gentry
They reached a country mile for Eric Gentry at pick 230, and the board is aghast. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.