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  • LTV DRAFTING FOR THE
    Vikings
Draft Selections
Trey'Dez Green Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (MIN)
Trey'Dez Green
TE LSU
Kade Pieper Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (MIN)
Kade Pieper
OG Iowa
Jayden Maiava Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (MIN)
Jayden Maiava
QB USC
Koi Perich Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (MIN)
Koi Perich
S Oregon
Isaac Brown Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (MIN)
Isaac Brown
RB Louisville
A.J. Harris Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (MIN)
A.J. Harris
CB Indiana
Drake Lindsey Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (MIN)
Drake Lindsey
QB Minnesota
Whit Weeks Head Shot
PICK: 158 RND: 5 (MIN)
Whit Weeks
LB LSU
Boo Carter Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (MIN)
Boo Carter
CB Colorado
Draft Picks Received
Kade Pieper Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (TEN)
Kade Pieper
OG Iowa
Isaac Brown Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (TEN)
Isaac Brown
RB Louisville
A.J. Harris Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (TB)
A.J. Harris
CB Indiana
Drake Lindsey Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (NO)
Drake Lindsey
QB Minnesota
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (TEN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Jadan Baugh Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (TEN)
Jadan Baugh
RB Florida
Desmeal Leigh Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (NO)
Desmeal Leigh
OT Youngstown State
Eli Bowen Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (TB)
Eli Bowen
CB Oklahoma
Drew Bobo Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (TB)
Drew Bobo
C Georgia
Eugene Wilson III Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (NO)
Eugene Wilson III
WR LSU
Coen Echols Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (TB)
Coen Echols
OG Texas A&M
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall C+
ValueB- NeedC TradesB- FutureB-
Some hits, some head-scratchers, and a C+ for the Vikings.

There is conviction, and then there is this. The Vikings took Koi Perich a full 35 picks ahead of where the board had him, an overdraft steep enough that it colors the whole weekend. It washes out to a C+, no better and no worse.

Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Pieper. A whole weekend of picks and edge rusher is somehow still a want. It is not that Green is a bad player; it is that the Vikings had louder needs to answer first.

The offense got the lion's share of the attention.

If Trey'Dez Green and a couple of the gambles land, hindsight will be kinder than this grade.

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Trey'Dez Green
A curious use of Round 1, Pick 30. Edge rusher, wide receiver and other spots needed the pick; a tight end in Trey'Dez Green did not.
Pick69 Rnd3 Kade Pieper
A offensive lineman of that caliber at the Round 3 slot is the definition of value, full stop. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick78 Rnd3 Jayden Maiava
They zigged when the board said zag, taking Jayden Maiava at quarterback with edge rusher, wide receiver and other spots open.
Pick94 Rnd3 Koi Perich
They reached into another round for Koi Perich, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick105 Rnd4 Isaac Brown
Isaac Brown at pick No. 105 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick141 Rnd5 A.J. Harris
They liked A.J. Harris enough to skip the value, taking him in slot 141. Hard to map this one onto the depth chart at all.
Pick144 Rnd5 Drake Lindsey
They paid up for Drake Lindsey at No. 144 when waiting would have done the job. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
Pick158 Rnd5 Whit Weeks
Whit Weeks in the 158th overall pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. This was not a hole anyone had circled.
Pick231 Rnd7 Boo Carter
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Boo Carter. It fits a board better than it fits this team.