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  • keagsn DRAFTING FOR THE
    Vikings
Draft Selections
Will Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (MIN)
Will Johnson
CB Michigan
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (MIN)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
Deone Walker
DT Kentucky
Kyle Williams Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (MIN)
Kyle Williams
WR Washington State
Ajani Cornelius Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 5 (MIN)
Ajani Cornelius
OT Oregon
Tommi Hill Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (MIN)
Tommi Hill
CB Nebraska
Jaylen Reed Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (MIN)
Jaylen Reed
S Penn State
Draft Picks Received
Will Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (BUF)
Will Johnson
CB Michigan
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (BUF)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Ajani Cornelius Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 5 (BAL)
Ajani Cornelius
OT Oregon
Tommi Hill Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (BUF)
Tommi Hill
CB Nebraska
Draft Picks Traded
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (BUF)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ARI)
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Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB- TradesB FutureC+
The Vikings let Hampton fall and pounced. Final grade: B.

You build a draft on nights like this. Omarion Hampton had no business being available in the 62nd pick, and the Vikings did the only sane thing and turned in the card. They moved the roster forward and banked a B for it.

The quarterback hole is the one line item this class does not answer. Safety was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job. Trading back for volume was the quiet throughline of their weekend.

They reloaded the coverage unit in bulk.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Will Johnson
In pick 30 they get a lockdown presence outside at a price that makes it sweeter.
Pick62 Rnd2 Omarion Hampton
Omarion Hampton at No. 62 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick97 Rnd3 Deone Walker
The board had Deone Walker higher than the 97th pick, and the interior defensive lineman fell to them anyway. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick139 Rnd5 Kyle Williams
Kyle Williams slipping to the 139th overall pick is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick176 Rnd5 Ajani Cornelius
Ajani Cornelius at pick No. 176 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick177 Rnd6 Tommi Hill
Tommi Hill at slot 177 is money in the bank, a cornerback taken below his worth. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
Pick187 Rnd6 Jaylen Reed
By-the-book stuff, Jaylen Reed at Round 6, Pick 11 squarely in line with his ranking. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.