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    Vikings
Draft Selections
Travis Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (MIN)
Travis Hunter
CB Colorado
Cam Ward Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (MIN)
Cam Ward
QB Miami
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (MIN)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (MIN)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Quinshon Judkins Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (MIN)
Quinshon Judkins
RB Ohio State
Gunnar Helm Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (MIN)
Gunnar Helm
TE Texas
Deontae Lawson Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (MIN)
Deontae Lawson
LB Alabama
Barrett Carter Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 5 (MIN)
Barrett Carter
LB Clemson
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (MIN)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Elic Ayomanor Head Shot
PICK: 158 RND: 5 (MIN)
Elic Ayomanor
WR Stanford
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (MIN)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (MIN)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (MIN)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Jonas Sanker Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (MIN)
Jonas Sanker
S Virginia
Draft Picks Received
Travis Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (TEN)
Travis Hunter
CB Colorado
Cam Ward Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (LV)
Cam Ward
QB Miami
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (LV)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (DAL)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
Quinshon Judkins Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (TEN)
Quinshon Judkins
RB Ohio State
Gunnar Helm Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (NYJ)
Gunnar Helm
TE Texas
Deontae Lawson Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (TEN)
Deontae Lawson
LB Alabama
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (TEN)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Elic Ayomanor Head Shot
PICK: 158 RND: 5 (NYJ)
Elic Ayomanor
WR Stanford
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (TEN)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (TEN)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Jonas Sanker Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (TEN)
Jonas Sanker
S Virginia
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (TEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (CHI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (DAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (CHI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (TEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (TEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (CHI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (TEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (TEN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (PHI)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (ATL)
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Players Gained
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JC Latham
OT
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Roger McCreary
CB
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Tony Pollard
RB
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Dillon Radunz
OT
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L'Jarius Sneed
CB
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T'Vondre Sweat
DT
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Tyrod Taylor
QB
Players traded away
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Aaron Jones
RB
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J.J. McCarthy
QB
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall D
ValueB+ NeedB TradesF FutureA
The Vikings finally solved quarterback, and it carried them to a D.

Thirty-one other rooms let Smael Mondon Jr. slide, and the Vikings were the ones holding the card at slot 177. Highway robbery. The math is unkind, and the D follows.

The dealing is the wound this class cannot quite close. Cam Ward gives the offense a face and a plan, and the grade leans heavily on whether he hits.

A whole weekend of picks and edge rusher is somehow still a want. The veteran additions, JC Latham chief among them, give the class a floor the rookies alone would not.

Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even, and edge rusher is still a hole.

Pick Analysis
Pick1 Rnd1 Travis Hunter
Travis Hunter at pick 1 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick6 Rnd1 Cam Ward
In the Round 1 slot they get the face of the franchise. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick37 Rnd2 Tate Ratledge
Nothing to complain about; Tate Ratledge went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick44 Rnd2 Tyler Booker
Good price on Tyler Booker in Round 2, Pick 12, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick97 Rnd3 TreVeyon Henderson
A running back of that caliber at slot 97 is the definition of value, full stop. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick102 Rnd4 Quinshon Judkins
Steal is underselling it; Quinshon Judkins at pick No. 102 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick109 Rnd4 Gunnar Helm
Circle this one: Gunnar Helm at pick 109 is a fall that decides a draft. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick119 Rnd4 Deontae Lawson
Deontae Lawson in No. 119 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick138 Rnd5 Barrett Carter
They robbed the room for Barrett Carter here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
Pick140 Rnd5 Kevin Winston Jr.
Kevin Winston Jr. in the 140th overall pick is a gift, value that borders on unfair. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick158 Rnd5 Elic Ayomanor
A top-tier wide receiver at a bargain, Elic Ayomanor in the 158th overall pick, plain and simple. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick163 Rnd5 Jake Majors
Taking Jake Majors in No. 163 is close to grand larceny; an offensive lineman that good had no business lasting this long. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick166 Rnd5 Cam Skattebo
The board fumbled Cam Skattebo all the way to pick No. 166, and they scooped it up. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick177 Rnd6 Smael Mondon Jr.
Smael Mondon Jr. at the 177th pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.
Pick240 Rnd7 Jonas Sanker
Jonas Sanker at pick 240 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.