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  • Hopelessly skol DRAFTING FOR THE
    Vikings
Draft Selections
Jared Verse Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (MIN)
Jared Verse
DE-EDGE Florida State
Chris Braswell Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (MIN)
Chris Braswell
LB-EDGE Alabama
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (MIN)
T'Vondre Sweat
DL Texas
Donovan Edwards Head Shot
PICK: 96 RND: 3 (MIN)
Donovan Edwards
RB Michigan
J. Michael Sturdivant Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (MIN)
J. Michael Sturdivant
WR UCLA
Drake Nugent Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (MIN)
Drake Nugent
C Michigan
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (MIN)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Darius Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (MIN)
Darius Robinson
DL-EDGE Missouri
LaDarius Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (MIN)
LaDarius Henderson
OT Michigan
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (MIN)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
Miles Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (MIN)
Miles Frazier
OG LSU
Chad Lindberg Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (MIN)
Chad Lindberg
C Georgia
Draft Picks Received
Jared Verse Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (JAX)
Jared Verse
DE-EDGE Florida State
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (GB)
T'Vondre Sweat
DL Texas
Donovan Edwards Head Shot
PICK: 96 RND: 3 (JAX)
Donovan Edwards
RB Michigan
Miles Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (CAR)
Miles Frazier
OG LSU
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (GB)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (CAR)
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Draft Picks Traded
Brock Bowers Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (JAX)
Brock Bowers
TE Georgia
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB TradesB+ FutureB
A respectable, level-headed haul for the Vikings: B.

When the story of this class is written, it opens with Chad Lindberg at pick 230, a reach of 27 spots that the board flatly disagrees with. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B.

The quarterback spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. The Sturdivant pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch. The trade work was a quiet net positive.

The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 Jared Verse
In pick No. 17 they get a quarterback's worst nightmare. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick42 Rnd2 Chris Braswell
Chris Braswell at the 42nd overall pick is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the edge rusher. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick51 Rnd2 T'Vondre Sweat
T'Vondre Sweat at the 51st pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. The roster fit checks out.
Pick96 Rnd3 Donovan Edwards
They paid sticker price for Donovan Edwards in slot 96, and that is fine. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick108 Rnd4 J. Michael Sturdivant
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and J. Michael Sturdivant at No. 108 is the proof. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick128 Rnd4 Drake Nugent
They took Drake Nugent at par in Round 4, Pick 28, which is nothing to complain about. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick148 Rnd5 Ben Sinnott
The board had cheaper options than Ben Sinnott at No. 148, and it noticed. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick163 Rnd5 Darius Robinson
Fair-plus on Darius Robinson, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick164 Rnd5 LaDarius Henderson
LaDarius Henderson in Round 5, Pick 28 is fair value, right on his grade. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick179 Rnd6 Christian Jones
No edge and no loss on Christian Jones in the 179th overall pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick222 Rnd7 Miles Frazier
A reach on Miles Frazier in the 222nd pick; the board had better options right there. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick230 Rnd7 Chad Lindberg
A real head-scratcher, Chad Lindberg in pick 230 is miles ahead of his ranking. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.