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INSANE: Hunter and Jeanty Stick and Pick

Draft Selections
Travis Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (MIN)
Travis Hunter
CB Colorado
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Dylan Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (MIN)
Dylan Fairchild
OG Georgia
Marcus Mbow Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (MIN)
Marcus Mbow
OT Purdue
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B
ValueA+ NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
Mbow should have been long gone. The Vikings pounced, and earned a B.

The board owed the Vikings one, and it paid up: Marcus Mbow, the No. 50 name on the board, sitting there at slot 187 like a gift left on the doorstep.

The quarterback hole is the one line item this class does not answer. Offensive lineman is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the quarterback spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick24 Rnd1 Travis Hunter
Travis Hunter in pick 24 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick97 Rnd3 Ashton Jeanty
A running back of that caliber at the 97th overall pick is the definition of value, full stop. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick139 Rnd5 Dylan Fairchild
Dylan Fairchild at the Round 5 slot is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick187 Rnd6 Marcus Mbow
A top-tier offensive lineman at a bargain, Marcus Mbow in Round 6, Pick 11, plain and simple. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.