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January 9th

  • XxFlamedxX DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIN)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Kamren Kinchens Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (MIN)
Kamren Kinchens
S Miami (FL)
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (MIN)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (MIN)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Jaylin Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (MIN)
Jaylin Simpson
CB Auburn
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
Jaylen Harrell Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (MIN)
Jaylen Harrell
DE-EDGE Michigan
Bru McCoy Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (MIN)
Bru McCoy
WR Tennessee
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Vikings and McCoy: B.

This is the pick they will still be bragging about in July: Bru McCoy, the No. 188 name on the board, stolen at slot 230. Call it a sensible B, earned the boring way.

For all the activity, quarterback went untouched, which is hard to explain. The Harrell pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. They left with edge rusher solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but quarterback.

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Dallas Turner
In pick No. 11 they get a double-digit-sack hope at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick42 Rnd2 Kamren Kinchens
Kamren Kinchens at No. 42 is money in the bank, a safety taken below his worth. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick108 Rnd4 Zak Zinter
Zak Zinter in the Round 4 slot is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick128 Rnd4 Khyree Jackson
Khyree Jackson in the 128th pick is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick148 Rnd5 Jaylin Simpson
A tidy little value on Jaylin Simpson in the 148th overall pick, a step better than break-even. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
Pick163 Rnd5 Darius Robinson
Nothing to complain about; Darius Robinson went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick164 Rnd5 LaDarius Henderson
They took LaDarius Henderson at par in Round 5, Pick 28, which is nothing to complain about. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick179 Rnd6 Jaylen Harrell
They liked Jaylen Harrell enough to skip the value, taking him in slot 179. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick230 Rnd7 Bru McCoy
They robbed the room for Bru McCoy here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.