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Draft Selections
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (MIN)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Dylan Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (MIN)
Dylan Fairchild
OG Georgia
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Mello Dotson Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (MIN)
Mello Dotson
CB Kansas
JJ Pegues Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (MIN)
JJ Pegues
DT Ole Miss
Tyler Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 192 RND: 6 (MIN)
Tyler Cooper
OG Minnesota
Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (MIN)
Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson...
OT Florida
Nazir Stackhouse Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (MIN)
Nazir Stackhouse
DL Georgia
Draft Picks Received
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CLE)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Dylan Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (CLE)
Dylan Fairchild
OG Georgia
Tyler Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 192 RND: 6 (CLE)
Tyler Cooper
OG Minnesota
Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (CLE)
Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson...
OT Florida
Nazir Stackhouse Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (CLE)
Nazir Stackhouse
DL Georgia
Draft Picks Traded
Landon Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (CLE)
Landon Jackson
DL-EDGE Arkansas
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Grand theft in No. 97: the Vikings steal Emmanwori and grade out a B.

When a board-topper like Nick Emmanwori slides to pick No. 97, you do not overthink it, and the Vikings did not.

A whole weekend of picks and quarterback is somehow still a want. The Fairchild pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick Analysis
Pick33 Rnd2 Ashton Jeanty
Circle this one: Ashton Jeanty at No. 33 is a fall that decides a draft. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick94 Rnd3 Dylan Fairchild
A reach for Dylan Fairchild in pick 94; a little patience would have been rewarded. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick97 Rnd3 Nick Emmanwori
Nick Emmanwori in Round 3, Pick 33 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick139 Rnd5 Mello Dotson
Good price on Mello Dotson in pick No. 139, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick187 Rnd6 JJ Pegues
They took JJ Pegues at par in the Round 6 slot, which is nothing to complain about. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick192 Rnd6 Tyler Cooper
Tyler Cooper in slot 192 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick200 Rnd6 Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson
Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson in the 200th pick is fair value, right on his grade. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick216 Rnd6 Nazir Stackhouse
Fair-plus on Nazir Stackhouse, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.