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  • kgrundseth DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Laiatu Latu Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIN)
Laiatu Latu
DL-EDGE UCLA
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (MIN)
T'Vondre Sweat
DL Texas
Michael Pratt Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (MIN)
Michael Pratt
QB Tulane
Kamal Hadden Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (MIN)
Kamal Hadden
CB Tennessee
Jaylen Wright Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (MIN)
Jaylen Wright
RB Tennessee
Cedric Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (MIN)
Cedric Johnson
DE-EDGE Mississippi
Layden Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (MIN)
Layden Robinson
OG Texas A&M
De'Corian Clark Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (MIN)
De'Corian Clark
WR UTSA
Steele Chambers Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 6 (MIN)
Steele Chambers
LB Ohio State
Chad Lindberg Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (MIN)
Chad Lindberg
C Georgia
Draft Picks Received
Jaylen Wright Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (LAR)
Jaylen Wright
RB Tennessee
Steele Chambers Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 6 (LAR)
Steele Chambers
LB Ohio State
Draft Picks Traded
Cole Bishop Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (LAR)
Cole Bishop
S Utah
Players Gained
Head Shot
Brett Rypien
QB
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Vikings checked most of the boxes and earned a B-.

The war room fell hard for Chad Lindberg, and it showed at slot 230: 21 picks ahead of a board that had other ideas.

For all the activity, safety went untouched, which is hard to explain. Quarterback is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it. Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

Adding Brett Rypien by trade rounds out the weekend beyond the rookies.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Laiatu Latu
In the 11th pick they get a bendy edge with upside. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick42 Rnd2 T'Vondre Sweat
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for T'Vondre Sweat. The roster fit checks out.
Pick108 Rnd4 Michael Pratt
Good price on Michael Pratt in pick 108, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick130 Rnd4 Kamal Hadden
Kamal Hadden at pick No. 130 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick156 Rnd5 Jaylen Wright
By-the-book stuff, Jaylen Wright at Round 5, Pick 20 squarely in line with his ranking. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick160 Rnd5 Cedric Johnson
A reasonable price with a little left over, Cedric Johnson in the Round 5 slot. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick166 Rnd5 Layden Robinson
A clean, defensible pick in the 166th pick with a little surplus value in Layden Robinson. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick179 Rnd6 De'Corian Clark
A premium they did not need to pay, De'Corian Clark a notch or two before his time. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick218 Rnd6 Steele Chambers
Steele Chambers at the 218th overall pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick230 Rnd7 Chad Lindberg
They talked themselves into Chad Lindberg at Round 7, Pick 10, and the board did not agree. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.