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  • kgrundseth DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Jer'Zhan Newton Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIN)
Jer'Zhan Newton
DL Illinois
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (MIN)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (MIN)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Malik Washington Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (MIN)
Malik Washington
WR Virginia
Jaylen Wright Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (MIN)
Jaylen Wright
RB Tennessee
LaDarius Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (MIN)
LaDarius Henderson
OT Michigan
Austin Booker Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (MIN)
Austin Booker
DL-EDGE Kansas
Chau Smith-Wade Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (MIN)
Chau Smith-Wade
CB Washington State
Steele Chambers Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (MIN)
Steele Chambers
LB Ohio State
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Larceny in No. 179 lands the Vikings a B-, Smith-Wade and all.

The board owed the Vikings one, and it paid up: Chau Smith-Wade, the No. 158 name on the board, sitting there at slot 179 like a gift left on the doorstep.

The safety spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. They left with quarterback solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Jer'Zhan Newton
In the 11th overall pick they get a pocket-collapsing interior rusher. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick42 Rnd2 J.J. McCarthy
They took J.J. McCarthy at par in pick No. 42, which is nothing to complain about. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick108 Rnd4 Khyree Jackson
A tidy little value on Khyree Jackson in the 108th pick, a step better than break-even. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick130 Rnd4 Malik Washington
Malik Washington at slot 130 is money in the bank, a wide receiver taken below his worth. It fills a real need, too.
Pick148 Rnd5 Jaylen Wright
A market-rate running back, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Jaylen Wright. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick160 Rnd5 LaDarius Henderson
LaDarius Henderson in No. 160 is fair value, right on his grade. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick166 Rnd5 Austin Booker
A tidy bit of business in Round 5, Pick 30, where Austin Booker graded well above the range. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick179 Rnd6 Chau Smith-Wade
They barely believed it either: Chau Smith-Wade still on the board at the Round 6 slot. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
Pick230 Rnd7 Steele Chambers
Steele Chambers slid further than he should have, and Round 7, Pick 10 is lovely value for the linebacker. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.