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  • kgrundseth DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIN)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Kris Jenkins Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (MIN)
Kris Jenkins
DL-EDGE Michigan
Ray Davis Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (MIN)
Ray Davis
RB Kentucky
Javion Cohen Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (MIN)
Javion Cohen
OG Miami (FL)
Justin Rogers Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (MIN)
Justin Rogers
DL Auburn
Chau Smith-Wade Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (MIN)
Chau Smith-Wade
CB Washington State
Javon Baker Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (MIN)
Javon Baker
WR UCF
Aki Ogunbiyi Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (MIN)
Aki Ogunbiyi
OG Texas A&M
Daequan Hardy Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (MIN)
Daequan Hardy
CB Penn State
Chad Lindberg Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (MIN)
Chad Lindberg
C Georgia
Aaron Frost Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (MIN)
Aaron Frost
OT Arizona State
Draft Picks Received
Javon Baker Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (CIN)
Javon Baker
WR UCF
Chad Lindberg Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (CIN)
Chad Lindberg
C Georgia
Aaron Frost Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (CIN)
Aaron Frost
OT Arizona State
Draft Picks Traded
Austin Stogner Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (CIN)
Austin Stogner
TE Oklahoma
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
A solid, sensible weekend for the Vikings: B-.

Somehow the biggest item on the list survived the weekend. The Vikings never addressed quarterback, and it is the kind of gap that lingers.

That Hardy pick is the receipt they will wave around later. Every board in the league had Cohen lower, and that gap is the story.

They bet on numbers rather than a single high pick.

Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Dallas Turner
They paid sticker price for Dallas Turner in pick No. 11, and that is fine. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick42 Rnd2 Kris Jenkins
A market-rate edge rusher, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Kris Jenkins. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick108 Rnd4 Ray Davis
No edge and no loss on Ray Davis in Round 4, Pick 8; it is a wash and a sensible one. The roster fit checks out.
Pick130 Rnd4 Javion Cohen
A reach on Javion Cohen in the Round 4 slot; the board had better options right there. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick148 Rnd5 Justin Rogers
They liked Justin Rogers enough to skip the value, taking him in No. 148. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick160 Rnd5 Chau Smith-Wade
Chau Smith-Wade at the 160th overall pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick173 Rnd5 Javon Baker
They took Javon Baker at par in slot 173, which is nothing to complain about. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick179 Rnd6 Aki Ogunbiyi
No drama and no debate, Aki Ogunbiyi went about where he belonged in the 179th pick. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick230 Rnd7 Daequan Hardy
Daequan Hardy slipping to the 230th overall pick is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
Pick238 Rnd7 Chad Lindberg
Chad Lindberg at pick 238 is a conviction pick that outran the value. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick254 Rnd7 Aaron Frost
They read the board right and Aaron Frost was the payoff at No. 254. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.