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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
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
Javon Foster Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (MIN)
Javon Foster
OT Missouri
Malik Mustapha Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (MIN)
Malik Mustapha
S Wake Forest
Jaylen Wright Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (MIN)
Jaylen Wright
RB Tennessee
Layden Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (MIN)
Layden Robinson
OG Texas A&M
Javon Baker Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (MIN)
Javon Baker
WR UCF
Zion Logue Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (MIN)
Zion Logue
DL Georgia
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B
ValueB- NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
More right than wrong for the Vikings, and a B to prove it.

You can fall in love with a player. You are not supposed to marry him in the wrong round. The Vikings did exactly that with Zion Logue in pick 230. The bottom line is a respectable B.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped tight end, which is a strange place to end up. The Mustapha pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the tight end spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Dallas Turner
In the Round 1 slot they get a premier pass rusher. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick42 Rnd2 J.J. McCarthy
No drama and no debate, J.J. McCarthy went about where he belonged in Round 2, Pick 10. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick108 Rnd4 Khyree Jackson
Nothing to complain about; Khyree Jackson went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick130 Rnd4 Javon Foster
They paid sticker price for Javon Foster in No. 130, and that is fine. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick148 Rnd5 Malik Mustapha
Malik Mustapha in pick No. 148 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick160 Rnd5 Jaylen Wright
A straight-up fair deal on Jaylen Wright at the 160th pick, value and slot in agreement. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick166 Rnd5 Layden Robinson
Layden Robinson at pick 166 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick179 Rnd6 Javon Baker
They took Javon Baker at par in No. 179, which is nothing to complain about. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick230 Rnd7 Zion Logue
A wild overpay on Zion Logue in the 230th overall pick, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.