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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
MarShawn Lloyd Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (MIN)
MarShawn Lloyd
RB USC
Kamal Hadden Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (MIN)
Kamal Hadden
CB Tennessee
Javion Cohen Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (MIN)
Javion Cohen
OG Miami (FL)
Layden Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (MIN)
Layden Robinson
OG Texas A&M
Ty'Ron Hopper Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (MIN)
Ty'Ron Hopper
LB Missouri
Chau Smith-Wade Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (MIN)
Chau Smith-Wade
CB Washington State
Isaiah Williams Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (MIN)
Isaiah Williams
WR Illinois
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Grand theft in slot 230: the Vikings steal Williams and grade out a B-.

The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: Isaiah Williams, the Round 7 slot, roughly 32 picks past where he belonged.

Lloyd has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through safety.

A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Dallas Turner
In the Round 1 slot they get a disruptor off the edge at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick42 Rnd2 J.J. McCarthy
J.J. McCarthy at the 42nd pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick108 Rnd4 MarShawn Lloyd
A swing that ignored the value entirely, MarShawn Lloyd well ahead of where he belonged. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick130 Rnd4 Kamal Hadden
The board had cheaper options than Kamal Hadden at pick No. 130, and it noticed. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick148 Rnd5 Javion Cohen
No drama and no debate, Javion Cohen went about where he belonged in slot 148. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick160 Rnd5 Layden Robinson
Layden Robinson at pick 160 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick166 Rnd5 Ty'Ron Hopper
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Ty'Ron Hopper at No. 166 is the proof. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick179 Rnd6 Chau Smith-Wade
Nice patience on Chau Smith-Wade, who had no business lasting to Round 6, Pick 4. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
Pick230 Rnd7 Isaiah Williams
Isaiah Williams at the Round 7 slot is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A need, and now a little less of one.