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  • kgrundseth DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Byron Murphy II Head Shot
PICK: 15 RND: 1 (MIN)
Byron Murphy II
DL Texas
Laiatu Latu Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (MIN)
Laiatu Latu
DL-EDGE UCLA
Jaylen Wright Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (MIN)
Jaylen Wright
RB Tennessee
Ennis Rakestraw Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (MIN)
Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
CB Missouri
Javon Baker Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (MIN)
Javon Baker
WR UCF
Jordan Travis Head Shot
PICK: 142 RND: 5 (MIN)
Jordan Travis
QB Florida State
AJ Barner Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (MIN)
AJ Barner
TE Michigan
Malik Mustapha Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (MIN)
Malik Mustapha
S Wake Forest
Mason McCormick Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (MIN)
Mason McCormick
OT South Dakota State
Nathan Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 199 RND: 6 (MIN)
Nathan Thomas
OT Louisiana
Trevin Wallace Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (MIN)
Trevin Wallace
LB Kentucky
Draft Picks Received
Byron Murphy II Head Shot
PICK: 15 RND: 1 (IND)
Byron Murphy II
DL Texas
Jaylen Wright Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Jaylen Wright
RB Tennessee
Ennis Rakestraw Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (HOU)
Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
CB Missouri
Jordan Travis Head Shot
PICK: 142 RND: 5 (ATL)
Jordan Travis
QB Florida State
Nathan Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 199 RND: 6 (ATL)
Nathan Thomas
OT Louisiana
Trevin Wallace Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (IND)
Trevin Wallace
LB Kentucky
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (HOU)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (HOU)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (HOU)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (IND)
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Draft Picks Traded
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (IND)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Jamari Thrash Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (ATL)
Jamari Thrash
WR Louisville
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (DAL)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Players Gained
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Kurt Hinish
DT
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Brock Hoffman
C
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureB-
The Vikings robbed the room for Rakestraw Jr.. Final grade: B+.

Thirty-one other rooms let Ennis Rakestraw Jr. slide, and the Vikings were the ones holding the card at the Round 3 slot. Highway robbery. It does the job without flash, and the B+ reflects it.

The phones were where this weekend was really won. The cost of the Wright reach is exactly the players who went right after him.

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick15 Rnd1 Byron Murphy II
In pick No. 15 they get a load in the middle at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick42 Rnd2 Laiatu Latu
Laiatu Latu in No. 42 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick59 Rnd2 Jaylen Wright
They left a pile of value on the table to take Jaylen Wright this early at the Round 2 slot. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick86 Rnd3 Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
Taking Ennis Rakestraw Jr. in the 86th pick is close to grand larceny; a cornerback that good had no business lasting this long. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick109 Rnd4 Javon Baker
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Javon Baker at Round 4, Pick 9. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick142 Rnd5 Jordan Travis
They liked Jordan Travis enough to skip the value, taking him in the 142nd overall pick. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick156 Rnd5 AJ Barner
They took AJ Barner at par in slot 156, which is nothing to complain about. It fills a real need, too.
Pick166 Rnd5 Malik Mustapha
A tidy bit of business in pick 166, where Malik Mustapha graded well above the range. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick190 Rnd6 Mason McCormick
Mason McCormick at slot 190 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick199 Rnd6 Nathan Thomas
They paid up for Nathan Thomas at pick No. 199 when waiting would have done the job. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick232 Rnd7 Trevin Wallace
Trevin Wallace at pick 232 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.