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  • kgrundseth DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Byron Murphy II Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (MIN)
Byron Murphy II
DL Texas
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (MIN)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
Ennis Rakestraw Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (MIN)
Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
CB Missouri
Devontez Walker Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (MIN)
Devontez Walker
WR North Carolina
Justin Eboigbe Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (MIN)
Justin Eboigbe
DL-EDGE Alabama
Jordan Travis Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (MIN)
Jordan Travis
QB Florida State
Tykee Smith Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (MIN)
Tykee Smith
S Georgia
Jordan Jefferson Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (MIN)
Jordan Jefferson
DT LSU
Daijun Edwards Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (MIN)
Daijun Edwards
RB Georgia
Draft Picks Received
Byron Murphy II Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (JAX)
Byron Murphy II
DL Texas
Ennis Rakestraw Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (JAX)
Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
CB Missouri
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (JAX)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (JAX)
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Draft Picks Traded
Jared Verse Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (JAX)
Jared Verse
DE-EDGE Florida State
Players Gained
Head Shot
Luke Fortner
C
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB- TradesA+ FutureB
Best value of the weekend goes to the Vikings for Walker: B+.

Somewhere a general manager is explaining how Devontez Walker got past him. The Vikings do not have to explain a thing at pick No. 109. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B+.

The dealing alone would carry a lesser class. The Eboigbe pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. The offensive lineman hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

The Luke Fortner deal gives the class an established piece to lean on.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 Byron Murphy II
In pick No. 17 they get a run-stuffing presence up front. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick42 Rnd2 Edgerrin Cooper
Edgerrin Cooper in the 42nd pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick48 Rnd2 Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
Value with a capital V on Ennis Rakestraw Jr. in the Round 2 slot, a genuine coup. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick109 Rnd4 Devontez Walker
The board fumbled Devontez Walker all the way to pick 109, and they scooped it up. It fills a real need, too.
Pick130 Rnd4 Justin Eboigbe
They reached into another round for Justin Eboigbe, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick156 Rnd5 Jordan Travis
They paid sticker price for Jordan Travis in the 156th overall pick, and that is fine. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick166 Rnd5 Tykee Smith
Somehow Tykee Smith was still sitting there in Round 5, Pick 30, and they pounced on premier safety value. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick179 Rnd6 Jordan Jefferson
No edge and no loss on Jordan Jefferson in slot 179; it is a wash and a sensible one. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick190 Rnd6 Daijun Edwards
A reach for Daijun Edwards in No. 190; a little patience would have been rewarded. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.