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    Vikings
Draft Selections
Derrick Harmon Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (MIN)
Derrick Harmon
DT Oregon
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (MIN)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Tai Felton Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (MIN)
Tai Felton
WR Maryland
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Jared Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (MIN)
Jared Wilson
C Georgia
Lathan Ransom Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (MIN)
Lathan Ransom
S Ohio State
Draft Picks Received
Derrick Harmon Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (BAL)
Derrick Harmon
DT Oregon
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Tai Felton Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (BAL)
Tai Felton
WR Maryland
Draft Picks Traded
Mike Green Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (HOU)
Mike Green
DE-EDGE Marshall
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesB+ FutureB-
Grand theft in the 161st overall pick: the Vikings steal Ransom and grade out a B.

You build a draft on nights like this. Lathan Ransom had no business being available in pick 161, and the Vikings did the only sane thing and turned in the card.

They will regret leaving quarterback for another day if the season turns on it. They squeezed a little extra out of every move they made.

They went 5 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for. The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick27 Rnd1 Derrick Harmon
In Round 1, Pick 27 they get a pocket-collapsing interior rusher. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick89 Rnd3 Donovan Jackson
Donovan Jackson at pick 89 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick91 Rnd3 Tai Felton
Tai Felton at the 91st overall pick is money in the bank, a wide receiver taken below his worth. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick97 Rnd3 Cam Skattebo
A market-rate running back, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Cam Skattebo. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick140 Rnd5 Jared Wilson
A offensive lineman of that caliber at slot 140 is the definition of value, full stop. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick161 Rnd5 Lathan Ransom
Taking Lathan Ransom in the Round 5 slot is close to grand larceny; a safety that good had no business lasting this long. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.