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    Vikings
Draft Selections
Benjamin Morrison Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (MIN)
Benjamin Morrison
CB Notre Dame
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (MIN)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Jordan Phillips Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
Jordan Phillips
DT Maryland
Dylan Sampson Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (MIN)
Dylan Sampson
RB Tennessee
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (MIN)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Gunnar Helm Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (MIN)
Gunnar Helm
TE Texas
Ollie Gordon II Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (MIN)
Ollie Gordon II
RB Oklahoma State
Draft Picks Received
Benjamin Morrison Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Benjamin Morrison
CB Notre Dame
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (CIN)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Dylan Sampson Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (CIN)
Dylan Sampson
RB Tennessee
Gunnar Helm Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (CIN)
Gunnar Helm
TE Texas
Draft Picks Traded
Nic Scourton Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (CIN)
Nic Scourton
DE-EDGE Texas A&M
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B-
ValueB+ NeedB- TradesC+ FutureB-
Larceny in No. 154 lands the Vikings a B-, Helm and all.

You could see the war room lean forward. Gunnar Helm at the 154th pick is the sort of fall that does not happen, except it just did.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped quarterback, which is a strange place to end up. The Phillips pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over.

The roster is better shaped than it was, with offensive lineman chief among the fixes. Value over need was the throughline, for better and worse.

Good work on the whole, with quarterback the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick49 Rnd2 Benjamin Morrison
Fair-plus on Benjamin Morrison, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick81 Rnd3 Tate Ratledge
Tate Ratledge in pick 81 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick97 Rnd3 Jordan Phillips
They liked Jordan Phillips enough to skip the value, taking him in pick No. 97. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick118 Rnd4 Dylan Sampson
A top-tier running back at a bargain, Dylan Sampson in the 118th pick, plain and simple. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick140 Rnd5 Donovan Jackson
They barely believed it either: Donovan Jackson still on the board at Round 5, Pick 1. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick154 Rnd5 Gunnar Helm
You do not let a tight end like Gunnar Helm reach the Round 5 slot and blink. They did not. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick161 Rnd5 Ollie Gordon II
Ollie Gordon II at slot 161 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.