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  • psicosis6878yahoocom DRAFTING FOR THE
    Vikings
Draft Selections
Bo Nix Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIN)
Bo Nix
QB Oregon
Christian Haynes Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (MIN)
Christian Haynes
OG Connecticut
Christian Mahogany Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (MIN)
Christian Mahogany
OG Boston College
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (MIN)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
Walter Rouse Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (MIN)
Walter Rouse
OT Oklahoma
Ty'Ron Hopper Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (MIN)
Ty'Ron Hopper
LB Missouri
Jaylan Ford Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (MIN)
Jaylan Ford
LB Texas
Zion Tupuola-Fetui Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (MIN)
Zion Tupuola-Fetui
DE-EDGE Washington
Khalid Duke Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (MIN)
Khalid Duke
DE-EDGE Kansas State
Draft Picks Received
Jaylan Ford Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (LAC)
Jaylan Ford
LB Texas
Khalid Duke Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (LAC)
Khalid Duke
DE-EDGE Kansas State
Draft Picks Traded
Jordan Jefferson Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (LAC)
Jordan Jefferson
DT LSU
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B-
ValueC- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Vikings drew a line under the quarterback search with Nix: B-.

After circling the position for what felt like forever, the Vikings committed. Bo Nix is the quarterback now, and the roster gets built to his timeline.

The Duke pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through safety.

A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Bo Nix
In the 11th pick they get their guy under center for the next decade, though the board says they badly overpaid. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick42 Rnd2 Christian Haynes
Christian Haynes at pick No. 42 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick109 Rnd4 Christian Mahogany
Christian Mahogany in the Round 4 slot is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick130 Rnd4 Christian Jones
They paid sticker price for Christian Jones in Round 4, Pick 30, and that is fine. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick156 Rnd5 Walter Rouse
They liked Walter Rouse enough to skip the value, taking him in No. 156. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick166 Rnd5 Ty'Ron Hopper
A premium they did not need to pay, Ty'Ron Hopper a notch or two before his time. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick183 Rnd6 Jaylan Ford
Jaylan Ford at slot 183 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
Pick190 Rnd6 Zion Tupuola-Fetui
By-the-book stuff, Zion Tupuola-Fetui at the 190th overall pick squarely in line with his ranking. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick223 Rnd7 Khalid Duke
This one needs a full-page explanation: Khalid Duke in the Round 7 slot, miles early. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.