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Draft Selections
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (MIN)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Jared Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
Jared Wilson
C Georgia
Tai Felton Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (MIN)
Tai Felton
WR Maryland
Hollin Pierce Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (MIN)
Hollin Pierce
OT Rutgers
DJ Giddens Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (MIN)
DJ Giddens
RB Kansas State
Draft Picks Received
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (CAR)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Tai Felton Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (TEN)
Tai Felton
WR Maryland
Draft Picks Traded
Luther Burden III Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (BUF)
Luther Burden III
WR Missouri
Players Gained
Head Shot
Sauce Gardner
CB
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B+
ValueB+ NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureB-
The Vikings cashed the board's mistake on Watts: B+.

Every so often the board makes a mistake, and the Vikings were there to profit. Xavier Watts, the No. 43 name on the board, should have been long gone before the 74th overall pick.

Every deal seemed to tilt their way, which is not luck. They will regret leaving quarterback for another day if the season turns on it.

They left with safety solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick Analysis
Pick74 Rnd3 Xavier Watts
Xavier Watts in pick 74 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick97 Rnd3 Jared Wilson
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Jared Wilson. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick103 Rnd4 Tai Felton
They did well to land Tai Felton in the Round 4 slot, just ahead of his grade. The roster fit checks out.
Pick139 Rnd5 Hollin Pierce
A straight-up fair deal on Hollin Pierce at the 139th pick, value and slot in agreement. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick187 Rnd6 DJ Giddens
DJ Giddens slipping to slot 187 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. It patches a soft spot without any drama.