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  • dschully DRAFTING FOR THE
    Vikings
Draft Selections
Bralen Trice Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (MIN)
Bralen Trice
DE-EDGE Washington
Kamari Lassiter Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (MIN)
Kamari Lassiter
CB Georgia
Chris Braswell Head Shot
PICK: 54 RND: 2 (MIN)
Chris Braswell
LB-EDGE Alabama
Roman Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (MIN)
Roman Wilson
WR Michigan
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (MIN)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Cole Bishop Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (MIN)
Cole Bishop
S Utah
Cameron Ward Head Shot
PICK: 162 RND: 5 (MIN)
Cameron Ward
QB Washington State
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (MIN)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Cody Schrader Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (MIN)
Cody Schrader
RB Missouri
Reuben Fatheree II Head Shot
PICK: 233 RND: 7 (MIN)
Reuben Fatheree II
OT Texas A&M
Draft Picks Received
Bralen Trice Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (PIT)
Bralen Trice
DE-EDGE Washington
Kamari Lassiter Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (PHI)
Kamari Lassiter
CB Georgia
Chris Braswell Head Shot
PICK: 54 RND: 2 (JAX)
Chris Braswell
LB-EDGE Alabama
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (JAX)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (PIT)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (PIT)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (PIT)
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Draft Picks Traded
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (PIT)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
T.J. Tampa Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (PHI)
T.J. Tampa
CB Iowa State
Players Gained
Head Shot
Milton Williams
DT
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B+
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureB
The Vikings worked the phones like thieves and earned a B+.

Give the war room a raise for the dealing alone. The Vikings came out ahead on every exchange that mattered, and it was not close.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped interior defensive lineman, which is a strange place to end up. The cost of the Ward reach is exactly the players who went right after him. Milton Williams gives the group a proven body among the projects.

They went 7 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Bralen Trice
In No. 18 they get a premier pass rusher. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick45 Rnd2 Kamari Lassiter
They did well to land Kamari Lassiter in the 45th overall pick, just ahead of his grade. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick54 Rnd2 Chris Braswell
Chris Braswell in pick No. 54 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick112 Rnd4 Roman Wilson
Roman Wilson in pick 112 is fair value, right on his grade. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick127 Rnd4 Smael Mondon Jr.
Smael Mondon Jr. at the 127th pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick149 Rnd5 Cole Bishop
They paid sticker price for Cole Bishop in slot 149, and that is fine. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick162 Rnd5 Cameron Ward
They paid a round early for Cameron Ward in Round 5, Pick 26, more than the board wanted. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick165 Rnd5 Ben Sinnott
Fair-plus on Ben Sinnott, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick179 Rnd6 Cody Schrader
A straight-up fair deal on Cody Schrader at the 179th pick, value and slot in agreement. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick233 Rnd7 Reuben Fatheree II
No edge and no loss on Reuben Fatheree II in the 233rd overall pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.