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  • thebirdman3 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Vikings
Draft Selections
Jared Verse Head Shot
PICK: 15 RND: 1 (MIN)
Jared Verse
DE-EDGE Florida State
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (MIN)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Denzel Burke Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (MIN)
Denzel Burke
CB Ohio State
Junior Colson Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (MIN)
Junior Colson
LB Michigan
Cole Bishop Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (MIN)
Cole Bishop
S Utah
McCallan Castles Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (MIN)
McCallan Castles
TE Tennessee
Layden Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (MIN)
Layden Robinson
OG Texas A&M
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (MIN)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
Kaden Prather Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (MIN)
Kaden Prather
WR Maryland
Sheridan Jones Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (MIN)
Sheridan Jones
CB Clemson
Carson Steele Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (MIN)
Carson Steele
RB UCLA
Draft Picks Received
Jared Verse Head Shot
PICK: 15 RND: 1 (IND)
Jared Verse
DE-EDGE Florida State
Denzel Burke Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (IND)
Denzel Burke
CB Ohio State
Carson Steele Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (IND)
Carson Steele
RB UCLA
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (IND)
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Draft Picks Traded
Olumuyiwa Fashanu Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (IND)
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
OT Penn State
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB+ FutureB-
The Vikings did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B.

The Vikings let the board come to them and it handed over Sheridan Jones in No. 230, comfortably the best value of their weekend. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B.

The interior defensive lineman spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. Every board in the league had Bishop lower, and that gap is the story.

They squeezed a little extra out of every move they made. They went 7 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick15 Rnd1 Jared Verse
In pick 15 they get a double-digit-sack hope at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick42 Rnd2 J.J. McCarthy
J.J. McCarthy in the Round 2 slot is fair value, right on his grade. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick46 Rnd2 Denzel Burke
Denzel Burke in No. 46 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick108 Rnd4 Junior Colson
A market-rate linebacker, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Junior Colson. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick130 Rnd4 Cole Bishop
Cole Bishop in the 130th overall pick is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick148 Rnd5 McCallan Castles
They paid sticker price for McCallan Castles in slot 148, and that is fine. It fills a real need, too.
Pick160 Rnd5 Layden Robinson
A straight-up fair deal on Layden Robinson at pick 160, value and slot in agreement. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick165 Rnd5 Frank Gore Jr.
They took Frank Gore Jr. at par in the Round 5 slot, which is nothing to complain about. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick179 Rnd6 Kaden Prather
Nothing to complain about; Kaden Prather went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick230 Rnd7 Sheridan Jones
The board had Sheridan Jones higher than No. 230, and the cornerback fell to them anyway. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
Pick235 Rnd7 Carson Steele
Carson Steele at the 235th pick is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.