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  • TCSmith DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
T.J. Tampa Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (MIN)
T.J. Tampa
CB Iowa State
Brandon Dorlus Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (MIN)
Brandon Dorlus
DE-EDGE Oregon
Gabriel Murphy Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (MIN)
Gabriel Murphy
DL-EDGE UCLA
Jacob Cowing Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (MIN)
Jacob Cowing
WR Arizona
Jaden Hicks Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (MIN)
Jaden Hicks
S Washington State
MarShawn Lloyd Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (MIN)
MarShawn Lloyd
RB USC
Javion Cohen Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (MIN)
Javion Cohen
OG Miami (FL)
Joe Milton III Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (MIN)
Joe Milton III
QB Tennessee
Jaylin Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (MIN)
Jaylin Simpson
CB Auburn
Tanor Bortolini Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (MIN)
Tanor Bortolini
C Wisconsin
Blake Watson Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (MIN)
Blake Watson
RB Memphis
Draft Picks Received
T.J. Tampa Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (IND)
T.J. Tampa
CB Iowa State
Brandon Dorlus Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (KC)
Brandon Dorlus
DE-EDGE Oregon
Gabriel Murphy Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (KC)
Gabriel Murphy
DL-EDGE UCLA
Jacob Cowing Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (NYG)
Jacob Cowing
WR Arizona
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (NYG)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (NYG)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (IND)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (IND)
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Draft Picks Traded
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (NYG)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
Kris Jenkins Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (IND)
Kris Jenkins
DL-EDGE Michigan
Players Gained
Head Shot
Drue Tranquill
LB
Head Shot
Leonard Williams
DT
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall A-
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureA+
The Vikings turned the phones into found money: A-.

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. The sum of the weekend is a deserved A-.

Bortolini has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced. If one pick saves this weekend, it is Simpson. For all the activity, tight end went untouched, which is hard to explain.

Trust the process, because this time the process plainly worked.

Pick Analysis
Pick46 Rnd2 T.J. Tampa
A tidy little value on T.J. Tampa in slot 46, a step better than break-even. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick60 Rnd2 Brandon Dorlus
A clean, defensible pick in the 60th pick with a little surplus value in Brandon Dorlus. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick91 Rnd3 Gabriel Murphy
A reasonable price with a little left over, Gabriel Murphy in No. 91. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick107 Rnd4 Jacob Cowing
Jacob Cowing in pick No. 107 lands just on the right side of the ledger. It fills a real need, too.
Pick108 Rnd4 Jaden Hicks
A straight-up fair deal on Jaden Hicks at the Round 4 slot, value and slot in agreement. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick130 Rnd4 MarShawn Lloyd
No drama and no debate, MarShawn Lloyd went about where he belonged in pick 130. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick148 Rnd5 Javion Cohen
Javion Cohen in Round 5, Pick 12 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick160 Rnd5 Joe Milton III
Joe Milton III in the 160th overall pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick165 Rnd5 Jaylin Simpson
Steal is underselling it; Jaylin Simpson at slot 165 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
Pick179 Rnd6 Tanor Bortolini
They talked themselves into Tanor Bortolini at Round 6, Pick 4, and the board did not agree. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick230 Rnd7 Blake Watson
Blake Watson slid further than he should have, and the Round 7 slot is lovely value for the running back. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.