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  • TCSmith DRAFTING FOR THE
    Vikings
Draft Selections
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (MIN)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (MIN)
T'Vondre Sweat
DL Texas
Ray Davis Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (MIN)
Ray Davis
RB Kentucky
Jordan Travis Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (MIN)
Jordan Travis
QB Florida State
Drake Nugent Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (MIN)
Drake Nugent
C Michigan
Layden Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (MIN)
Layden Robinson
OG Texas A&M
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (MIN)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
Kitan Oladapo Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (MIN)
Kitan Oladapo
S Oregon State
Isaiah Williams Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (MIN)
Isaiah Williams
WR Illinois
Daequan Hardy Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (MIN)
Daequan Hardy
CB Penn State
Donovan Jennings Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (MIN)
Donovan Jennings
OT USF
Draft Picks Received
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (HOU)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (DAL)
T'Vondre Sweat
DL Texas
Jordan Travis Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (DAL)
Jordan Travis
QB Florida State
Donovan Jennings Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (HOU)
Donovan Jennings
OT USF
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (HOU)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (DAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (HOU)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (DAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (DAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (HOU)
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Draft Picks Traded
Amarius Mims Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (HOU)
Amarius Mims
OT Georgia
Zach Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (DAL)
Zach Frazier
C West Virginia
Players Gained
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Sheldon Rankins
DT
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Sam Williams
EDGE
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B+
ValueB- NeedB- TradesA FutureA+
A respectable, level-headed haul for the Vikings: B+.

You can draft well and still miss the point. The Vikings did plenty of tidy work and somehow never got around to edge rusher, which was the need that mattered most. It nets out to a B+, which feels about right.

That is a cornerback worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly. The Robinson pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over.

The imported veterans give this class a floor the draft picks could not on their own.

A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 Cooper DeJean
In the 23rd pick they get a press-man option on the boundary, and a steal at that. Need was not the driver here.
Pick56 Rnd2 T'Vondre Sweat
T'Vondre Sweat at the 56th overall pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick108 Rnd4 Ray Davis
A market-rate running back, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Ray Davis. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick124 Rnd4 Jordan Travis
They liked Jordan Travis enough to skip the value, taking him in No. 124. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick130 Rnd4 Drake Nugent
They paid a round early for Drake Nugent in pick No. 130, more than the board wanted. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick148 Rnd5 Layden Robinson
A reach on Layden Robinson in the Round 5 slot; the board had better options right there. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick160 Rnd5 Braelon Allen
Braelon Allen slipping to Round 5, Pick 24 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick166 Rnd5 Kitan Oladapo
Nothing to complain about; Kitan Oladapo went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick179 Rnd6 Isaiah Williams
Isaiah Williams in No. 179 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick230 Rnd7 Daequan Hardy
They let Daequan Hardy come to them and pounced at the 230th pick. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
Pick239 Rnd7 Donovan Jennings
No edge and no loss on Donovan Jennings in pick 239; it is a wash and a sensible one. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.