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Draft Selections
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (MIN)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Ozzy Trapilo Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
Ozzy Trapilo
OT Boston College
Billy Bowman Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (MIN)
Billy Bowman Jr.
S Oklahoma
Tez Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (MIN)
Tez Johnson
WR Oregon
RJ Harvey Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (MIN)
RJ Harvey
RB UCF
JJ Pegues Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (MIN)
JJ Pegues
DT Ole Miss
Draft Picks Received
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (BUF)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Billy Bowman Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (BUF)
Billy Bowman Jr.
S Oklahoma
Tez Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (BUF)
Tez Johnson
WR Oregon
Draft Picks Traded
Trey Amos Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (BUF)
Trey Amos
CB Ole Miss
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Vikings won the night they stopped Johnson from sliding. Grade: B.

Every so often the board makes a mistake, and the Vikings were there to profit. Tez Johnson, the No. 100 name on the board, should have been long gone before the Round 4 slot. Call it a sensible B, earned the boring way.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped quarterback, which is a strange place to end up. The roster is better shaped than it was, with safety chief among the fixes.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Walter Nolen
In the Round 1 slot they get a run-stuffing presence up front, outstanding value to boot.
Pick97 Rnd3 Ozzy Trapilo
They let Ozzy Trapilo come to them and pounced at the 97th overall pick. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick109 Rnd4 Billy Bowman Jr.
Billy Bowman Jr. at pick No. 109 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick132 Rnd4 Tez Johnson
Tez Johnson at slot 132 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. It fills a real need, too.
Pick139 Rnd5 RJ Harvey
RJ Harvey in Round 5, Pick 1 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick187 Rnd6 JJ Pegues
JJ Pegues in No. 187 is fair value, right on his grade. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.