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  • jimbo92107 DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Luther Burden III Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (MIN)
Luther Burden III
WR Missouri
Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
Deone Walker
DT Kentucky
Willie Lampkin Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (MIN)
Willie Lampkin
OG North Carolina
Raheim Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (MIN)
Raheim Sanders
RB South Carolina
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
A respectable, level-headed haul for the Vikings: B-.

Call it a hunch or call it a gamble, but the Vikings spent slot 139 on Willie Lampkin, a name most had 39 spots down the list. They moved the roster forward and banked a B- for it.

The quarterback spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. That is an interior defensive lineman worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but quarterback.

Pick Analysis
Pick24 Rnd1 Luther Burden III
In the 24th pick they get a difference-maker at receiver. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick97 Rnd3 Deone Walker
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Deone Walker at pick 97 is the proof. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick139 Rnd5 Willie Lampkin
Willie Lampkin at the 139th overall pick is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick187 Rnd6 Raheim Sanders
Raheim Sanders in pick No. 187 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. It fills a real need, too.