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Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall
B-
ValueB-
NeedB
TradesC+
FutureB-
Wilson should have been long gone. The Vikings pounced, and earned a B-. Thirty-one other rooms let Jared Wilson slide, and the Vikings were the ones holding the card at the 133rd overall pick. Highway robbery.
A whole weekend of picks and quarterback is somehow still a want. They are betting Sanders proves the room right and everyone else wrong.
Nothing here to lose sleep over, and plenty to feel decent about.
Pick Analysis
Pick31
Rnd1
Tyler Booker
In the 31st overall pick they get a cornerstone up front, even if it was a touch early. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick97
Rnd3
Denzel Burke
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Denzel Burke in the Round 3 slot. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick133
Rnd4
Jared Wilson
Jared Wilson at No. 133 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick139
Rnd5
Tahj Brooks
The board had Tahj Brooks higher than the 139th pick, and the running back fell to them anyway. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick160
Rnd5
James Burnip
A tidy little value on James Burnip in pick 160, a step better than break-even. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
Pick257
Rnd7
Shilo Sanders
The board had cheaper options than Shilo Sanders at slot 257, and it noticed. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.