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  • thumbsucker01 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Vikings
Draft Selections
Jared Verse Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (MIN)
Jared Verse
DE-EDGE Florida State
Kris Jenkins Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (MIN)
Kris Jenkins
DL-EDGE Michigan
Cam Hart Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (MIN)
Cam Hart
CB Notre Dame
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (MIN)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
Joe Milton III Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (MIN)
Joe Milton III
QB Tennessee
Jalyx Hunt Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (MIN)
Jalyx Hunt
S-EDGE Houston Christian
Hunter Nourzad Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (MIN)
Hunter Nourzad
C Penn State
Jase McClellan Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (MIN)
Jase McClellan
RB Alabama
Marcellas Dial Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (MIN)
Marcellas Dial
CB South Carolina
Brevyn Spann-Ford Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (MIN)
Brevyn Spann-Ford
TE Minnesota
Draft Picks Received
Jared Verse Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (LV)
Jared Verse
DE-EDGE Florida State
Joe Milton III Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (LV)
Joe Milton III
QB Tennessee
Marcellas Dial Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (LV)
Marcellas Dial
CB South Carolina
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (DEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (LV)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (DEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (DEN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Michael Penix Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (DEN)
Michael Penix Jr.
QB Washington
Dillon Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (WSH)
Dillon Johnson
RB Washington
Players Gained
Head Shot
Percy Butler
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Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB FutureA
A solid, sensible weekend for the Vikings: B.

If confidence were a draft strategy, the Vikings would have aced it. Joe Milton III at pick 148 is 52 spots clear of where he belonged. No fireworks, but a solid B.

They punted on safety, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. The Nourzad value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere.

Good work on the whole, with safety the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick13 Rnd1 Jared Verse
In the 13th pick they get a double-digit-sack hope. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick42 Rnd2 Kris Jenkins
A market-rate edge rusher, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Kris Jenkins. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick108 Rnd4 Cam Hart
Cam Hart in No. 108 lands just on the right side of the ledger. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick129 Rnd4 Tommy Eichenberg
They went early on Tommy Eichenberg in pick 129, and the value did not follow. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick148 Rnd5 Joe Milton III
They left a pile of value on the table to take Joe Milton III this early at Round 5, Pick 12. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick157 Rnd5 Jalyx Hunt
Jalyx Hunt at the 157th overall pick is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the S-EDGE. Need-wise, a curious use of the pick.
Pick167 Rnd5 Hunter Nourzad
Hunter Nourzad slipping to Round 5, Pick 31 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick188 Rnd6 Jase McClellan
Jase McClellan at pick No. 188 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick223 Rnd7 Marcellas Dial
This one needs a full-page explanation: Marcellas Dial in the Round 7 slot, miles early. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
Pick230 Rnd7 Brevyn Spann-Ford
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Brevyn Spann-Ford. A need, and now a little less of one.