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Draft Selections
Kenyon Sadiq Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (MIN)
Kenyon Sadiq
TE Oregon
Caleb Banks Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (MIN)
Caleb Banks
DL Florida
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (MIN)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Jake Golday Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
Jake Golday
OLB Cincinnati
Charles Demmings Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (MIN)
Charles Demmings
CB Stephen F. Austin
Travis Burke Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (MIN)
Travis Burke
OT Memphis
Brandon Cleveland Head Shot
PICK: 234 RND: 7 (MIN)
Brandon Cleveland
DT NC State
Latrell McCutchin Sr. Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (MIN)
Latrell McCutchin Sr.
CB Houston
TJ Hall Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (MIN)
TJ Hall
CB Iowa
Draft Picks Received
Kenyon Sadiq Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (BUF)
Kenyon Sadiq
TE Oregon
Draft Picks Traded
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (BUF)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Players Gained
Head Shot
James Cook
RB
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedC- TradesA+ FutureB-
Best value of the weekend goes to the Vikings for Golday: B.

Every so often the board makes a mistake, and the Vikings were there to profit. Jake Golday, the No. 64 name on the board, should have been long gone before pick 97. It nets out to a B, which feels about right.

The phones were where this weekend was really won. The Sadiq pick reads as want over need, and the roster will feel it at linebacker and running back. They punted on linebacker, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

The James Cook pickup adds a known quantity to a class of unknowns.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick26 Rnd1 Kenyon Sadiq
A surprising call. With linebacker and running back still to address, they spent Round 1, Pick 26 on Kenyon Sadiq, a tight end they were not short of.
Pick49 Rnd2 Caleb Banks
Of all the spots to shop, they chose interior defensive lineman. Caleb Banks in the Round 2 slot leaves linebacker and running back for later.
Pick82 Rnd3 Jake Slaughter
A curious use of slot 82. Linebacker and running back needed the pick; an offensive lineman in Jake Slaughter did not.
Pick97 Rnd3 Jake Golday
The eyebrow-raiser of the weekend. They went edge rusher with Jake Golday while clear needs at linebacker and running back sat open.
Pick163 Rnd5 Charles Demmings
The board had Charles Demmings higher than pick 163, and the cornerback fell to them anyway. Not a spot anyone had flagged, which makes it a head-scratcher.
Pick196 Rnd6 Travis Burke
Travis Burke in No. 196 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
Pick234 Rnd7 Brandon Cleveland
They did well to land Brandon Cleveland in the 234th pick, just ahead of his grade. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
Pick235 Rnd7 Latrell McCutchin Sr.
A reasonable price with a little left over, Latrell McCutchin Sr. in the 235th overall pick. The roster logic is harder to follow.
Pick244 Rnd7 TJ Hall
Nice patience on TJ Hall, who had no business lasting to the Round 7 slot. A pick in search of a role on this roster.