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Draft Selections
Benjamin Morrison Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (MIN)
Benjamin Morrison
CB Notre Dame
Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (MIN)
Deone Walker
DT Kentucky
Quinshon Judkins Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (MIN)
Quinshon Judkins
RB Ohio State
Jared Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
Jared Wilson
C Georgia
Lathan Ransom Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (MIN)
Lathan Ransom
S Ohio State
Jackson Slater Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (MIN)
Jackson Slater
OG Sacramento State
Brashard Smith Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (MIN)
Brashard Smith
RB SMU
Draft Picks Received
Benjamin Morrison Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (IND)
Benjamin Morrison
CB Notre Dame
Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (JAX)
Deone Walker
DT Kentucky
Quinshon Judkins Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (IND)
Quinshon Judkins
RB Ohio State
Lathan Ransom Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (JAX)
Lathan Ransom
S Ohio State
Draft Picks Traded
Shavon Revel Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (JAX)
Shavon Revel Jr.
CB East Carolina
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesB+ FutureB-
Smith should have been long gone. The Vikings pounced, and earned a B.

Somewhere a general manager is explaining how Brashard Smith got past him. The Vikings do not have to explain a thing at the 161st pick.

They punted on quarterback, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. The cost of the Wilson reach is exactly the players who went right after him.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the quarterback spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick45 Rnd2 Benjamin Morrison
A straight-up fair deal on Benjamin Morrison at the Round 2 slot, value and slot in agreement. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick70 Rnd3 Deone Walker
A tidy little value on Deone Walker in the 70th overall pick, a step better than break-even. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick80 Rnd3 Quinshon Judkins
A tidy bit of business in pick No. 80, where Quinshon Judkins graded well above the range. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick97 Rnd3 Jared Wilson
A reach on Jared Wilson in Round 3, Pick 33; the board had better options right there. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick106 Rnd4 Lathan Ransom
Lathan Ransom at No. 106 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick140 Rnd5 Jackson Slater
By-the-book stuff, Jackson Slater at the 140th pick squarely in line with his ranking. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick161 Rnd5 Brashard Smith
Taking Brashard Smith in slot 161 is close to grand larceny; a running back that good had no business lasting this long. A need, and now a little less of one.