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  • jimbo92107 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Vikings
Draft Selections
Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (MIN)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
Chris Paul Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (MIN)
Chris Paul Jr.
LB Ole Miss
Billy Bowman Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
Billy Bowman Jr.
S Oklahoma
Brashard Smith Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (MIN)
Brashard Smith
RB SMU
JJ Pegues Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (MIN)
JJ Pegues
DT Ole Miss
Bhayshul Tuten Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (MIN)
Bhayshul Tuten
RB Virginia Tech
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (MIN)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Chimere Dike Head Shot
PICK: 203 RND: 6 (MIN)
Chimere Dike
WR Florida
Hayden Conner Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (MIN)
Hayden Conner
OG Texas
Draft Picks Received
Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (BAL)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
Chris Paul Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (BAL)
Chris Paul Jr.
LB Ole Miss
Brashard Smith Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (BAL)
Brashard Smith
RB SMU
Bhayshul Tuten Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (BAL)
Bhayshul Tuten
RB Virginia Tech
Chimere Dike Head Shot
PICK: 203 RND: 6 (BAL)
Chimere Dike
WR Florida
Hayden Conner Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (BAL)
Hayden Conner
OG Texas
Draft Picks Traded
Jonah Savaiinaea Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (BAL)
Jonah Savaiinaea
OT Arizona
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesB FutureB-
The Vikings checked most of the boxes and earned a B-.

Boards are made to be trusted, and the Vikings shredded theirs for JJ Pegues. He came off 43 spots early, and the room will hear about it. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B-.

That Tuten pick is the receipt they will wave around later. A whole weekend of picks and quarterback is somehow still a want.

A modest surplus at the table, banked quietly. They left with safety solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick27 Rnd1 Tyler Booker
In slot 27 they get protection for the quarterback, reach and all. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick91 Rnd3 Chris Paul Jr.
Chris Paul Jr. at pick 91 is money in the bank, a linebacker taken below his worth. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick97 Rnd3 Billy Bowman Jr.
A conviction pick on Billy Bowman Jr. at Round 3, Pick 33 that the board grades a round light. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick129 Rnd4 Brashard Smith
Brashard Smith at pick No. 129 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick139 Rnd5 JJ Pegues
They left a pile of value on the table to take JJ Pegues this early at the Round 5 slot. The roster fit checks out.
Pick183 Rnd6 Bhayshul Tuten
You do not let a running back like Bhayshul Tuten reach the 183rd overall pick and blink. They did not. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick187 Rnd6 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
Nothing to complain about; Dont'e Thornton Jr. went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick203 Rnd6 Chimere Dike
Chimere Dike at the 203rd overall pick is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick243 Rnd7 Hayden Conner
A premium they did not need to pay, Hayden Conner a notch or two before his time. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.