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The Love Draft in Minnesota

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Draft Selections
Jeremiyah Love Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (MIN)
Jeremiyah Love
RB Notre Dame
Kenyon Sadiq Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (MIN)
Kenyon Sadiq
TE Oregon
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (MIN)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
Connor Lew Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (MIN)
Connor Lew
C Auburn
Devin Moore Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (MIN)
Devin Moore
CB Florida
Skyler Bell Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (MIN)
Skyler Bell
WR UConn
Davison Igbinosun Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (MIN)
Davison Igbinosun
CB Ohio State
Billy Schrauth Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (MIN)
Billy Schrauth
OG Notre Dame
Jude Bowry Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (MIN)
Jude Bowry
OT Boston College
Raylen Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 234 RND: 7 (MIN)
Raylen Wilson
LB Georgia
Cole Payton Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (MIN)
Cole Payton
QB North Dakota State
Draft Picks Received
Kenyon Sadiq Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (NYJ)
Kenyon Sadiq
TE Oregon
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (NYG)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
Connor Lew Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (SF)
Connor Lew
C Auburn
Devin Moore Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (DEN)
Devin Moore
CB Florida
Skyler Bell Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (ATL)
Skyler Bell
WR UConn
Davison Igbinosun Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (NO)
Davison Igbinosun
CB Ohio State
Billy Schrauth Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (SF)
Billy Schrauth
OG Notre Dame
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (WSH)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (WSH)
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Draft Picks Traded
Chris Bell Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (NYG)
Chris Bell
WR Louisville
Taurean York Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (ATL)
Taurean York
LB Texas A&M
Kaytron Allen Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (CLE)
Kaytron Allen
RB Penn State
Red Murdock Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (CLE)
Red Murdock
LB Buffalo
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (ARI)
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Players Gained
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Noah Igbinoghene
CB
Players traded away
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J.J. McCarthy
QB
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Javon Hargrave
DT
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Jonathan Greenard
DE
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Jordan Addison
WR
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T.J. Hockenson
TE
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall D+
ValueA- NeedB TradesF FutureA
Lew should have been long gone. The Vikings pounced, and earned a D+.

Every swap seemed to tilt away from the Vikings, and the value they bled adds up to real damage. The math is unkind, and the D+ follows.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through edge rusher. The Igbinosun pick is fine in a vacuum, less so with edge rusher and interior defensive lineman still on the board.

The Lew value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere.

The verdict is not kind, and fairly so; this class has a hill to climb.

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Jeremiyah Love
They read the board right and Jeremiyah Love was the payoff at Round 1, Pick 18. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick33 Rnd2 Kenyon Sadiq
Kenyon Sadiq in slot 33 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick37 Rnd2 Dillon Thieneman
A clean, defensible pick in the 37th pick with a little surplus value in Dillon Thieneman. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick92 Rnd3 Connor Lew
You do not let an offensive lineman like Connor Lew reach the Round 3 slot and blink. They did not. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick108 Rnd4 Devin Moore
Devin Moore in No. 108 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick114 Rnd4 Skyler Bell
Circle this one: Skyler Bell at pick 114 is a fall that decides a draft. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick132 Rnd4 Davison Igbinosun
Of all the spots to shop, they chose cornerback. Davison Igbinosun in pick No. 132 leaves edge rusher and interior defensive lineman for later.
Pick133 Rnd4 Billy Schrauth
Billy Schrauth in slot 133 is fair value, right on his grade. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick161 Rnd5 Jude Bowry
Value with a capital V on Jude Bowry in Round 5, Pick 23, a genuine coup. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick234 Rnd7 Raylen Wilson
Raylen Wilson at the 234th pick is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick240 Rnd7 Cole Payton
No drama and no debate, Cole Payton went about where he belonged in pick 240. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.