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Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (MIN)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Jahdae Barron Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (MIN)
Jahdae Barron
CB Texas
Dylan Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
Dylan Fairchild
OG Georgia
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (MIN)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Colston Loveland Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (MIN)
Colston Loveland
TE Michigan
Marcus Mbow Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (MIN)
Marcus Mbow
OT Purdue
Quinshon Judkins Head Shot
PICK: 203 RND: 6 (MIN)
Quinshon Judkins
RB Ohio State
Draft Picks Received
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (BAL)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Jahdae Barron Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (BAL)
Jahdae Barron
CB Texas
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (BAL)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Quinshon Judkins Head Shot
PICK: 203 RND: 6 (BAL)
Quinshon Judkins
RB Ohio State
Draft Picks Traded
Josh Simmons Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (BAL)
Josh Simmons
OT Ohio State
Players Gained
Head Shot
Keaton Mitchell
RB
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B+
ValueA+ NeedB TradesA- FutureB-
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Vikings and Judkins: B+.

Thirty-one other rooms let Quinshon Judkins slide, and the Vikings were the ones holding the card at the 203rd pick. Highway robbery. A dependable weekend that grades out a B+.

Leaving quarterback unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. On the needs board they went 4 of 8, with offensive lineman the one that mattered most. The dealing nudged the ledger their way without much fuss.

Quantity was the play, for better or worse.

A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick27 Rnd1 Ashton Jeanty
Steal is underselling it; Ashton Jeanty at pick 27 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick91 Rnd3 Jahdae Barron
Jahdae Barron at pick No. 91 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick97 Rnd3 Dylan Fairchild
Dylan Fairchild at No. 97 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick129 Rnd4 Walter Nolen
A interior defensive lineman of that caliber at Round 4, Pick 27 is the definition of value, full stop. The roster fit checks out.
Pick139 Rnd5 Colston Loveland
They will replay Colston Loveland at slot 139 for years; that is how good the value is. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick187 Rnd6 Marcus Mbow
You do not let an offensive lineman like Marcus Mbow reach the Round 6 slot and blink. They did not. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick203 Rnd6 Quinshon Judkins
Circle this one: Quinshon Judkins at the 203rd overall pick is a fall that decides a draft. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.