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  • starchy DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Derrick Harmon Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (MIN)
Derrick Harmon
DT Oregon
Brashard Smith Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
Brashard Smith
RB SMU
Dorian Strong Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (MIN)
Dorian Strong
CB Virginia Tech
Thomas Fidone II Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (MIN)
Thomas Fidone II
TE Nebraska
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall C+
ValueD+ NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
Flashes of a plan, unevenly run, for the Vikings: C+.

They will call it conviction in the building and a reach everywhere else: Thomas Fidone II, 194 picks early at Round 5, Pick 22. A mixed bag that lands at C+.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through quarterback. The roster is better shaped than it was, with running back chief among the fixes.

The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

Hit on Derrick Harmon and the swing picks, and this ages a lot better than it grades today.

Pick Analysis
Pick24 Rnd1 Derrick Harmon
In pick 24 they get an anchor for the defensive front. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick97 Rnd3 Brashard Smith
Brashard Smith in the 97th pick is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick140 Rnd5 Dorian Strong
Dorian Strong at slot 140 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick161 Rnd5 Thomas Fidone II
Thomas Fidone II at Round 5, Pick 22 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. The roster fit checks out.