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Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (MIN)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Zy Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
Zy Alexander
CB LSU
Devin Neal Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (MIN)
Devin Neal
RB Kansas
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (MIN)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Vikings let Winston Jr. fall and pounced. Final grade: B.

When a board-topper like Kevin Winston Jr. slides to No. 163, you do not overthink it, and the Vikings did not.

That quarterback hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. They left with safety solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Tate Ratledge
Tate Ratledge in pick No. 28 is fair value, right on his grade. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick97 Rnd3 Zy Alexander
Zy Alexander at pick 97 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick140 Rnd5 Devin Neal
Devin Neal in Round 5, Pick 2 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick163 Rnd5 Kevin Winston Jr.
They will replay Kevin Winston Jr. at No. 163 for years; that is how good the value is. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.