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Jeremiyah Love Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (MIN)
Jeremiyah Love
RB Notre Dame
Denzel Boston Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (MIN)
Denzel Boston
WR Washington
Mansoor Delane Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (MIN)
Mansoor Delane
CB LSU
D'Angelo Ponds Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
D'Angelo Ponds
CB Indiana
Monroe Mills Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (MIN)
Monroe Mills
OT Louisville
Bryce Foster Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (MIN)
Bryce Foster
C Kansas
Rasheem Biles Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (MIN)
Rasheem Biles
LB Pittsburgh
Dominic Zvada Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (MIN)
Dominic Zvada
PK Michigan
Jalen Thompson Head Shot
PICK: 208 RND: 6 (MIN)
Jalen Thompson
DL-EDGE Michigan State
Haynes King Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (MIN)
Haynes King
QB Georgia Tech
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
More right than wrong for the Vikings, and a B- to prove it.

The move everyone will second-guess came early. The Vikings reached some 38 spots for Jalen Thompson, and value like that does not grow back.

The Vikings indulged a want in Ponds while a need in safety, tight end and other spots stayed open. Boston at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster. The safety hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

They went 5 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

Good work on the whole, with safety the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Jeremiyah Love
In pick No. 18 they get a featured back at fair value. A real need, handled.
Pick50 Rnd2 Denzel Boston
Denzel Boston in No. 50 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It fills a real need, too.
Pick82 Rnd3 Mansoor Delane
A straight-up fair deal on Mansoor Delane at pick 82, value and slot in agreement. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick97 Rnd3 D'Angelo Ponds
A surprising call. With safety, tight end and other spots still to address, they spent the 97th overall pick on D'Angelo Ponds, a cornerback they were not short of.
Pick118 Rnd4 Monroe Mills
Monroe Mills in Round 4, Pick 16 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick157 Rnd5 Bryce Foster
Bryce Foster at the Round 5 slot is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick173 Rnd5 Rasheem Biles
Value with a capital V on Rasheem Biles in pick No. 173, a genuine coup. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick196 Rnd6 Dominic Zvada
They reached a country mile for Dominic Zvada at the 196th pick, and the board is aghast. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
Pick208 Rnd6 Jalen Thompson
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Jalen Thompson well ahead of where he belonged. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick231 Rnd7 Haynes King
They paid a round early for Haynes King in Round 7, Pick 15, more than the board wanted. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.