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Draft Selections
Alfred Collins Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (MIN)
Alfred Collins
DT Texas
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (MIN)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Jackson Slater Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
Jackson Slater
OG Sacramento State
Mitchell Evans Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 4 (MIN)
Mitchell Evans
TE Notre Dame
Cobee Bryant Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (MIN)
Cobee Bryant
CB Kansas
LaJohntay Wester Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (MIN)
LaJohntay Wester
WR Colorado
Draft Picks Received
Alfred Collins Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (SEA)
Alfred Collins
DT Texas
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (SEA)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Mitchell Evans Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 4 (SEA)
Mitchell Evans
TE Notre Dame
Draft Picks Traded
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (SEA)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesB FutureB-
A solid, sensible weekend for the Vikings: B-.

Call it a hunch or call it a gamble, but the Vikings spent pick 187 on LaJohntay Wester, a name most had 59 spots down the list. It does the job without flash, and the B- reflects it.

A whole weekend of picks and quarterback is somehow still a want. Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Bryant. The weekend tilted hard toward the defense.

Quantity was the play, for better or worse.

A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick50 Rnd2 Alfred Collins
No drama and no debate, Alfred Collins went about where he belonged in Round 2, Pick 18. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick52 Rnd2 Xavier Watts
Value with a capital V on Xavier Watts in slot 52, a genuine coup. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick97 Rnd3 Jackson Slater
A real head-scratcher, Jackson Slater in pick No. 97 is miles ahead of his ranking. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick137 Rnd4 Mitchell Evans
Mitchell Evans at pick 137 is a conviction pick that outran the value. It fills a real need, too.
Pick139 Rnd5 Cobee Bryant
Cobee Bryant at No. 139 is money in the bank, a cornerback taken below his worth. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick187 Rnd6 LaJohntay Wester
They talked themselves into LaJohntay Wester at the Round 6 slot, and the board did not agree. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.