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Draft Selections
Bralen Trice Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (MIN)
Bralen Trice
DE-EDGE Washington
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (MIN)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Max Melton Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (MIN)
Max Melton
CB Rutgers
Jack Nelson Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (MIN)
Jack Nelson
OT Wisconsin
Lathan Ransom Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (MIN)
Lathan Ransom
S Ohio State
BJ Mayes Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (MIN)
BJ Mayes
CB UAB
Jaxson Dart Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (MIN)
Jaxson Dart
QB Mississippi
Draft Picks Received
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (ATL)
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Draft Picks Traded
Malik Mustapha Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (ATL)
Malik Mustapha
S Wake Forest
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesC+ FutureB-
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Vikings and Melton: B.

You build a draft on nights like this. Max Melton had no business being available in pick 120, and the Vikings did the only sane thing and turned in the card. It does the job without flash, and the B reflects it.

The running back spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. They went 4 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick20 Rnd1 Bralen Trice
In slot 20 they get a disruptor off the edge. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick52 Rnd2 Cooper Beebe
Cooper Beebe at pick No. 52 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick120 Rnd4 Max Melton
Circle this one: Max Melton at the 120th overall pick is a fall that decides a draft. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick157 Rnd5 Jack Nelson
Nothing to complain about; Jack Nelson went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick168 Rnd5 Lathan Ransom
Good price on Lathan Ransom in the Round 5 slot, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick179 Rnd6 BJ Mayes
BJ Mayes in No. 179 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
Pick241 Rnd7 Jaxson Dart
They took Jaxson Dart at par in pick 241, which is nothing to complain about. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.