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Hunter, Jeanty

Draft Selections
Travis Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (MIN)
Travis Hunter
CB Colorado
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Cam Ward Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (MIN)
Cam Ward
QB Miami
Dylan Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (MIN)
Dylan Fairchild
OG Georgia
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B
ValueA+ NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
The Vikings let Ward fall and pounced. Final grade: B.

When a board-topper like Cam Ward slides to the 139th pick, you do not overthink it, and the Vikings did not.

The edge rusher spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. They went 3 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick Analysis
Pick24 Rnd1 Travis Hunter
Travis Hunter at the Round 1 slot is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick97 Rnd3 Ashton Jeanty
They robbed the room for Ashton Jeanty here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick139 Rnd5 Cam Ward
They will replay Cam Ward at pick No. 139 for years; that is how good the value is. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick187 Rnd6 Dylan Fairchild
They barely believed it either: Dylan Fairchild still on the board at Round 6, Pick 11. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.