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RUN ON APR 4, 2024

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04.04.24

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    Vikings
Draft Selections
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIN)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Byron Murphy II Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (MIN)
Byron Murphy II
DL Texas
Blake Fisher Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (MIN)
Blake Fisher
OT Notre Dame
Ainias Smith Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (MIN)
Ainias Smith
WR Texas A&M
Ty'Ron Hopper Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (MIN)
Ty'Ron Hopper
LB Missouri
Curtis Jacobs Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (MIN)
Curtis Jacobs
LB Penn State
Braiden McGregor Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (MIN)
Braiden McGregor
DE-EDGE Michigan
LaDarius Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (MIN)
LaDarius Henderson
OT Michigan
Trevin Wallace Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (MIN)
Trevin Wallace
LB Kentucky
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Vikings did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B-.

Call it a hunch or call it a gamble, but the Vikings spent the Round 5 slot on Curtis Jacobs, a name most had 31 spots down the list. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B-.

That quarterback hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. Edge rusher is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it. Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Dallas Turner
In pick No. 11 they get juice off the edge. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick23 Rnd1 Byron Murphy II
In the 23rd overall pick they get a wrecking ball inside at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick108 Rnd4 Blake Fisher
They went early on Blake Fisher in the Round 4 slot, and the value did not follow. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick129 Rnd4 Ainias Smith
They liked Ainias Smith enough to skip the value, taking him in pick 129. The roster fit checks out.
Pick157 Rnd5 Ty'Ron Hopper
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Ty'Ron Hopper. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick167 Rnd5 Curtis Jacobs
A big swing on Curtis Jacobs at Round 5, Pick 31, well ahead of any board in the building. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
Pick177 Rnd6 Braiden McGregor
Braiden McGregor in the 177th overall pick is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick230 Rnd7 LaDarius Henderson
They talked themselves into LaDarius Henderson at pick No. 230, and the board did not agree. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick232 Rnd7 Trevin Wallace
They took Trevin Wallace at par in slot 232, which is nothing to complain about. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.