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  • austineiter DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (MIN)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 5 (MIN)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Billy Bowman Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (MIN)
Billy Bowman Jr.
S Oklahoma
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B
ValueA- NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
Hampton should have been long gone. The Vikings pounced, and earned a B.

Somebody in Round 3, Pick 33 was going to get robbed, and it turned out to be the rest of the league. The Vikings sat still while Omarion Hampton, the No. 18 name on the board, slid all the way to them, then sprinted to the podium. Call it a sensible B, earned the boring way.

For all the activity, quarterback went untouched, which is hard to explain. The roster is better shaped than it was, with safety chief among the fixes.

The back end got a real overhaul.

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick24 Rnd1 Nick Emmanwori
In the Round 1 slot they get a two-high chess piece, and a steal at that. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick97 Rnd3 Omarion Hampton
Omarion Hampton at the 97th pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick138 Rnd5 Jake Majors
Taking Jake Majors in pick No. 138 is close to grand larceny; an offensive lineman that good had no business lasting this long. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick159 Rnd5 Billy Bowman Jr.
You do not let a safety like Billy Bowman Jr. reach Round 5, Pick 22 and blink. They did not. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.