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14th draft - Traded Darnold to go up to the 21

Draft Selections
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (MIN)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Quinshon Judkins Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (MIN)
Quinshon Judkins
RB Ohio State
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (MIN)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Draft Picks Received
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (PIT)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
Draft Picks Traded
Matthew Golden Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (PIT)
Matthew Golden
WR Texas
Players traded away
Head Shot
Sam Darnold
QB
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B
ValueA NeedB+ TradesC- FutureB-
The Vikings cashed the board's mistake on Nolen: B.

You build a draft on nights like this. Walter Nolen had no business being available in slot 161, and the Vikings did the only sane thing and turned in the card.

Leaving quarterback unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. Majors has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the quarterback spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick21 Rnd1 Abdul Carter
They will replay Abdul Carter at the Round 1 slot for years; that is how good the value is. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick97 Rnd3 Jake Majors
They paid up for Jake Majors at No. 97 when waiting would have done the job. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick140 Rnd5 Quinshon Judkins
Somehow Quinshon Judkins was still sitting there in pick 140, and they pounced on premier running back value. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick161 Rnd5 Walter Nolen
Walter Nolen at Round 5, Pick 22 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.