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2027 No Trades 018

  • jimbo92107 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Vikings
Draft Selections
Charlie Becker Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (MIN)
Charlie Becker
WR Indiana
Jadan Baugh Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (MIN)
Jadan Baugh
RB Florida
Kade Pieper Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (MIN)
Kade Pieper
OG Iowa
Bear Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (MIN)
Bear Alexander
DT Oregon
Jackson Bennee Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (MIN)
Jackson Bennee
S Utah
Elijah Paige Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (MIN)
Elijah Paige
OT USC
DJ Lagway Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (MIN)
DJ Lagway
QB Baylor
Nicholas Rodriguez Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (MIN)
Nicholas Rodriguez
LB Missouri
King Mack Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (MIN)
King Mack
S NC State
Quay'sheed Scott Head Shot
PICK: 213 RND: 6 (MIN)
Quay'sheed Scott
CB Kentucky
Payton Pierce Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (MIN)
Payton Pierce
LB Ohio State
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B-
ValueB+ NeedC TradesB- FutureB-
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Vikings and Bennee: B-.

You build a draft on nights like this. Jackson Bennee had no business being available in the Round 5 slot, and the Vikings did the only sane thing and turned in the card. Good, not great, and the B- says as much.

The edge rusher hole is the one line item this class does not answer. The cost of the Paige reach is exactly the players who went right after him. The offense got the lion's share of the attention.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Charlie Becker
In pick No. 30 they get a true top target. Need was not the driver here.
Pick62 Rnd2 Jadan Baugh
The board fumbled Jadan Baugh all the way to No. 62, and they scooped it up. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick78 Rnd3 Kade Pieper
A offensive lineman of that caliber at the Round 3 slot is the definition of value, full stop. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick94 Rnd3 Bear Alexander
They robbed the room for Bear Alexander here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick156 Rnd5 Jackson Bennee
They barely believed it either: Jackson Bennee still on the board at slot 156. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
Pick157 Rnd5 Elijah Paige
They left a pile of value on the table to take Elijah Paige this early at the 157th overall pick. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick167 Rnd5 DJ Lagway
A market-rate quarterback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on DJ Lagway. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick188 Rnd6 Nicholas Rodriguez
Somehow Nicholas Rodriguez was still sitting there in the 188th pick, and they pounced on premier linebacker value. This was not a hole anyone had circled.
Pick202 Rnd6 King Mack
Value with a capital V on King Mack in the Round 6 slot, a genuine coup. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
Pick213 Rnd6 Quay'sheed Scott
They will replay Quay'sheed Scott at the 213th overall pick for years; that is how good the value is. Where it fits the depth chart is the real question.
Pick231 Rnd7 Payton Pierce
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Payton Pierce at pick No. 231. The roster logic is harder to follow.