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  • cw DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (MIN)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Denzel Burke Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
Denzel Burke
CB Ohio State
Jared Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (MIN)
Jared Wilson
C Georgia
Jackson Slater Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (MIN)
Jackson Slater
OG Sacramento State
Devin Neal Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (MIN)
Devin Neal
RB Kansas
Clay Webb Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (MIN)
Clay Webb
OG Jacksonville State
Draft Picks Received
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (LAR)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Jared Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (LAR)
Jared Wilson
C Georgia
Clay Webb Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (LAR)
Clay Webb
OG Jacksonville State
Draft Picks Traded
JT Tuimoloau Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (LAR)
JT Tuimoloau
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
The Vikings let Neal fall and pounced. Final grade: B-.

The board owed the Vikings one, and it paid up: Devin Neal, the No. 84 name on the board, sitting there at the 161st pick like a gift left on the doorstep. It nets out to a B-, which feels about right.

The cost of the Webb reach is exactly the players who went right after him. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped quarterback, which is a strange place to end up.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick26 Rnd1 Kenneth Grant
In pick No. 26 they get a run-stuffing presence up front at fair value. A real need, handled.
Pick97 Rnd3 Denzel Burke
A slide stopped in Round 3, Pick 33, with Denzel Burke worth more than the price. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick126 Rnd4 Jared Wilson
A offensive lineman of that caliber at the Round 4 slot is the definition of value, full stop. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick140 Rnd5 Jackson Slater
They paid sticker price for Jackson Slater in slot 140, and that is fine. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick161 Rnd5 Devin Neal
Devin Neal in pick 161 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. The roster fit checks out.
Pick204 Rnd6 Clay Webb
They talked themselves into Clay Webb at the 204th overall pick, and the board did not agree. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.