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  • Masog DRAFTING FOR THE
    Vikings
Draft Selections
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (MIN)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (MIN)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Denzel Burke Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
Denzel Burke
CB Ohio State
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (MIN)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Joshua Farmer Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (MIN)
Joshua Farmer
DT Florida State
Hollin Pierce Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (MIN)
Hollin Pierce
OT Rutgers
Draft Picks Received
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (CIN)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (CIN)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Draft Picks Traded
Mykel Williams Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (CIN)
Mykel Williams
DE-EDGE Georgia
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B
ValueA- NeedB TradesC+ FutureB-
The Vikings let Pierce fall and pounced. Final grade: B.

Thirty-one other rooms let Hollin Pierce slide, and the Vikings were the ones holding the card at Round 5, Pick 22. Highway robbery. No fireworks, but a solid B.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through quarterback. Safety is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick49 Rnd2 Omarion Hampton
A tidy bit of business in No. 49, where Omarion Hampton graded well above the range. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick81 Rnd3 Donovan Jackson
Donovan Jackson in the Round 3 slot is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick97 Rnd3 Denzel Burke
A slide stopped in pick No. 97, with Denzel Burke worth more than the price. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick118 Rnd4 Kevin Winston Jr.
Kevin Winston Jr. in slot 118 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick140 Rnd5 Joshua Farmer
A interior defensive lineman of that caliber at Round 5, Pick 1 is the definition of value, full stop. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick161 Rnd5 Hollin Pierce
Somehow Hollin Pierce was still sitting there in the 161st overall pick, and they pounced on premier offensive lineman value. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.