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Draft Selections
Grey Zabel Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (MIN)
Grey Zabel
OT North Dakota State
Charles Grant Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
Charles Grant
OT William & Mary
Anthony Belton Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (MIN)
Anthony Belton
OT NC State
Seth McLaughlin Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (MIN)
Seth McLaughlin
C Ohio State
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Vikings checked most of the boxes and earned a B-.

The Vikings looked at the value chart, folded it up, and took Seth McLaughlin at Round 6, Pick 11 regardless, 53 picks early. Call it a sensible B-, earned the boring way.

The Belton pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch. They punted on quarterback, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. On the needs board they went 1 of 8, with offensive lineman the one that mattered most.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but quarterback.

Pick Analysis
Pick24 Rnd1 Grey Zabel
In the 24th pick they get a long-term starter on the line, reach and all. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick97 Rnd3 Charles Grant
A tidy little value on Charles Grant in No. 97, a step better than break-even. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick139 Rnd5 Anthony Belton
They will replay Anthony Belton at the 139th overall pick for years; that is how good the value is. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick187 Rnd6 Seth McLaughlin
They reached a country mile for Seth McLaughlin at the Round 6 slot, and the board is aghast. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.