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Draft Selections
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (MIN)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
Denzel Burke Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (MIN)
Denzel Burke
CB Ohio State
Lathan Ransom Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (MIN)
Lathan Ransom
S Ohio State
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B
ValueA+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Vikings and Campbell: B.

When a board-topper like Jihaad Campbell slides to pick No. 97, you do not overthink it, and the Vikings did not. They moved the roster forward and banked a B for it.

The quarterback spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. They left with safety solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off. The skill positions did well by the weekend.

Good work on the whole, with quarterback the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick24 Rnd1 Ashton Jeanty
Taking Ashton Jeanty in No. 24 is close to grand larceny; a running back that good had no business lasting this long. The roster fit checks out.
Pick97 Rnd3 Jihaad Campbell
Circle this one: Jihaad Campbell at pick No. 97 is a fall that decides a draft. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick140 Rnd5 Denzel Burke
Denzel Burke at the 140th pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick161 Rnd5 Lathan Ransom
Steal is underselling it; Lathan Ransom at Round 5, Pick 22 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.