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Draft Selections
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (MIN)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Denzel Burke Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
Denzel Burke
CB Ohio State
Joshua Gray Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (MIN)
Joshua Gray
OG Oregon State
Hayden Conner Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (MIN)
Hayden Conner
OG Texas
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B
ValueA- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
A respectable, level-headed haul for the Vikings: B.

The Hayden Conner pick is the one that will follow the Vikings into the fall. They took him 44 spots ahead of his grade, and the board is not shy about saying so. Good, not great, and the B says as much.

Jeanty at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster. They punted on quarterback, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

The roster is better shaped than it was, with offensive lineman chief among the fixes.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick24 Rnd1 Ashton Jeanty
In pick No. 24 they get a bell-cow for the offense at a price that makes it sweeter. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick97 Rnd3 Denzel Burke
Denzel Burke at the 97th overall pick is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the cornerback. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick140 Rnd5 Joshua Gray
Joshua Gray at the 140th pick is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick161 Rnd5 Hayden Conner
A real head-scratcher, Hayden Conner in Round 5, Pick 22 is miles ahead of his ranking. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.