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Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (MIN)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Demetrius Knight Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 5 (MIN)
Demetrius Knight Jr.
LB South Carolina
Andrew Mukuba Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (MIN)
Andrew Mukuba
S Texas
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B
ValueA+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Vikings let Mukuba fall into their laps, and walked away with a B.

This is the pick they will still be bragging about in July: Andrew Mukuba, the No. 69 name on the board, stolen at the 159th pick. It does the job without flash, and the B reflects it.

That quarterback hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. Safety is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick24 Rnd1 Ashton Jeanty
In the 24th overall pick they get a workhorse for the backfield, and a steal at that.
Pick97 Rnd3 Xavier Watts
Xavier Watts at No. 97 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick138 Rnd5 Demetrius Knight Jr.
They barely believed it either: Demetrius Knight Jr. still on the board at slot 138. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick159 Rnd5 Andrew Mukuba
The board fumbled Andrew Mukuba all the way to Round 5, Pick 22, and they scooped it up. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.