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    Vikings
Draft Selections
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (MIN)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
Jalon Kilgore Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (MIN)
Jalon Kilgore
CB South Carolina
Michael Taaffe Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (MIN)
Michael Taaffe
S Texas
Deontae Lawson Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
Deontae Lawson
LB Alabama
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B-
ValueC NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Vikings did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B-.

The rest of the league had time to spare on Jalon Kilgore; the Vikings did not wait, grabbing him 51 spots ahead at Round 2, Pick 17. No fireworks, but a solid B-.

The quarterback hole is the one line item this class does not answer. Landing Lawson that late papers over a lot of smaller sins.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Olaivavega Ioane
In pick 18 they get a plug-and-play piece up front at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick49 Rnd2 Jalon Kilgore
They reached a country mile for Jalon Kilgore at the 49th overall pick, and the board is aghast. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick82 Rnd3 Michael Taaffe
Michael Taaffe slid further than he should have, and slot 82 is lovely value for the safety. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick97 Rnd3 Deontae Lawson
A slide stopped in pick No. 97, with Deontae Lawson worth more than the price. A minor need, but a need all the same.