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VIKINGS 2023

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Draft Selections
Shedeur Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (MIN)
Shedeur Sanders
QB Colorado
Javon Foster Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (MIN)
Javon Foster
OT Missouri
Jaylan Ford Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (MIN)
Jaylan Ford
LB Texas
Graham Barton Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (MIN)
Graham Barton
OT Duke
Antwane Wells Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (MIN)
Antwane Wells Jr.
WR South Carolina
Malachi Moore Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (MIN)
Malachi Moore
DB Alabama
Jaden Hicks Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (MIN)
Jaden Hicks
DB Washington State
Chau Smith-Wade Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (MIN)
Chau Smith-Wade
DB Washington State
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Quarterback settled, Sanders in the fold, and a B for the Vikings.

The Vikings spent real capital to be 75 picks early on Jaylan Ford, and the board is going to hold them to it.

Whatever Shedeur Sanders becomes, the front office has tied its fortunes to the answer. That Barton pick is the receipt they will wave around later.

Leaving edge rusher unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick20 Rnd1 Shedeur Sanders
In slot 20 they get a franchise quarterback. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick52 Rnd2 Javon Foster
Javon Foster at pick 52 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick120 Rnd4 Jaylan Ford
They reached into another round for Jaylan Ford, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick157 Rnd5 Graham Barton
A offensive lineman of that caliber at the 157th pick is the definition of value, full stop. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick161 Rnd5 Antwane Wells Jr.
You do not let a wide receiver like Antwane Wells Jr. reach the Round 5 slot and blink. They did not. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick168 Rnd5 Malachi Moore
They read the board right and Malachi Moore was the payoff at No. 168. It does not line up with the team's obvious holes.
Pick179 Rnd6 Jaden Hicks
A reach for Jaden Hicks in pick 179; a little patience would have been rewarded. It fits a board better than it fits this team.
Pick241 Rnd7 Chau Smith-Wade
Steal is underselling it; Chau Smith-Wade at the Round 7 slot is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A pick in search of a role on this roster.