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Draft Selections
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (MIN)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (MIN)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Maxwell Hairston Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
Maxwell Hairston
CB Kentucky
Jaeden Roberts Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 5 (MIN)
Jaeden Roberts
OG Alabama
Dominic Zvada Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (MIN)
Dominic Zvada
PK Michigan
Draft Picks Received
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (HOU)
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Draft Picks Traded
Kelvin Banks Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (HOU)
Kelvin Banks Jr.
OT Texas
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B
ValueA NeedB TradesB FutureB-
Best value of the weekend goes to the Vikings for Zvada: B.

Call it larceny. Dominic Zvada sat on the board until pick No. 159, and the Vikings did not need to be asked twice.

The Roberts pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. The quarterback spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

A modest surplus at the table, banked quietly.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Ashton Jeanty
In the 25th overall pick they get a featured back, and a steal at that. A real need, handled.
Pick89 Rnd3 Xavier Watts
The board fumbled Xavier Watts all the way to Round 3, Pick 25, and they scooped it up. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick97 Rnd3 Maxwell Hairston
A market-rate cornerback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Maxwell Hairston. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick138 Rnd5 Jaeden Roberts
A big swing on Jaeden Roberts at slot 138, well ahead of any board in the building. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick159 Rnd5 Dominic Zvada
Somehow Dominic Zvada was still sitting there in No. 159, and they pounced on premier specialist value. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.