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- 22.
Minnesota Vikings Kyle PittsTE, Florida
- 58.
Minnesota Vikings Wyatt DavisIOL, Ohio State
- 84.
Minnesota Vikings Alim McNeillIDL, NC State
- 85.
Minnesota Vikings Amon-Ra St. BrownWR, USC
- 90.
Minnesota Vikings Paris FordS, Pittsburgh
- 111.
Minnesota Vikings Janarius RobinsonEDGE, Florida State
- 119.
Minnesota Vikings Robert HainseyOT, Notre Dame
- 125.
Minnesota Vikings Daelin HayesEDGE, Notre Dame
- 135.
Minnesota Vikings Richard LeCounte IIIS, Georgia
- 143.
Minnesota Vikings Shi SmithWR, South Carolina
- 159.
Minnesota Vikings Kary Vincent Jr.CB, LSU
- 172.
Minnesota Vikings Jaret PattersonRB, Buffalo
- 200.
Minnesota Vikings Feleipe FranksQB, Arkansas
- 216.
Minnesota Vikings Luke FarrellTE, Ohio State
- 222.
Minnesota Vikings Ihmir Smith-MarsetteWR, Iowa
Went in with the intent of grabbing a CB, don't ask me why, but Pitts kept falling. I think he could be a massive mismatch for Kubes Jr to deploy. End up with two G candidates as well as a couple high end projects for Dre.
Kyle Pitts: taking a tight end in the first round will make people uneasy and rightfully so. The recent history of first-round tight ends is shaky and the value of the player in an offense that already has established tight ends makes the pick unorthodox. However, with Pitts, you have different value because he can be lined up all over the field and is more like a WR. Pitts' 18 yards per catch is proof of that. I see Pitts stealing more snaps from Thielan than Irv Smith as a Viking. BPA grade might be a "A"... and I would certainly love watching him play next season, but I can only give this pick a "B" right now.
Robert Hainsey: This pick gets an "A" from me because he is a 3rd or 4th round tackle who could kick inside to guard and be a NFL starter for the Vikings. The Vikings had some success with Cleveland moving inside to guard, and I think this tackle class offers the Vikings some mid round opportunities to do the same thing again.
Alim McNeill: Don't be fooled by his size or the fact that he lined up as a nose tackle in a 3-4. Just a few years ago McNeill was a running back and he has great quickness and for a guy pushing 320 lbs, (he can run a sub 5.0 forty). Good fit for the Vikings as a 3T next to M Pierce "A+ PICK". I would bang the table for him at 79. The DT class is not deep and you got lucky landing him at 84. This pick saved your draft!
Feleipe Franks: I like Franks as a backup behind Cousins for a couple years... he might have the tools to be more than a backup down the road. "A"
I'll give you an "A" for Paris Ford and Shi Smith as well.
At first I liked Wyatt Davis... but now I'm questioning his knee injury(s) in the championship game... and I'm also not sure he has the foot-speed the Vikings covet for a zone blocking scheme?
@BarrNone55 - first two picks didn't wow me but you made up for it!
I think I'm growing warmer to what this draft has to offer in the mid rounds.
Watching Pitts in college was reminiscent of Randy Moss @ Marshall. I would be over the moon happy with Pitts...
But only if they had a few nice moves in the trenches in FA.
All you're missing is our boy Slaton 
Dude, in your last draft, you gave me Rousseau, Nixon, Leatherwood, Grant and Slaton. And now you show up with this? Don't make me go into my TE rant.
Yeah, yeah, i know, Pitts is generational. So was OJ Howard.
Quote: @MaroonBells said:
Dude, in your last draft, you gave me Rousseau, Nixon, Leatherwood, Grant and Slaton. And now you show up with this? Don't make me go into my TE rant.
Yeah, yeah, i know, Pitts is generational. So was OJ Howard.
This was me literally going off script to see what would happen.
Quote: @Carl Knowles said:
Kyle Pitts: taking a tight end in the first round will make people uneasy and rightfully so. The recent history of first-round tight ends is shaky and the value of the player in an offense that already has established tight ends makes the pick unorthodox. However, with Pitts, you have different value because he can be lined up all over the field and is more like a WR. Pitts' 18 yards per catch is proof of that. I see Pitts stealing more snaps from Thielan than Irv Smith as a Viking. BPA grade might be a "A"... and I would certainly love watching him play next season, but I can only give this pick a "B" right now.
Robert Hainsey: This pick gets an "A" from me because he is a 3rd or 4th round tackle who could kick inside to guard and be a NFL starter for the Vikings. The Vikings had some success with Cleveland moving inside to guard, and I think this tackle class offers the Vikings some mid round opportunities to do the same thing again.
Alim McNeill: Don't be fooled by his size or the fact that he lined up as a nose tackle in a 3-4. Just a few years ago McNeill was a running back and he has great quickness and for a guy pushing 320 lbs, (he can run a sub 5.0 forty). Good fit for the Vikings as a 3T next to M Pierce "A+ PICK". I would bang the table for him at 79. The DT class is not deep and you got lucky landing him at 84. This pick saved your draft!
Feleipe Franks: I like Franks as a backup behind Cousins for a couple years... he might have the tools to be more than a backup down the road. "A"
I'll give you an "A" for Paris Ford and Shi Smith as well.
At first I liked Wyatt Davis... but now I'm questioning his knee injury(s) in the championship game... and I'm also not sure he has the foot-speed the Vikings covet for a zone blocking scheme?
@BarrNone55 - first two picks didn't wow me but you made up for it!
I think I'm growing warmer to what this draft has to offer in the mid rounds.
That's exactly what I'd do with Hainsey, kick him inside.
McNeil is down to 315lbs. I think he can be a 1 or 3T.
Pitts was purely BPA, and too hard to pass up. Of the non QBs, who has more potential for impact? Maybe a handful of prospects.
Quote: @PurpleCrush said:
All you're missing is our boy Slaton
Did another one where I nabbed both Slaton and Snowden, plus Shi.
Quote: @"BarrNone55" said:
@ MaroonBells said:
Dude, in your last draft, you gave me Rousseau, Nixon, Leatherwood, Grant and Slaton. And now you show up with this? Don't make me go into my TE rant.
Yeah, yeah, i know, Pitts is generational. So was OJ Howard.
This was me literally going off script to see what would happen.
Oh I know...just giving you shit. I do the same thing, but mine usually involves a QB. If the Vikings do something unexpected (not OL or DL) it will probably be QB. Maybe CB, but that's harder to see.
What I find interesting is that the Vikings could very easily have their choice among 6 to 8 players who represent BPA meeting need. Look at Matt Miller's top 300 and check out the OL and DL players in the 14 to 25 range....would love to pull two from this group.
14. Kwity Paye, EDGE, Michigan
15. Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah, LB, Notre Dame
16. Gregory Rousseau, EDGE, Miami
17. Kadarius Toney, WR, Florida
18. Azeez Ojulari, EDGE, Georgia
19. Trevon Moehrig, S, TCU
20. Daviyon Nixon, DL, Iowa
21. Christian Darrisaw, OT, Virginia Tech
22. Jaelen Phillips, EDGE, Miami
23. Najee Harris, RB, Alabama
24. Alijah Vera-Tucker, IOL, USC
25. Christian Barmore, DL, Alabama
A QB you say?
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Minnesota Vikings Trey LanceQB, North Dakota State
- 28.
Minnesota Vikings Gregory RousseauEDGE, Miami
- 53.
New York Vikings Trevon MoehrigS, TCU
- 69.
Indianapolis Vikings Josh MyersIOL, Ohio State
- 84.
New York Vikings Hamsah NasirildeenS, Florida State
- 135.
Minnesota Vikings Charles SnowdenLB, Virginia
- 143.
Minnesota Vikings Shi SmithWR, South Carolina
- 172.
Minnesota Vikings Khyiris TongaIDL, BYU
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