Kwesi has lots of dry powder

[Montana Tom]

Right now, after the Howell trade, the team has:

1 First-round selection
2 Second-round selection
3 Third-round selection
4 Third-round selection (projected Compensatory pick)
5 Fourth-round selection (projected Compensatory pick)
6 Fifth-round selection
7 Fifth-round selection (Acquired from Philadelphia in Sam Howell Trade)
8 Sixth-round selection (Acquired from Houston in Ed Ingram trade)
9 Sixth-round selection (Acquired from New York Jets in Harrison Phillips trade)
10 Seventh-round selection

The total number of picks for the Vikings now sits at 10, with three on the second day of the draft, and six on the third day of the annual NFL event. That is a lot of firepower for the Vikings to do a lot more moving in the draft, or even to trade for someone they think can tip the scales in their favor.

A year ago at this time, we were sitting with FOUR.

Given Kwesi's prowess with finding UDFA's, I would venture to say he looks at this many picks as trade fodder, rather than restocking the team ala Spielman.

[Rigby]

I believe they may have used the 6th from the Ingram trade for Jordan Mason and the 6th from the Phillips trade in the Howell deal. Their original 6th could be tied to the Akers trade with Houston (which if conditions were met would land the Vikings a 7th). If conditions weren't met Vikes would appear to have one 6th rounder left. OTC does now project them to have an additional 5th rounder for Cam Robinson. All very confusing with the conditional trades and pick swaps....

[MaroonBells]

Right now, after the Howell trade, the team has:

1 First-round selection
2 Second-round selection
3 Third-round selection
4 Third-round selection (projected Compensatory pick)
5 Fourth-round selection (projected Compensatory pick)
6 Fifth-round selection
7 Fifth-round selection (Acquired from Philadelphia in Sam Howell Trade)
8 Sixth-round selection (Acquired from Houston in Ed Ingram trade)
9 Sixth-round selection (Acquired from New York Jets in Harrison Phillips trade)
10 Seventh-round selection

The total number of picks for the Vikings now sits at 10, with three on the second day of the draft, and six on the third day of the annual NFL event. That is a lot of firepower for the Vikings to do a lot more moving in the draft, or even to trade for someone they think can tip the scales in their favor.

A year ago at this time, we were sitting with FOUR.

Given Kwesi's prowess with finding UDFA's, I would venture to say he looks at this many picks as trade fodder, rather than restocking the team ala Spielman.

10 picks. I used to call that a "Ricks Pack" since Spielman seemed to maneuver around just enough to end up with 10. I think we're probably going to lose one or two in a potential WR trade.

[purplefaithful]

ITs not what u have, its if you know what to do with it

[MaroonBells]

ITs not what u have, its if you know what to do with it

Truer words, my friend. To further emphasize that, I hear to make space for Howell, the Eagles released Lewis Cine. lol

[AGRforever]

Truer words, my friend. To further emphasize that, I hear to make space for Howell, the Eagles released Lewis Cine. lol

Holy shit, get on the horn.

[RS_Express]

Montana Tom, that list is just a little off, but I'm not surprised. All the pick swaps Kwesi's been doing would make anybody dizzy  

Here's an update from Daily Norseman:
https://www.dailynorseman.com/minnesota-...raft-picks

"Here is what the Vikings currently have in terms of draft picks as things stand right now. This includes projected Compensatory picks, courtesy of Over the Cap.

First-round pick
Second-round pick
Third-round pick
Third-round pick (projected Compensatory pick for loss of Sam Darnold)
Fourth-round pick (projected Compensatory pick for loss of Daniel Jones)
Fifth-round pick
Fifth-round pick (projected Compensatory pick for loss of Cam Robinson)
Fifth-round pick (acquired from Eagles in Sam Howell trade)
Seventh-round pick
Seventh-round pick (acquired from Houston Texans in Cam Akers trade)
The team traded away its own fourth-round pick as part of the Cam Robinson trade from last season. The extra seventh-round pick from the Texans appears to be a part of last year’s Cam Akers trade, as is the loss of one of their sixth-round picks for this year.

The Vikings had acquired a sixth-round pick from the Texans in the deal that sent Ed Ingram to Houston, but then turned around and used that pick to acquire Jordan Mason from the San Francisco 49ers. They also sent another sixth-round pick to the Eagles in the Howell trade, a pick that they had just acquired in the Harrison Phillips trade, which explains the lack of sixth-round picks on the list."

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That 5th for Cam Robinson I'm not confident in. I believe it depends on Trent Sherfield playing enough in Denver to qualify.

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For the really hopeless draft geeks, here's what we have for 2027:
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th (Jets/Phillips)
6th
7th (Eagles/Howell)

Vikings 7th went to NYJ in Phillips trade.

[Mattyman]

Kwesi is gonna just sit and wait for the phone to ring. He's done an excellent job at putting the Vikings in their current situation

This is gonna be interesting to watch him make some moves.

He has to

He's still paying the toll from 2022 draft.

Popcorn ready.

[StickierBuns]

Kwesi is gonna just sit and wait for the phone to ring. He's done an excellent job at putting the Vikings in their current situation

This is gonna be interesting to watch him make some moves.

He has to

He's still paying the toll from 2022 draft.

Popcorn ready.

Many guys are going to be cut between today and tomorrow, might be something worth pulling the trigger on AFTER the cuts or as we've seen in the past, give someone a 6th or 7th on a guy they want and don't want to compete in the open market with after being cut. Either way. They've got the ammo if necessary.