GMs / Rick Spielman

General manager

Rick Spielman

Vikings · 2006–2021 drafts · rank #28 of 93

B

DraftLedger grade

At a 40% bust line

Rounds 1–3 · 2000–2025 drafts. Change settings

46

Picks graded

22%

Hit rate

26%

Bust rate

98%

Value vs slot (100% = par)

By draft class

Grade for each year

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C

F

C

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C

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Each bar compares this class with the other 31 teams’ classes that same year.

The ledger

Every pick, scored against its slot

Year

Player

Pick

Pos

Value vs slot

Status

Grade

2021

Christian Darrisaw

Round 1 · Virginia Tech

#23

OL

70%

FAIR

C

2021

Round 3 · Texas A&M

#66

QB

0%

BUST

F

2021

Round 3 · North Carolina

#78

LB

33%

BUST

D

2021

Round 3 · Ohio St.

#86

OL

6%

BUST

F

2021

Patrick Jones II

Round 3 · Pittsburgh

#90

DL

42%

FAIR

C

2020

Justin Jefferson

Round 1 · LSU

#22

WR

155%

HIT

B

2020

Round 1 · TCU

#31

CB

17%

BUST

F

2020

Round 2 · Boise St.

#58

T

125%

FAIR

C

2020

Cameron Dantzler

Round 3 · Mississippi St.

#89

CB

69%

FAIR

C

2019

Garrett Bradbury

Round 1 · North Carolina St.

#18

C

102%

FAIR

C

2019

Round 2 · Alabama

#50

TE

22%

BUST

D

2019

Alexander Mattison

Round 3 · Boise St.

#102

RB

85%

FAIR

C

2018

Round 1 · Central Florida

#30

CB

55%

FAIR

C

2018

Round 2 · Pittsburgh

#62

T

208%

HIT

A

2017

Round 2 · Florida St.

#41

RB

142%

FAIR

B

2017

Round 3 · Ohio St.

#70

C

84%

FAIR

C

2016

Laquon Treadwell

Round 1 · Mississippi

#23

WR

52%

FAIR

C

2016

Mackensie Alexander

Round 2 · Clemson

#54

CB

52%

FAIR

C

2015

Round 1 · Michigan St.

#11

CB

43%

FAIR

C

2015

Round 2 · UCLA

#45

ILB

232%

HIT

A

2015

Danielle Hunter

Round 3 · LSU

#88

DE

329%

HIT

A

2014

Round 1 · UCLA

#9

LB

106%

FAIR

C

2014

Teddy Bridgewater

Round 1 · Louisville

#32

QB

79%

FAIR

C

2014

Round 3 · Oregon St.

#72

DE

10%

BUST

F

2014

Jerick McKinnon

Round 3 · Georgia Southern

#96

RB

95%

FAIR

C

2013

Round 1 · Florida

#23

DT

36%

BUST

D

2013

Round 1 · Florida St.

#25

DB

166%

HIT

B

2013

Cordarrelle Patterson

Round 1 · Tennessee

#29

WR

185%

HIT

B

2012

Round 1 · USC

#4

T

60%

FAIR

C

2012

Round 1 · Notre Dame

#29

DB

272%

HIT

A

2012

Round 3 · Central Florida

#66

DB

57%

FAIR

C

2011

Christian Ponder

Round 1 · Florida St.

#12

QB

34%

BUST

D

2011

Round 2 · Notre Dame

#43

TE

228%

HIT

A

2010

Round 2 · Virginia

#34

DB

36%

BUST

D

2010

Round 2 · Stanford

#51

RB

33%

BUST

D

2009

Round 1 · Florida

#22

WR

72%

FAIR

C

2009

Round 2 · Oklahoma

#54

T

137%

FAIR

B

2009

Round 3 · Georgia

#86

DB

68%

FAIR

C

2008

Round 2 · Arkansas St.

#43

DB

35%

BUST

D

2007

Adrian Peterson

Round 1 · Oklahoma

#7

RB

243%

HIT

A

2007

Round 2 · South Carolina

#44

WR

84%

FAIR

C

2007

Marcus McCauley

Round 3 · Fresno St.

#72

DB

13%

BUST

F

2006

Round 1 · Iowa

#17

LB

156%

HIT

B

2006

Round 2 · Texas

#48

DB

96%

FAIR

C

2006

Round 2 · New Mexico

#51

C

85%

FAIR

C

2006

Tarvaris Jackson

Round 2 · Alabama St.

#64

QB

59%

FAIR

C

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