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Minnesota Vikings draft grades for picking Laquon Treadwell

By Adam Carlson

Apr 28, 2016; Chicago, IL, USA; Laquon Treadwell (Mississippi) poses with daughter Madison after being selected by the Minnesota Vikings as the number twenty-three overall pick in the first round of the 2016 NFL Draft at Auditorium Theatre. Mandatory Credit: Kamil Krzaczynski-USA TODAY Sports
Apr 28, 2016; Chicago, IL, USA; Laquon Treadwell (Mississippi) poses with daughter Madison after being selected by the Minnesota Vikings as the number twenty-three overall pick in the first round of the 2016 NFL Draft at Auditorium Theatre. Mandatory Credit: Kamil Krzaczynski-USA TODAY Sports /
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The Minnesota Vikings used their #23 overall selection in the 2016 NFL Draft on Ole Miss wide receiver Laquon Treadwell, but did the experts like the pick?

Apr 28, 2016; Chicago, IL, USA; Laquon Treadwell (Mississippi) with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell after being selected by the Minnesota Vikings as the number twenty-three overall pick in the first round of the 2016 NFL Draft at Auditorium Theatre. Mandatory Credit: Kamil Krzaczynski-USA TODAY Sports
Apr 28, 2016; Chicago, IL, USA; Laquon Treadwell (Mississippi) with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell after being selected by the Minnesota Vikings as the number twenty-three overall pick in the first round of the 2016 NFL Draft at Auditorium Theatre. Mandatory Credit: Kamil Krzaczynski-USA TODAY Sports /

The wait is finally over and the Minnesota Vikings have made their choice as to who would be the newest member of the Minnesota Vikings during the first round of the 2016 NFL Draft. In the end, it was Ole Miss wide receiver Laquon Treadwell whose name was called was called at #23 overall.

Improving the team’s pass catchers was one of the priorities coming into the draft for Minnesota. However, the Vikings didn’t get the pick of the litter, with three other wide receivers being selected before Treadwell went to the Vikings at #23. Still, some feel that Treadwell was one of the best talents in the draft while others weren’t as high on him.

As usual, many of the bigger football publications graded the Minnesota Vikings selection of Laquon Treadwell already, and it is mostly positive. However, there are some that don’t like the fit. Let’s take a look at how the experts around the internet like Treadwell in Minnesota:

Next: What did the experts think?

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