Vikings 2018 NFL Draft Trade Chart: How much are their picks worth?

According to the NFL Draft Trade Chart, the Minnesota Vikings could be very limited as to the trades they can make on Day 1 of the 2018 NFL Draft.

One of the most exciting parts of the NFL Draft is when teams make a surprising move by trading up for a prospect they covet. The Minnesota Vikings have done this numerous times, but 2018 may be a bit different.

This year, Minnesota is selecting near the end of each round thanks to a deep run in the playoffs during the 2017 NFL season. Still, that doesn’t mean the franchise won’t be active in trade talks on each day of the draft.

Check out the Draft Trade Chart according to the great folks at Walter Football to see the picks and their corresponding trade values:

Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Round 5	Round 6	Round 7
1	3,000	33	580	65	265	97	112	129	43	161	27	193	14.2
2	2,600	34	560	66	260	98	108	130	42	162	26.6	194	13.8
3	2,200	35	550	67	255	99	104	131	41	163	26.2	195	13.4
4	1,800	36	540	68	250	100	100	132	40	164	25.8	196	13
5	1,700	37	530	69	245	101	96	133	39.5	165	25.4	197	12.6
6	1,600	38	520	70	240	102	92	134	39	166	25	198	12.2
7	1,500	39	510	71	235	103	88	135	38.5	167	24.6	199	11.8
8	1,400	40	500	72	230	104	86	136	38	168	24.2	200	11.4
9	1,350	41	490	73	225	105	84	137	37.5	169	23.8	201	11
10	1,300	42	480	74	220	106	82	138	37	170	23.4	202	10.6
11	1,250	43	470	75	215	107	80	139	36.5	171	23	203	10.2
12	1,200	44	460	76	210	108	78	140	36	172	22.6	204	9.8
13	1,150	45	450	77	205	109	76	141	35.5	173	22.2	205	9.4
14	1,100	46	440	78	200	110	74	142	35	174	21.8	206	9
15	1,050	47	430	79	195	111	72	143	34.5	175	21.4	207	8.6
16	1,000	48	420	80	190	112	70	144	34	176	21	208	8.2
17	950	49	410	81	185	113	68	145	33.5	177	20.6	209	7.8
18	900	50	400	82	180	114	66	146	33	178	20.2	210	7.4
19	875	51	390	83	175	115	64	147	32.6	179	19.8	211	7
20	850	52	380	84	170	116	62	148	32.2	180	19.4	212	6.6
21	800	53	370	85	165	117	60	149	31.8	181	19	213	6.2
22	780	54	360	86	160	118	58	150	31.4	182	18.6	214	5.8
23	760	55	350	87	155	119	56	151	31	183	18.2	215	5.4
24	740	56	340	88	150	120	54	152	30.6	184	17.8	216	5
25	720	57	330	89	145	121	52	153	30.2	185	17.4	217	4.6
26	700	58	320	90	140	122	50	154	29.8	186	17	218	4.2
27	680	59	310	91	136	123	49	155	29.4	187	16.6	219	3.8
28	660	60	300	92	132	124	48	156	29	188	16.2	220	3.4
29	640	61	292	93	128	125	47	157	28.6	189	15.8	221	3
30	620	62	284	94	124	126	46	158	28.2	190	15.4	222	2.6
31	600	63	276	95	120	127	45	159	27.8	191	15	223	2.3
32	590	64	270	96	116	128	44	160	27.4	192	14.6	224	2

Of course, there are some things to take into account when looking at this chart. It has not been adjusted to include picks earned during the compensatory process, so the overall selection may not match up with the overall selection, but the values can still be found on the chart up to pick #224.

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Here is a list of all the draft picks the Minnesota Vikings own as well as their values according to the chart above:

Round 1 – 30^th overall: 620 points
Round 2 – 62^nd overall: 284 points
Round 3 – 94^th overall: 124 points
Round 5 – 167^th overall: 24.6 points
Round 6 – 204^th overall: 9.8 points
Round 6 – 213^th overall: 6.2 points
Round 6 – 218^th overall: 4.2 points
Round 7 – 225^th overall: >2 points

Considering the majority of picks for the Vikings are worth less than 25 points, moving up in the draft would prove to be very costly. If there is a prospect at #25 overall the team wants to trade up for, they would have to give up quite a ransom.

Since the #25 overall pick is worth 720 points, Minnesota would likely have to give up their #30 overall pick worth 620 points and the #94 overall pick worth 124 points to move up, limiting their picks early in the draft…to move up just 5 selections!

However, there is value in trading down. If a team wants to jump back into the first round to grab a top prospect and still have a possible fifth-year option on the player.

For example, let’s say the Cleveland Browns took Saquon Barkley and Bradley Chubb in the first round, and Lamar Jackson is available at #30 overall. They want to have a fifth-year option on the quarterback and jump any other team that wants to trade up.

Cleveland could offer their #33 overall selection worth 580 points plus #150 overall worth 31.4 and pick #188 overall worth 16.2 points to move up, totaling 627.6 points to reach the 620 value from #30 overall, gaining a nice haul for moving down just three spots!

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There are bound to be some big trades going down at the 2018 NFL Draft, so fans of the Minnesota Vikings may want to check out the draft trade chart when thinking about the team moving up or back in the draft to get whatever prospects they have their eye on.

According to the NFL Draft Trade Chart, the Minnesota Vikings could be very limited as to the trades they can make on Day 1 of the 2018 NFL Draft.

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