VIKINGS MOCK DRAFT GRADE D-

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Minnesota Vikings

The Vikings found their guy under center in Maye: D-.

by Viking4224 · 2024 NFL Draft · 13 picks · 3 steals · 5 reaches
Value B-
Need B+
Trades F
Future B-

You can fall in love with a player. You are not supposed to marry him in the wrong round. The Vikings did exactly that with Jowon Briggs in No. 232.

Overpaying at the table undid a lot of the good work elsewhere. The whole projection now runs through Drake Maye; hit there and everything else looks smarter.

They banked enough surplus on Wilson to cover a lot of smaller sins. The roster is better shaped than it was, with quarterback chief among the fixes.

Bottom line, they will be counting on several picks to beat their grades.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.10 · Pick 10 · Rome Odunze · WR · rank 10
In the 10th overall pick they get a go-to option on the outside. A clean fit for the roster.
R1.11 · Pick 11 · Drake Maye · QB · rank 7
A reasonable price with a little left over, Drake Maye in Round 1, Pick 11. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R1.23 · Pick 23 · Brian Thomas Jr. · WR · rank 28
In slot 23 they get a home-run threat at receiver at fair value. A real need, handled.
R3.8 · Pick 72 · Payton Wilson · LB · rank 57
Payton Wilson at pick 72 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. A minor itch, scratched.
R4.8 · Pick 108 · Khyree Jackson · CB · rank 95
A quiet steal in the 108th pick: Khyree Jackson for less than the market said. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
R4.11 · Pick 111 · Cole Bishop · S · rank 104
Nothing to complain about; Cole Bishop went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R4.29 · Pick 129 · Mohamed Kamara · DL-EDGE · rank 132
Mohamed Kamara at the 129th overall pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R4.35 · Pick 135 · Isaiah Davis · RB · rank 156
This one needs a full-page explanation: Isaiah Davis in the 135th pick, miles early. The roster fit checks out.
R5.21 · Pick 157 · Javion Cohen · OG · rank 171
They paid a round early for Javion Cohen in Round 5, Pick 21, more than the board wanted. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R5.31 · Pick 167 · Layden Robinson · OG · rank 176
They liked Layden Robinson enough to skip the value, taking him in pick 167. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R6.2 · Pick 177 · Jared Wiley · TE · rank 162
A tidy bit of business in slot 177, where Jared Wiley graded well above the range. A need, and now a little less of one.
R7.10 · Pick 230 · Solomon Byrd · DE-EDGE · rank 262
Solomon Byrd at pick No. 230 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R7.12 · Pick 232 · Jowon Briggs · DT · rank 268
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Jowon Briggs. It fills a real need, too.
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