VIKINGS MOCK DRAFT GRADE D-

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Minnesota Vikings

Penix Jr. is the Vikings' new face under center. Grade: D-.

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

They will call it conviction in the building and a reach everywhere else: Devin Culp, 47 picks early at the 256th pick. It grades a D-, and the process earned it.

The dealing is the wound this class cannot quite close. Michael Penix Jr. is the bet, and the class will be judged on how it pays off.

Landing Jones that late papers over a lot of smaller sins. They went 8 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

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 No. 10 they get a matchup problem out wide. A clean fit for the roster.
R1.11 · Pick 11 · Michael Penix Jr. · QB · rank 9
In pick No. 11 they get a passer to set the clock by at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
R1.20 · Pick 20 · Brian Thomas Jr. · WR · rank 28
In slot 20 they get a No. 1 receiver, though they paid up to get him. A real need, handled.
R3.8 · Pick 72 · Kamren Kinchens · S · rank 64
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Kamren Kinchens in pick 72. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R4.8 · Pick 108 · MarShawn Lloyd · RB · rank 96
Value with a capital V on MarShawn Lloyd in the 108th pick, a genuine coup. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
R4.11 · Pick 111 · Mekhi Wingo · DT · rank 106
A clean, defensible pick in the Round 4 slot with a little surplus value in Mekhi Wingo. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
R4.29 · Pick 129 · Elijah Jones · CB · rank 116
The board had Elijah Jones higher than Round 4, Pick 29, and the cornerback fell to them anyway. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
R5.21 · Pick 157 · Luke McCaffrey · WR · rank 148
Luke McCaffrey slid further than he should have, and the 157th overall pick is lovely value for the wide receiver. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
R5.31 · Pick 167 · Layden Robinson · OG · rank 175
Layden Robinson at pick 167 is a conviction pick that outran the value. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R6.2 · Pick 177 · Tanor Bortolini · C · rank 186
A reach on Tanor Bortolini in slot 177; the board had better options right there. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R7.10 · Pick 230 · JD Bertrand · LB · rank 221
They read the board right and JD Bertrand was the payoff at the 230th pick. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
R7.12 · Pick 232 · Solomon Byrd · DE-EDGE · rank 261
Solomon Byrd at No. 232 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R7.36 · Pick 256 · Devin Culp · TE · rank 303
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Devin Culp. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
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