VIKINGS MOCK DRAFT GRADE B+

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Minnesota Vikings

The Vikings worked the phones like thieves and earned a B+.

by JGILL · 2024 NFL Draft · 12 picks · 6 steals · 1 reaches
Value B
Need B
Trades A+
Future C+

The real work happened on the phones. The Vikings fleeced their trade partners, turning their picks into a noticeably bigger pile than they started with. It does the job without flash, and the B+ reflects it.

The quarterback hole is the one line item this class does not answer. The Smith pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch.

Nothing here to lose sleep over, and plenty to feel decent about.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.27 · Pick 27 · Dallas Turner · LB-EDGE · rank 14
In pick No. 27 they get a quarterback's worst nightmare, and a steal at that. The biggest hole, addressed.
R2.3 · Pick 35 · Terrion Arnold · CB · rank 24
The board had Terrion Arnold higher than pick 35, and the cornerback fell to them anyway. A minor need, but a need all the same.
R2.10 · Pick 42 · Payton Wilson · LB · rank 43
A market-rate linebacker, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Payton Wilson. A minor itch, scratched.
R3.7 · Pick 71 · Jaylen Wright · RB · rank 79
A reach for Jaylen Wright in the 71st pick; a little patience would have been rewarded. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
R4.9 · Pick 109 · Brenden Rice · WR · rank 97
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Brenden Rice in the 109th overall pick. It fills a real need, too.
R4.22 · Pick 122 · Sataoa Laumea · OT · rank 117
A tidy little value on Sataoa Laumea in Round 4, Pick 22, a step better than break-even. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R5.20 · Pick 156 · Justin Eboigbe · DL-EDGE · rank 150
Justin Eboigbe at the Round 5 slot is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R5.25 · Pick 161 · Tykee Smith · S · rank 147
Tykee Smith at slot 161 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R5.30 · Pick 166 · AJ Barner · TE · rank 161
A reasonable price with a little left over, AJ Barner in slot 166. The roster fit checks out.
R6.4 · Pick 179 · Luke McCaffrey · WR · rank 165
Nice patience on Luke McCaffrey, who had no business lasting to pick 179. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
R6.15 · Pick 190 · Hunter Nourzad · C · rank 188
Hunter Nourzad in Round 6, Pick 15 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R7.2 · Pick 222 · Julian Pearl · OT-EDGE · rank 213
A tidy bit of business in pick No. 222, where Julian Pearl graded well above the range. Not a spot anyone had flagged, which makes it a head-scratcher.
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