VIKINGS MOCK DRAFT GRADE A-

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Minnesota Vikings

The Vikings answered their biggest question with McCarthy. Grade: A-.

by isu101 · 2024 NFL Draft · 11 picks · 2 steals · 1 reaches
Value C+
Need B
Trades A+
Future A+

The Vikings spent the pick that matters most on J.J. McCarthy, and a roster that has been waiting on a passer can start to take shape.

The dealing alone would carry a lesser class. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped safety, which is a strange place to end up.

However the rest shakes out, Abrams-Draine at that price is a win they earned. Reaching for McCarthy left real value on the table behind him.

A strong weekend's work, and a rare one to find this little fault with.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.25 · Pick 25 · J.J. McCarthy · QB · rank 43
In the 25th pick they get the face of the franchise, though the board says they badly overpaid. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
R3.27 · Pick 90 · Gabriel Murphy · DL-EDGE · rank 85
A reasonable price with a little left over, Gabriel Murphy in the 90th overall pick. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R4.8 · Pick 108 · Khyree Jackson · CB · rank 105
Nothing to complain about; Khyree Jackson went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
R4.29 · Pick 129 · Cedric Gray · LB · rank 135
Cedric Gray in Round 4, Pick 29 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It adds depth where they could use a little.
R5.4 · Pick 140 · Kris Abrams-Draine · CB · rank 120
The board fumbled Kris Abrams-Draine all the way to pick 140, and they scooped it up. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
R5.12 · Pick 148 · Keith Randolph Jr. · DL-EDGE · rank 154
They paid sticker price for Keith Randolph Jr. in pick No. 148, and that is fine. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R5.22 · Pick 158 · Braelon Allen · RB · rank 155
Braelon Allen at No. 158 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
R5.24 · Pick 160 · Austin Booker · DE-EDGE · rank 159
A straight-up fair deal on Austin Booker at slot 160, value and slot in agreement. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R5.32 · Pick 168 · LaDarius Henderson · OT · rank 163
A tidy little value on LaDarius Henderson in pick 168, a step better than break-even. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R6.4 · Pick 179 · Julian Pearl · OT-EDGE · rank 185
No edge and no loss on Julian Pearl in Round 6, Pick 4; it is a wash and a sensible one. The roster reasoning here is anyone's guess.
R7.10 · Pick 230 · Jha'Quan Jackson · WR · rank 213
Jha'Quan Jackson slipping to the 230th pick is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
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