VIKINGS MOCK DRAFT GRADE B+

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Minnesota Vikings

The Vikings bet the future on Maye. The board says B+.

by isu101 · 2024 NFL Draft · 12 picks · 5 steals · 0 reaches
Value B
Need B+
Trades A
Future B-

Start where it matters. The Vikings took Drake Maye to run the offense for the next decade, and every other decision this weekend bends around that one. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B+.

Getting Phillips where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class. The trade ledger is the best part of the whole weekend.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through safety.

Good work on the whole, with safety the one box left unchecked.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.11 · Pick 11 · Drake Maye · QB · rank 5
In the Round 1 slot they get a franchise quarterback. The biggest hole, addressed.
R2.19 · Pick 51 · Chris Braswell · LB-EDGE · rank 57
Chris Braswell in the 51st pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R3.20 · Pick 84 · Malachi Corley · WR · rank 76
A slide stopped in slot 84, with Malachi Corley worth more than the price. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
R4.9 · Pick 109 · DeWayne Carter · DT · rank 101
DeWayne Carter at Round 4, Pick 9 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
R4.30 · Pick 130 · MarShawn Lloyd · RB · rank 131
MarShawn Lloyd in pick 130 is fair value, right on his grade. The roster fit checks out.
R5.9 · Pick 145 · Tyrice Knight · LB · rank 116
Steal is underselling it; Tyrice Knight at the 145th overall pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It adds depth where they could use a little.
R5.21 · Pick 157 · Khristian Boyd · DL-EDGE · rank 161
No drama and no debate, Khristian Boyd went about where he belonged in pick No. 157. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R5.30 · Pick 166 · LaDarius Henderson · OT · rank 169
LaDarius Henderson at No. 166 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R6.4 · Pick 179 · Zion Tupuola-Fetui · DE-EDGE · rank 175
A reasonable price with a little left over, Zion Tupuola-Fetui in pick 179. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R6.23 · Pick 198 · Javon Baker · WR · rank 186
A quiet steal in No. 198: Javon Baker for less than the market said. A need, and now a little less of one.
R6.37 · Pick 212 · Andru Phillips · CB · rank 176
A cornerback of that caliber at Round 6, Pick 37 is the definition of value, full stop. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
R7.7 · Pick 227 · Myles Jones · CB · rank 229
They paid sticker price for Myles Jones in the Round 7 slot, and that is fine. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
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