VIKINGS MOCK DRAFT GRADE D-

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Minnesota Vikings

Grand theft in pick 166: the Vikings steal Tracy Jr. and grade out a D-.

by 0987 · 2024 NFL Draft · 11 picks · 3 steals · 1 reaches
Value B
Need B
Trades F
Future B-

Every swap seemed to tilt away from the Vikings, and the value they bled adds up to real damage. The process wobbled, and the D- is where it lands.

The Vikings indulged a want in Hart while a need in tight end stayed open. That Tracy Jr. pick is the receipt they will wave around later. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped tight end, which is a strange place to end up.

Every board in the league had McCarthy lower, and that gap is the story.

Add it up and it is a weekend the front office will hope everyone forgets, tight end very much included.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.10 · Pick 10 · Jer'Zhan Newton · DL · rank 12
In the 10th pick they get a pocket-collapsing interior rusher. A clean fit for the roster.
R1.20 · Pick 20 · Cooper DeJean · CB · rank 15
In Round 1, Pick 20 they get a press-man option on the boundary at fair value. Need was not the driver here.
R2.5 · Pick 37 · J.J. McCarthy · QB · rank 46
They paid up for J.J. McCarthy at slot 37 when waiting would have done the job. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R2.10 · Pick 42 · Tyler Nubin · S · rank 39
Tyler Nubin in the Round 2 slot lands just on the right side of the ledger. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R4.6 · Pick 106 · MarShawn Lloyd · RB · rank 105
They took MarShawn Lloyd at par in No. 106, which is nothing to complain about. A need, and now a little less of one.
R4.9 · Pick 109 · Cam Hart · CB · rank 94
A want over a need in the 109th overall pick: Cam Hart adds a cornerback while tight end keeps waiting.
R4.10 · Pick 110 · Zak Zinter · OG · rank 104
Zak Zinter at pick No. 110 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R4.30 · Pick 130 · Johnny Wilson · WR · rank 128
Johnny Wilson in No. 130 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
R5.20 · Pick 156 · Xavier Thomas · DE-EDGE · rank 154
No drama and no debate, Xavier Thomas went about where he belonged in slot 156. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R5.30 · Pick 166 · Tyrone Tracy Jr. · WR · rank 122
Taking Tyrone Tracy Jr. in pick 166 is close to grand larceny; a wide receiver that good had no business lasting this long. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
R6.4 · Pick 179 · Luke McCaffrey · WR · rank 165
Nice patience on Luke McCaffrey, who had no business lasting to Round 6, Pick 4. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
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