VIKINGS MOCK DRAFT GRADE B+

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Minnesota Vikings

The Vikings fleeced the room on the phones and earned a B+.

by kgrundseth · 2024 NFL Draft · 13 picks · 4 steals · 4 reaches
Value C-
Need B+
Trades A+
Future B+

The Vikings did not so much draft Michael Pratt as overpay for him, 60 picks clear of his grade. It sets an uneasy tone for the weekend. The bottom line is a respectable B+.

The trade ledger is the best part of the whole weekend. However the rest shakes out, Thomas at that price is a win they earned.

The Will Hernandez deal gives the class an established piece to lean on. They went 8 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.32 · Pick 32 · Chop Robinson · DE-EDGE · rank 38
In Round 1, Pick 32 they get juice off the edge. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
R2.3 · Pick 35 · Trey Benson · RB · rank 72
Trey Benson at pick 35 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. It fills a real need, too.
R2.10 · Pick 42 · Michael Pratt · QB · rank 102
A wild overpay on Michael Pratt in No. 42, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R4.8 · Pick 108 · DeWayne Carter · DT · rank 101
DeWayne Carter at the 108th pick is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the interior defensive lineman. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
R4.30 · Pick 130 · Malik Washington · WR · rank 117
Malik Washington is a better player than pick No. 130 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. A need, and now a little less of one.
R4.32 · Pick 132 · Kris Abrams-Draine · CB · rank 118
A slide stopped in the 132nd overall pick, with Kris Abrams-Draine worth more than the price. A minor itch, scratched.
R4.34 · Pick 134 · Theo Johnson · TE · rank 146
Theo Johnson in Round 4, Pick 34 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
R5.12 · Pick 148 · Malik Mustapha · S · rank 136
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Malik Mustapha at No. 148 is the proof. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R5.24 · Pick 160 · Justin Rogers · DL · rank 157
Justin Rogers in the 160th pick is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. The roster fit checks out.
R5.30 · Pick 166 · Aki Ogunbiyi · OG · rank 185
A big swing on Aki Ogunbiyi at pick 166, well ahead of any board in the building. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R6.4 · Pick 179 · Michael Barrett · LB · rank 180
They paid sticker price for Michael Barrett in the 179th overall pick, and that is fine. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
R6.13 · Pick 188 · Nathan Thomas · OT · rank 171
Nathan Thomas at the Round 6 slot is money in the bank, a offensive lineman taken below his worth. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R7.10 · Pick 230 · Dylan McMahon · C · rank 234
No drama and no debate, Dylan McMahon went about where he belonged in slot 230. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
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