VIKINGS MOCK DRAFT GRADE B+

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Minnesota Vikings

Grand theft in the Round 7 slot: the Vikings steal Cephus and grade out a B+.

by TCSmith · 2024 NFL Draft · 12 picks · 1 steals · 3 reaches
Value C+
Need B+
Trades A
Future A

Thirty-one other rooms let Joshua Cephus slide, and the Vikings were the ones holding the card at No. 251. Highway robbery.

They will regret leaving tight end for another day if the season turns on it. The Rattler pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over.

The Vikings clearly valued win-now help, adding bodies who have done it before. Quarterback is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.22 · Pick 22 · Chris Braswell · LB-EDGE · rank 32
In the Round 1 slot they get a premier pass rusher, reach and all. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
R2.30 · Pick 62 · Mekhi Wingo · DT · rank 68
Mekhi Wingo in No. 62 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
R3.9 · Pick 73 · Spencer Rattler · QB · rank 91
They left a pile of value on the table to take Spencer Rattler this early at slot 73. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R3.34 · Pick 97 · Zak Zinter · OG · rank 95
By-the-book stuff, Zak Zinter at pick 97 squarely in line with his ranking. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R4.8 · Pick 108 · Ray Davis · RB · rank 109
A straight-up fair deal on Ray Davis at the 108th overall pick, value and slot in agreement. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
R4.30 · Pick 130 · Beaux Limmer · C · rank 140
Beaux Limmer in Round 4, Pick 30 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R5.12 · Pick 148 · Braelon Allen · RB · rank 151
They paid sticker price for Braelon Allen in the 148th pick, and that is fine. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
R5.24 · Pick 160 · Cedric Johnson · DE-EDGE · rank 155
A tidy little value on Cedric Johnson in pick No. 160, a step better than break-even. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R5.30 · Pick 166 · Kitan Oladapo · S · rank 160
Nothing to complain about; Kitan Oladapo went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R6.4 · Pick 179 · Curtis Jacobs · LB · rank 175
Curtis Jacobs at the Round 6 slot is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
R7.10 · Pick 230 · Zakhari Franklin · WR · rank 223
Zakhari Franklin in pick No. 230 lands just on the right side of the ledger. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
R7.31 · Pick 251 · Joshua Cephus · WR · rank 230
The board fumbled Joshua Cephus all the way to the 251st pick, and they scooped it up. It fills a real need, too.
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