VIKINGS MOCK DRAFT GRADE B

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Minnesota Vikings

No fireworks, just a tidy B for the Vikings.

by TCSmith · 2024 NFL Draft · 14 picks · 3 steals · 4 reaches
Value B-
Need B
Trades B+
Future B-

There was a run on nobody at that position, and the Vikings started one anyway for Justin Rogers, 35 picks ahead of schedule.

They banked enough surplus on Muasau to cover a lot of smaller sins. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through tight end. They left with quarterback solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the tight end spot they never got to.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.17 · Pick 17 · Dallas Turner · LB-EDGE · rank 14
In No. 17 they get a quarterback's worst nightmare. The biggest hole, addressed.
R2.10 · Pick 42 · J.J. McCarthy · QB · rank 46
J.J. McCarthy in pick No. 42 is fair value, right on his grade. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R2.16 · Pick 48 · Kalen King · CB · rank 42
A clean, defensible pick in the 48th pick with a little surplus value in Kalen King. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
R4.8 · Pick 108 · Jacob Cowing · WR · rank 100
A quiet steal in Round 4, Pick 8: Jacob Cowing for less than the market said. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
R4.14 · Pick 114 · Dillon Johnson · RB · rank 116
No edge and no loss on Dillon Johnson in the Round 4 slot; it is a wash and a sensible one. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
R4.22 · Pick 122 · Justin Rogers · DL · rank 157
Justin Rogers in the 122nd overall pick is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. It fills a real need, too.
R4.30 · Pick 130 · Sincere Haynesworth · C · rank 153
They talked themselves into Sincere Haynesworth at pick No. 130, and the board did not agree. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R5.12 · Pick 148 · Layden Robinson · OG · rank 163
Layden Robinson in No. 148 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R5.24 · Pick 160 · Jordan Jefferson · DT · rank 177
They liked Jordan Jefferson enough to skip the value, taking him in the 160th overall pick. The roster fit checks out.
R5.29 · Pick 165 · Grayson Murphy · DL-EDGE · rank 164
Grayson Murphy at Round 5, Pick 29 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R6.15 · Pick 190 · Christian Jones · OT · rank 190
They paid sticker price for Christian Jones in slot 190, and that is fine. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R7.10 · Pick 230 · Daequan Hardy · CB · rank 217
They let Daequan Hardy come to them and pounced at the Round 7 slot. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
R7.14 · Pick 234 · Darius Muasau · LB · rank 215
Darius Muasau in pick 234 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
R7.21 · Pick 241 · Mark Perry · S · rank 235
A reasonable price with a little left over, Mark Perry in the 241st pick. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
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