VIKINGS MOCK DRAFT GRADE B-

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Minnesota Vikings

The Vikings cashed the board's mistake on McMillan: B-.

by TCSmith · 2024 NFL Draft · 13 picks · 4 steals · 1 reaches
Value B-
Need B
Trades D+
Future A

For all the names on the card, the loudest question went unanswered. The Vikings walked out of the weekend still thin at edge rusher, a hole that has a way of deciding seasons.

Getting McMillan where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class. The cost of the Murphy II reach is exactly the players who went right after him.

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

Pick-by-Pick

R2.3 · Pick 35 · Byron Murphy II · DL · rank 43
A reach on Byron Murphy II in the 35th pick; the board had better options right there. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
R2.10 · Pick 42 · J.J. McCarthy · QB · rank 46
No drama and no debate, J.J. McCarthy went about where he belonged in the 42nd overall pick. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R3.7 · Pick 71 · D.J. James · CB · rank 64
D.J. James in pick 71 lands just on the right side of the ledger. A minor itch, scratched.
R3.36 · Pick 99 · Jalen McMillan · WR · rank 81
Circle this one: Jalen McMillan at No. 99 is a fall that decides a draft. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
R4.8 · Pick 108 · Jaden Hicks · S · rank 107
They took Jaden Hicks at par in the Round 4 slot, which is nothing to complain about. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R4.30 · Pick 130 · Isaiah Adams · OT · rank 126
A reasonable price with a little left over, Isaiah Adams in Round 4, Pick 30. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R5.12 · Pick 148 · Braelon Allen · RB · rank 155
Braelon Allen in pick No. 148 is fair value, right on his grade. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
R5.24 · Pick 160 · Justin Rogers · DL · rank 161
Justin Rogers in the 160th overall pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
R5.30 · Pick 166 · Delmar Glaze · C · rank 173
Delmar Glaze at the 166th pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R6.4 · Pick 179 · Andru Phillips · CB · rank 170
Andru Phillips is a better player than pick 179 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
R6.22 · Pick 197 · Javon Baker · WR · rank 180
Javon Baker in Round 6, Pick 22 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
R7.5 · Pick 225 · Jawhar Jordan · RB · rank 209
The board had Jawhar Jordan higher than slot 225, and the running back fell to them anyway. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
R7.10 · Pick 230 · Darius Muasau · LB · rank 223
Good price on Darius Muasau in No. 230, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
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