VIKINGS MOCK DRAFT GRADE B

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Minnesota Vikings

The Vikings kept it disciplined and banked a B.

by TCSmith · 2024 NFL Draft · 12 picks · 5 steals · 2 reaches
Value B
Need B
Trades B+
Future B

Of all the ways to open, the Vikings chose the head-scratcher, spending Round 4, Pick 32 on Johnny Dixon with tight end still wide open. It does the job without flash, and the B reflects it.

They punted on tight end, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. On value alone, Washington makes the weekend a net positive. They will need Milton III to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it.

They squeezed a little extra out of every move they made.

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.18 · Pick 18 · Nate Wiggins · CB · rank 15
In pick 18 they get a sticky cover corner. Need was not the driver here.
R2.10 · Pick 42 · Chris Braswell · LB-EDGE · rank 34
They read the board right and Chris Braswell was the payoff at the Round 2 slot. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R2.23 · Pick 55 · T'Vondre Sweat · DL · rank 60
T'Vondre Sweat at pick No. 55 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
R3.16 · Pick 80 · Cooper Beebe · OG · rank 78
Cooper Beebe in Round 3, Pick 16 is fair value, right on his grade. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R4.30 · Pick 130 · Malik Washington · WR · rank 117
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Malik Washington in pick 130. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
R4.32 · Pick 132 · Johnny Dixon · CB · rank 124
They bypassed pressing needs at tight end to take Johnny Dixon, a cornerback that was not the priority.
R5.12 · Pick 148 · Joe Milton III · QB · rank 162
Joe Milton III at the 148th pick jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R5.24 · Pick 160 · Jaylen Wright · RB · rank 154
A clean, defensible pick in slot 160 with a little surplus value in Jaylen Wright. It fills a real need, too.
R5.28 · Pick 164 · Jordan Jefferson · DT · rank 177
They paid a round early for Jordan Jefferson in the 164th overall pick, more than the board wanted. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
R5.29 · Pick 165 · Austin Booker · DL-EDGE · rank 156
Austin Booker at the Round 5 slot is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R6.4 · Pick 179 · Josh Proctor · S · rank 183
A market-rate safety, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Josh Proctor. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R7.10 · Pick 230 · Steele Chambers · LB · rank 222
Steele Chambers is a better player than the 230th pick suggests; smart patience, rewarded. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
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