VIKINGS MOCK DRAFT GRADE B-

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Minnesota Vikings

A franchise passer in Maye headlines a B- weekend for the Vikings.

by RB · 2024 NFL Draft · 11 picks · 1 steals · 6 reaches
Value B-
Need B+
Trades A-
Future D

Start where it matters. The Vikings took Drake Maye to run the offense for the next decade, and every other decision this weekend bends around that one. It nets out to a B-, which feels about right.

They will regret leaving safety for another day if the season turns on it. The Greenfield pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch.

The Williams reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade.

A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.7 · Pick 7 · Drake Maye · QB · rank 7
Drake Maye at the 7th overall pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R2.18 · Pick 50 · Kris Jenkins · DL-EDGE · rank 50
By-the-book stuff, Kris Jenkins at No. 50 squarely in line with his ranking. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R2.21 · Pick 53 · Bralen Trice · DE-EDGE · rank 63
Bralen Trice at slot 53 is a conviction pick that outran the value. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R4.6 · Pick 106 · Cam Hart · CB · rank 100
Cam Hart in pick 106 lands just on the right side of the ledger. It adds depth where they could use a little.
R4.8 · Pick 108 · James Williams · LB · rank 124
A premium they did not need to pay, James Williams a notch or two before his time. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
R4.29 · Pick 129 · Trevor Keegan · OG · rank 144
They liked Trevor Keegan enough to skip the value, taking him in Round 4, Pick 29. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R5.21 · Pick 157 · Jared Wiley · TE · rank 162
No drama and no debate, Jared Wiley went about where he belonged in the Round 5 slot. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
R5.31 · Pick 167 · Khristian Boyd · DL-EDGE · rank 178
They jumped the gun on Khristian Boyd, taking him earlier than his grade liked. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R6.2 · Pick 177 · Tahj Washington · WR · rank 188
A conviction pick on Tahj Washington at the 177th pick that the board grades a round light. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
R7.10 · Pick 230 · Garret Greenfield · OT · rank 217
Garret Greenfield slid further than he should have, and No. 230 is lovely value for the offensive lineman. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R7.12 · Pick 232 · Jalen Sundell · OT · rank 247
Jalen Sundell in slot 232 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
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