VIKINGS MOCK DRAFT GRADE C

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Minnesota Vikings

Best value of the weekend goes to the Vikings for Schwesinger: C.

by cowlover · 2025 NFL Draft · 12 picks · 2 steals · 5 reaches
Value B-
Need B-
Trades D-
Future C+

Call it larceny. Carson Schwesinger sat on the board until the 208th overall pick, and the Vikings did not need to be asked twice. Some smart calls, some head-scratchers, and a C in the wash.

Every board in the league had Igbinosun lower, and that gap is the story. Overpaying at the table undid a lot of the good work elsewhere.

That quarterback hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

So much rides on Kenneth Grant that the real verdict is a season or two away.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.30 · Pick 30 · Kenneth Grant · DT · rank 26
In the Round 1 slot they get an anchor for the defensive front. A real need, handled.
R3.33 · Pick 97 · Dylan Sampson · RB · rank 43
They will replay Dylan Sampson at pick 97 for years; that is how good the value is. A need, and now a little less of one.
R5.3 · Pick 140 · Rylie Mills · DL · rank 133
Rylie Mills in the 140th overall pick is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
R5.17 · Pick 154 · Connor Colby · OG · rank 169
Connor Colby in No. 154 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R5.28 · Pick 165 · Davison Igbinosun · CB · rank 212
They talked themselves into Davison Igbinosun at slot 165, and the board did not agree. It adds depth where they could use a little.
R6.4 · Pick 179 · Addison West · OG · rank 183
No drama and no debate, Addison West went about where he belonged in the 179th pick. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R6.23 · Pick 198 · Brant Kuithe · TE · rank 199
No edge and no loss on Brant Kuithe in Round 6, Pick 23; it is a wash and a sensible one. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
R6.33 · Pick 208 · Carson Schwesinger · LB · rank 131
Carson Schwesinger in pick No. 208 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A minor need, but a need all the same.
R6.38 · Pick 213 · Cody Lindenberg · LB · rank 210
Good price on Cody Lindenberg in pick No. 213, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
R7.1 · Pick 217 · Nohl Williams · CB · rank 239
This one needs a full-page explanation: Nohl Williams in the Round 7 slot, miles early. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
R7.3 · Pick 219 · Shilo Sanders · S · rank 234
They jumped the gun on Shilo Sanders, taking him earlier than his grade liked. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R7.4 · Pick 220 · Brennan Presley · WR · rank 256
Value said wait; Brennan Presley in the 220th overall pick says they were not listening. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
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