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ArthurVikes'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 12, 2024

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04.12.24

  • ArthurVikes DRAFTING FOR THE
    Vikings
Draft Selections
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIN)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (MIN)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Dominick Puni Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (MIN)
Dominick Puni
OT Kansas
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (MIN)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Theo Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (MIN)
Theo Johnson
TE Penn State
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (MIN)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Nehemiah Pritchett Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (MIN)
Nehemiah Pritchett
CB Auburn
Joe Milton III Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (MIN)
Joe Milton III
QB Tennessee
Julian Pearl Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (MIN)
Julian Pearl
OT Illinois
Cornelius Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (MIN)
Cornelius Johnson
WR Michigan
Jowon Briggs Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (MIN)
Jowon Briggs
DT Cincinnati
Draft Picks Received
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (DAL)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Dominick Puni Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (DAL)
Dominick Puni
OT Kansas
Jowon Briggs Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (DAL)
Jowon Briggs
DT Cincinnati
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (DAL)
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Draft Picks Traded
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (DAL)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Players Gained
Head Shot
Eric Kendricks
LB
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureB-
Best value of the weekend goes to the Vikings for Johnson: B+.

Call it larceny. Cornelius Johnson sat on the board until Round 7, Pick 12, and the Vikings did not need to be asked twice. No fireworks, but a solid B+.

They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast. Every board in the league had Milton III lower, and that gap is the story.

For all the activity, safety went untouched, which is hard to explain. They went 6 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

Good work on the whole, with safety the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Dallas Turner
In pick No. 11 they get a disruptor off the edge at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick24 Rnd1 Chop Robinson
In pick 24 they get a premier pass rusher. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick87 Rnd3 Dominick Puni
They took Dominick Puni at par in the 87th pick, which is nothing to complain about. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick108 Rnd4 Cedric Gray
Cedric Gray at Round 4, Pick 8 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick129 Rnd4 Theo Johnson
Good price on Theo Johnson in the 129th overall pick, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick157 Rnd5 Johnny Wilson
Taking Johnny Wilson in the Round 5 slot is close to grand larceny; a wide receiver that good had no business lasting this long. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick167 Rnd5 Nehemiah Pritchett
They barely believed it either: Nehemiah Pritchett still on the board at slot 167. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick177 Rnd6 Joe Milton III
A wild overpay on Joe Milton III in No. 177, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick230 Rnd7 Julian Pearl
You do not let an offensive lineman like Julian Pearl reach the 230th overall pick and blink. They did not. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick232 Rnd7 Cornelius Johnson
The board fumbled Cornelius Johnson all the way to the Round 7 slot, and they scooped it up. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick244 Rnd7 Jowon Briggs
They left a pile of value on the table to take Jowon Briggs this early at pick 244. It patches a soft spot without any drama.