Jaydog17'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • Jaydog17 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Vikings
Draft Selections
Nico Iamaleava Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (MIN)
Nico Iamaleava
QB UCLA
Jaden Platt Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (MIN)
Jaden Platt
TE Arkansas
Nate Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (MIN)
Nate Frazier
RB Georgia
John Henry Daley Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (MIN)
John Henry Daley
DE-EDGE Michigan
Zavier Mincey Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (MIN)
Zavier Mincey
S Alabama
Peyton Bowen Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
Peyton Bowen
S Oklahoma
DJ Lagway Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (MIN)
DJ Lagway
QB Baylor
Coen Echols Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 5 (MIN)
Coen Echols
OG Texas A&M
Taylor Wein Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (MIN)
Taylor Wein
DL-EDGE Oklahoma
Elinneus Davis Head Shot
PICK: 234 RND: 7 (MIN)
Elinneus Davis
DT Washington
Chris Marshall Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (MIN)
Chris Marshall
WR Arkansas
Draft Picks Received
Nico Iamaleava Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (KC)
Nico Iamaleava
QB UCLA
Nate Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (KC)
Nate Frazier
RB Georgia
Coen Echols Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 5 (KC)
Coen Echols
OG Texas A&M
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (LV)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (KC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (KC)
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Players traded away
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Justin Jefferson
WR
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall D-
ValueF NeedB+ TradesF FutureA+
The Vikings found their guy under center in Iamaleava: D-.

The Jaden Platt selection is the head-turner. The Vikings reached 194 spots for him, and it will define how this weekend is remembered. The math is unkind, and the D- follows.

Nico Iamaleava gives the offense a face and a plan, and the grade leans heavily on whether he hits. They handed away value on the phones that the picks cannot earn back. Landing Lagway that late papers over a lot of smaller sins.

Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even.

Pick Analysis
Pick9 Rnd1 Nico Iamaleava
They left a pile of value on the table to take Nico Iamaleava this early at Round 1, Pick 9. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick18 Rnd1 Jaden Platt
In pick No. 18 they get a seam-stretching tight end, a steep price for the projection. A real need, handled.
Pick40 Rnd2 Nate Frazier
Nate Frazier in pick 40 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick49 Rnd2 John Henry Daley
John Henry Daley at slot 49 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick82 Rnd3 Zavier Mincey
Zavier Mincey at the 82nd overall pick is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick97 Rnd3 Peyton Bowen
Somehow Peyton Bowen was still sitting there in the 97th pick, and they pounced on premier safety value. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick161 Rnd5 DJ Lagway
DJ Lagway at slot 161 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick176 Rnd5 Coen Echols
Coen Echols at No. 176 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick194 Rnd6 Taylor Wein
Steal is underselling it; Taylor Wein at the Round 6 slot is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick234 Rnd7 Elinneus Davis
Elinneus Davis is a better player than pick No. 234 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick240 Rnd7 Chris Marshall
Chris Marshall in the 240th pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It patches a soft spot without any drama.