Angroth'S MOCK DRAFT
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Building the trenches with JJ at QB.

  • Angroth DRAFTING FOR THE
    Vikings
Draft Selections
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (MIN)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (MIN)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Dylan Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (MIN)
Dylan Fairchild
OG Georgia
Jared Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 5 (MIN)
Jared Wilson
C Georgia
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (MIN)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Andrew Mukuba Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (MIN)
Andrew Mukuba
S Texas
Demetrius Knight Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (MIN)
Demetrius Knight Jr.
LB South Carolina
Draft Picks Received
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (BAL)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (BAL)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Dylan Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (BAL)
Dylan Fairchild
OG Georgia
Andrew Mukuba Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (BAL)
Andrew Mukuba
S Texas
Demetrius Knight Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (BAL)
Demetrius Knight Jr.
LB South Carolina
Draft Picks Traded
Marcus Mbow Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (BAL)
Marcus Mbow
OT Purdue
Players Gained
Head Shot
Rasheen Ali
RB
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B+
ValueA NeedB TradesA FutureB-
The Vikings let Knight Jr. fall into their laps, and walked away with a B+.

The rest of the league will want that one back. Demetrius Knight Jr. tumbling to the Vikings in slot 243 is a gift they did not have to think twice about. They moved the roster forward and banked a B+ for it.

A whole weekend of picks and quarterback is somehow still a want. The dealing nudged the ledger their way without much fuss.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but quarterback.

Pick Analysis
Pick27 Rnd1 Walter Nolen
In pick No. 27 they get a pocket-collapsing interior rusher at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick91 Rnd3 Ashton Jeanty
Ashton Jeanty in the 91st pick is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It fills a real need, too.
Pick97 Rnd3 Tate Ratledge
A top-tier offensive lineman at a bargain, Tate Ratledge in No. 97, plain and simple. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick135 Rnd4 Dylan Fairchild
A offensive lineman of that caliber at the Round 4 slot is the definition of value, full stop. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick138 Rnd5 Jared Wilson
Jared Wilson at the 138th overall pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick159 Rnd5 TreVeyon Henderson
They robbed the room for TreVeyon Henderson here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick174 Rnd5 Andrew Mukuba
You do not let a safety like Andrew Mukuba reach Round 5, Pick 37 and blink. They did not. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick243 Rnd7 Demetrius Knight Jr.
Steal is underselling it; Demetrius Knight Jr. at slot 243 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.