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Cedargulch 'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 10, 2024

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  • Cedargulch DRAFTING FOR THE
    Vikings
Draft Selections
Laiatu Latu Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIN)
Laiatu Latu
DL-EDGE UCLA
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (MIN)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (MIN)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Sataoa Laumea Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (MIN)
Sataoa Laumea
OT Utah
Marist Liufau Head Shot
PICK: 158 RND: 5 (MIN)
Marist Liufau
LB Notre Dame
Khristian Boyd Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (MIN)
Khristian Boyd
DL-EDGE Northern Iowa
Walter Rouse Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (MIN)
Walter Rouse
OT Oklahoma
Tylan Grable Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (MIN)
Tylan Grable
OT UCF
M.J. Devonshire Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (MIN)
M.J. Devonshire
CB Pittsburgh
Jalen Sundell Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (MIN)
Jalen Sundell
OT North Dakota State
Draft Picks Received
Marist Liufau Head Shot
PICK: 158 RND: 5 (MIA)
Marist Liufau
LB Notre Dame
Jalen Sundell Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (MIA)
Jalen Sundell
OT North Dakota State
Draft Picks Traded
Kalen King Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (MIA)
Kalen King
CB Penn State
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
McCarthy is the Vikings' new face under center. Grade: B.

Start where it matters. The Vikings took J.J. McCarthy to run the offense for the next decade, and every other decision this weekend bends around that one.

The Devonshire pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged. The safety hole is the one line item this class does not answer. The cost of the Boyd reach is exactly the players who went right after him.

Quarterback is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the safety spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Laiatu Latu
In the 11th overall pick they get a bendy edge with upside. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick23 Rnd1 J.J. McCarthy
In the Round 1 slot they get a long-term answer under center at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick108 Rnd4 Cedric Gray
They took Cedric Gray at par in Round 4, Pick 8, which is nothing to complain about. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick129 Rnd4 Sataoa Laumea
Sataoa Laumea at pick 129 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick158 Rnd5 Marist Liufau
No drama and no debate, Marist Liufau went about where he belonged in the 158th pick. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
Pick167 Rnd5 Khristian Boyd
The board had cheaper options than Khristian Boyd at pick No. 167, and it noticed. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick177 Rnd6 Walter Rouse
Walter Rouse at No. 177 is money in the bank, a offensive lineman taken below his worth. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick230 Rnd7 Tylan Grable
Tylan Grable in slot 230 is fair value, right on his grade. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick232 Rnd7 M.J. Devonshire
The board fumbled M.J. Devonshire all the way to pick No. 232, and they scooped it up. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick241 Rnd7 Jalen Sundell
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Jalen Sundell. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.