KOC'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • KOC DRAFTING FOR THE
    Vikings
Draft Selections
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIN)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Laiatu Latu Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (MIN)
Laiatu Latu
DL-EDGE UCLA
Kamari Lassiter Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (MIN)
Kamari Lassiter
CB Georgia
Quinyon Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (MIN)
Quinyon Mitchell
CB Toledo
Blake Corum Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (MIN)
Blake Corum
RB Michigan
Jordan Jefferson Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (MIN)
Jordan Jefferson
DT LSU
Isaiah Adams Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (MIN)
Isaiah Adams
OT Illinois
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (MIN)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Josiah Ezirim Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 6 (MIN)
Josiah Ezirim
OL Eastern Kentucky
Omar Brown Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (MIN)
Omar Brown
S Nebraska
Draft Picks Received
Laiatu Latu Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (HOU)
Laiatu Latu
DL-EDGE UCLA
Kamari Lassiter Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (TEN)
Kamari Lassiter
CB Georgia
Quinyon Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (DAL)
Quinyon Mitchell
CB Toledo
Blake Corum Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (DAL)
Blake Corum
RB Michigan
Isaiah Adams Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (LAR)
Isaiah Adams
OT Illinois
Josiah Ezirim Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 6 (LAR)
Josiah Ezirim
OL Eastern Kentucky
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (DAL)
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Draft Picks Traded
Ruke Orhorhoro Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (HOU)
Ruke Orhorhoro
DT Clemson
Jaheim Bell Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (NO)
Jaheim Bell
TE Florida State
DJ James Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (NO)
DJ James
CB Auburn
Ainias Smith Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (NO)
Ainias Smith
WR Texas A&M
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (LAR)
James Williams
S Miami (FL)
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (MIA)
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Players Gained
Head Shot
Asim Richards
OT
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B+
ValueB+ NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureC
The Vikings bet the future on Daniels. The board says B+.

Start where it matters. The Vikings took Jayden Daniels to run the offense for the next decade, and every other decision this weekend bends around that one. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B+.

The Adams steal is the beam this whole class leans on. The Jefferson pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over.

The dealing alone would carry a lesser class. For all the activity, tight end went untouched, which is hard to explain.

It is not that Mitchell is a bad player; it is that the Vikings had louder needs to answer first.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Jayden Daniels
In the 11th overall pick they get their quarterback of the future. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick23 Rnd1 Laiatu Latu
In pick No. 23 they get a bendy edge with upside at a price that makes it sweeter. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick38 Rnd2 Kamari Lassiter
Kamari Lassiter is a better player than pick 38 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick56 Rnd2 Quinyon Mitchell
The eyebrow-raiser of the weekend. They went cornerback with Quinyon Mitchell while clear needs at tight end sat open.
Pick87 Rnd3 Blake Corum
Blake Corum at the Round 3 slot is money in the bank, a running back taken below his worth. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick157 Rnd5 Jordan Jefferson
A wild overpay on Jordan Jefferson in slot 157, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick177 Rnd6 Isaiah Adams
They robbed the room for Isaiah Adams here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick179 Rnd6 Luke McCaffrey
They barely believed it either: Luke McCaffrey still on the board at the 179th pick. It fills a real need, too.
Pick217 Rnd6 Josiah Ezirim
Josiah Ezirim in No. 217 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick227 Rnd7 Omar Brown
Somehow Omar Brown was still sitting there in pick No. 227, and they pounced on premier safety value. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.