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Skol'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 11, 2024

Fixed the vikings

  • Skol DRAFTING FOR THE
    Vikings
Draft Selections
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (MIN)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (MIN)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Kris Jenkins Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (MIN)
Kris Jenkins
DL-EDGE Michigan
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (MIN)
T'Vondre Sweat
DL Texas
MarShawn Lloyd Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (MIN)
MarShawn Lloyd
RB USC
Layden Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (MIN)
Layden Robinson
OG Texas A&M
Jordan Travis Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (MIN)
Jordan Travis
QB Florida State
Moose Muhammad III Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (MIN)
Moose Muhammad III
WR Texas A&M
Nathaniel Watson Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (MIN)
Nathaniel Watson
LB Mississippi State
Draft Picks Received
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (ATL)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (CIN)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
T'Vondre Sweat
DL Texas
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (DEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (CIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (DEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (CIN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Brock Bowers Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (ATL)
Brock Bowers
TE Georgia
Cedric Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (ATL)
Cedric Johnson
DE-EDGE Mississippi
Julian Pearl Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (ATL)
Julian Pearl
OT-EDGE Illinois
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIA)
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Players traded away
Head Shot
Andrew Booth Jr.
CB
Head Shot
Cam Akers
RB
Head Shot
Ezra Cleveland
OG
Head Shot
Lewis Cine
S
Head Shot
Marcus Davenport
LB
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall C
ValueB NeedB+ TradesF FutureB
Quarterback settled, Maye in the fold, and a C for the Vikings.

The one hole that towered over the rest is filled. The Vikings spent their marquee pick on Drake Maye, and for the first time in a while there is a real answer at quarterback. It nets out a thoroughly average C.

They lost the exchange badly enough to drag the whole class down. On value alone, Muhammad III makes the weekend a net positive.

Robinson has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced. The safety spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

If Drake Maye and a couple of the gambles land, hindsight will be kinder than this grade.

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In Round 1, Pick 8 they get their guy under center for the next decade at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick18 Rnd1 Kool-Aid McKinstry
In slot 18 they get a potential shutdown corner. Need was not the driver here.
Pick42 Rnd2 Kris Jenkins
A reach for Kris Jenkins in the 42nd pick; a little patience would have been rewarded. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick49 Rnd2 T'Vondre Sweat
They went early on T'Vondre Sweat in No. 49, and the value did not follow. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick108 Rnd4 MarShawn Lloyd
A market-rate running back, with the board and the slot shaking hands on MarShawn Lloyd. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick148 Rnd5 Layden Robinson
Layden Robinson in pick No. 148 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick164 Rnd5 Jordan Travis
A quarterback of that caliber at the Round 5 slot is the definition of value, full stop. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick179 Rnd6 Moose Muhammad III
They robbed the room for Moose Muhammad III here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick230 Rnd7 Nathaniel Watson
Nathaniel Watson at the 230th overall pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A minor itch, scratched.