VIKINGS MOCK DRAFT GRADE B

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Minnesota Vikings

Nobody dealt better than the Vikings this weekend: B.

by ArthurVikes · 2024 NFL Draft · 11 picks · 2 steals · 4 reaches
Value B-
Need B
Trades A+
Future B-

The Vikings went off the board in a big way for Joe Milton III, 68 picks early. Conviction is one thing; this is another. It does the job without flash, and the B reflects it.

They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast. On value alone, Jones makes the weekend a net positive.

The Vikings indulged a want in Cooper while a need in safety, running back and other spots stayed open. Leaving safety unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.17 · Pick 17 · Dallas Turner · LB-EDGE · rank 15
In the 17th pick they get a bendy edge with upside. The biggest hole, addressed.
R2.15 · Pick 47 · Junior Colson · LB · rank 49
No drama and no debate, Junior Colson went about where he belonged in pick 47. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
R2.16 · Pick 48 · Edgerrin Cooper · LB · rank 43
They bypassed pressing needs at safety, running back and other spots to take Edgerrin Cooper, a linebacker that was not the priority.
R3.33 · Pick 96 · Mekhi Wingo · DT · rank 110
A reach for Mekhi Wingo in Round 3, Pick 33; a little patience would have been rewarded. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
R4.8 · Pick 108 · Zak Zinter · OG · rank 102
Nothing to complain about; Zak Zinter went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R4.9 · Pick 109 · Jalen McMillan · WR · rank 99
The board had Jalen McMillan higher than slot 109, and the wide receiver fell to them anyway. A need, and now a little less of one.
R4.30 · Pick 130 · Joe Milton III · QB · rank 198
A real head-scratcher, Joe Milton III in the 130th overall pick is miles ahead of his ranking. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R5.20 · Pick 156 · Trevor Keegan · OG · rank 161
Trevor Keegan at Round 5, Pick 20 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R5.30 · Pick 166 · Jarrian Jones · CB · rank 148
They barely believed it either: Jarrian Jones still on the board at pick 166. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
R6.4 · Pick 179 · Curtis Jacobs · LB · rank 196
They jumped the gun on Curtis Jacobs, taking him earlier than his grade liked. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.
R6.15 · Pick 190 · Gabe Hall · DL · rank 213
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Gabe Hall well ahead of where he belonged. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
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