VIKINGS MOCK DRAFT GRADE B+

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Minnesota Vikings

The Vikings fleeced the room on the phones and earned a B+.

by ArthurVikes · 2024 NFL Draft · 12 picks · 4 steals · 4 reaches
Value B-
Need B
Trades A+
Future B

The trade table was a mismatch, and the Vikings were on the right end of it, hauling in a fortune in surplus value.

The Lindberg pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. The Henderson pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped safety, which is a strange place to end up.

Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.16 · Pick 16 · Dallas Turner · LB-EDGE · rank 14
In pick No. 16 they get a bendy edge with upside at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
R2.10 · Pick 42 · T'Vondre Sweat · DL · rank 60
They left a pile of value on the table to take T'Vondre Sweat this early at the 42nd pick. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
R3.17 · Pick 81 · Junior Colson · LB · rank 76
A tidy little value on Junior Colson in slot 81, a step better than break-even. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
R4.8 · Pick 108 · Tyler Davis · DT · rank 96
Tyler Davis at the 108th overall pick is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. It fills a real need, too.
R4.18 · Pick 118 · Max Melton · CB · rank 111
Max Melton at Round 4, Pick 18 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the cornerback. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
R4.29 · Pick 129 · Ainias Smith · WR · rank 116
A quiet steal in pick 129: Ainias Smith for less than the market said. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
R5.12 · Pick 148 · Joe Milton III · QB · rank 164
They jumped the gun on Joe Milton III, taking him earlier than his grade liked. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R5.24 · Pick 160 · Braelon Allen · RB · rank 155
Braelon Allen in the Round 5 slot lands just on the right side of the ledger. A need, and now a little less of one.
R5.32 · Pick 168 · Ty'Ron Hopper · LB · rank 153
Ty'Ron Hopper slipping to pick No. 168 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
R6.4 · Pick 179 · LaDarius Henderson · OT · rank 163
LaDarius Henderson is a better player than pick 179 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R7.10 · Pick 230 · Chad Lindberg · C · rank 260
Chad Lindberg at Round 7, Pick 10 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R7.16 · Pick 236 · Xavier Thomas · DE-EDGE · rank 255
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Xavier Thomas well ahead of where he belonged. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
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