VIKINGS MOCK DRAFT GRADE B+

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Minnesota Vikings

The Vikings let Wilson fall and pounced. Final grade: B+.

by JGILL · 2024 NFL Draft · 12 picks · 3 steals · 1 reaches
Value B
Need B
Trades A+
Future C+

Whoever sat across the table from the Vikings should ask for a receipt. They cleaned the room out, prying loose far more value than they gave up, and it was the quiet MVP of their weekend. The bottom line is a respectable B+.

The Wilson pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch. The Jackson reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade.

The quarterback hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

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

Pick-by-Pick

R1.20 · Pick 20 · Dallas Turner · LB-EDGE · rank 14
In No. 20 they get a double-digit-sack hope. The biggest hole, addressed.
R1.26 · Pick 26 · Jackson Powers-Johnson · C · rank 29
In pick 26 they get a plug-and-play piece up front at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
R2.32 · Pick 64 · T.J. Tampa · CB · rank 49
A slide stopped in the 64th overall pick, with T.J. Tampa worth more than the price. It adds depth where they could use a little.
R4.9 · Pick 109 · Zak Zinter · OG · rank 102
A tidy little value on Zak Zinter in the 109th pick, a step better than break-even. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R4.26 · Pick 126 · Mohamed Kamara · DL-EDGE · rank 129
A market-rate edge rusher, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Mohamed Kamara. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R4.30 · Pick 130 · Brennan Jackson · DE-EDGE · rank 151
Brennan Jackson at Round 4, Pick 30 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R5.20 · Pick 156 · Johnny Wilson · WR · rank 127
Johnny Wilson in pick 156 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
R5.22 · Pick 158 · Kitan Oladapo · S · rank 155
Fair-plus on Kitan Oladapo, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R5.30 · Pick 166 · Dillon Johnson · RB · rank 169
Dillon Johnson in the 166th pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A need, and now a little less of one.
R5.36 · Pick 172 · Javion Cohen · OG · rank 167
Javion Cohen at pick No. 172 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R6.4 · Pick 179 · Khristian Boyd · DL-EDGE · rank 179
No drama and no debate, Khristian Boyd went about where he belonged in the 179th overall pick. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R6.15 · Pick 190 · Dwight McGlothern · CB · rank 174
A tidy bit of business in slot 190, where Dwight McGlothern graded well above the range. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
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