VIKINGS MOCK DRAFT GRADE D

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Minnesota Vikings

The Vikings got the worse of every deal, and it shows in the D.

by JGILL · 2024 NFL Draft · 11 picks · 3 steals · 3 reaches
Value B-
Need B-
Trades F
Future A

Somewhere a scout is still blinking. The Vikings spent pick No. 166 on Joe Milton III, a name the board had a full 33 spots lower. The process wobbled, and the D is where it lands.

The trade table is where this weekend went wrong. The tight end spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

The Vaki value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere.

Bottom line, they will be counting on several picks to beat their grades.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.11 · Pick 11 · Quinyon Mitchell · CB · rank 19
In Round 1, Pick 11 they get a press-man option on the boundary, though they paid up to get him. Need was not the driver here.
R1.23 · Pick 23 · Brian Thomas Jr. · WR · rank 23
In the 23rd pick they get a weapon on the perimeter at fair value.
R2.10 · Pick 42 · Payton Wilson · LB · rank 43
By-the-book stuff, Payton Wilson at pick No. 42 squarely in line with his ranking. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
R2.27 · Pick 59 · Xavier Worthy · WR · rank 56
A tidy little value on Xavier Worthy in slot 59, a step better than break-even. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
R3.23 · Pick 86 · Trey Benson · RB · rank 96
Trey Benson in the Round 3 slot is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
R4.9 · Pick 109 · Christian Mahogany · OG · rank 99
Nice patience on Christian Mahogany, who had no business lasting to No. 109. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R4.30 · Pick 130 · McKinnley Jackson · DL · rank 123
Good price on McKinnley Jackson in the 130th pick, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
R5.20 · Pick 156 · Xavier Thomas · DE-EDGE · rank 154
Xavier Thomas at pick 156 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R5.30 · Pick 166 · Joe Milton III · QB · rank 199
A wild overpay on Joe Milton III in the Round 5 slot, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R6.4 · Pick 179 · Kamal Hadden · CB · rank 167
A slide stopped in No. 179, with Kamal Hadden worth more than the price. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
R6.15 · Pick 190 · Sione Vaki · S · rank 169
Sione Vaki at slot 190 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
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