VIKINGS MOCK DRAFT GRADE B

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Minnesota Vikings

Good, not great, for the Vikings: B.

by wbwychor · 2024 NFL Draft · 12 picks · 4 steals · 1 reaches
Value B
Need B-
Trades C-
Future A+

The board owed the Vikings one, and it paid up: Javon Bullard, the No. 66 name on the board, sitting there at the 107th overall pick like a gift left on the doorstep.

The Anderson pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through quarterback.

With quarterback, offensive lineman and other spots unsolved, spending premium capital on cornerback is the choice that costs them.

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

Pick-by-Pick

R1.22 · Pick 22 · Cooper DeJean · CB · rank 13
In No. 22 they get a press-man option on the boundary, outstanding value to boot. More want than need.
R2.15 · Pick 47 · Chop Robinson · DE-EDGE · rank 39
A quiet steal in the 47th overall pick: Chop Robinson for less than the market said. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R4.7 · Pick 107 · Javon Bullard · S · rank 66
You do not let a safety like Javon Bullard reach the Round 4 slot and blink. They did not. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R4.9 · Pick 109 · Max Melton · CB · rank 111
A surprising call. With quarterback, offensive lineman and other spots still to address, they spent slot 109 on Max Melton, a cornerback they were not short of.
R4.30 · Pick 130 · Jarrian Jones · CB · rank 121
A curious use of pick 130. Quarterback, offensive lineman and other spots needed the pick; a cornerback in Jarrian Jones did not.
R5.7 · Pick 143 · Nehemiah Pritchett · CB · rank 141
Nehemiah Pritchett at pick No. 143 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
R5.12 · Pick 148 · Braelon Allen · RB · rank 151
They paid sticker price for Braelon Allen in Round 5, Pick 12, and that is fine. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
R5.25 · Pick 161 · Grayson Murphy · DL-EDGE · rank 164
No edge and no loss on Grayson Murphy in the 161st pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R5.29 · Pick 165 · Brennan Jackson · DE-EDGE · rank 171
Brennan Jackson at the 165th overall pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R6.4 · Pick 179 · Michael Barrett · LB · rank 180
A market-rate linebacker, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Michael Barrett. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
R6.26 · Pick 201 · Jawhar Jordan · RB · rank 202
No drama and no debate, Jawhar Jordan went about where he belonged in Round 6, Pick 26. The roster fit checks out.
R7.10 · Pick 230 · Evan Anderson · DL · rank 273
Value said wait; Evan Anderson in the Round 7 slot says they were not listening. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
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