VIKINGS MOCK DRAFT GRADE A-

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Minnesota Vikings

The Vikings worked the phones like thieves and earned a A-.

by isu101 · 2024 NFL Draft · 13 picks · 2 steals · 4 reaches
Value C+
Need B
Trades A+
Future A+

Call it belief, call it a gut call, but Eyabi Okie-Anoma at the 235th pick is 122 spots clear of consensus, and that is the headline. One of the weekend's best, top to bottom, and a A- to show for it.

They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast. Landing Williams that late papers over a lot of smaller sins. The tight end spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

Few war rooms will sleep better than this one tonight.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.15 · Pick 15 · Terrion Arnold · CB · rank 20
In pick No. 15 they get an island corner. More want than need.
R1.27 · Pick 27 · Brian Thomas Jr. · WR · rank 27
In Round 1, Pick 27 they get a true top target at fair value. A real need, handled.
R2.10 · Pick 42 · Byron Murphy II · DL · rank 40
They paid sticker price for Byron Murphy II in the Round 2 slot, and that is fine. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
R2.14 · Pick 46 · Chris Braswell · LB-EDGE · rank 57
They paid a round early for Chris Braswell in pick 46, more than the board wanted. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R4.4 · Pick 104 · Spencer Rattler · QB · rank 91
Spencer Rattler at the 104th overall pick is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R4.8 · Pick 108 · Dominick Puni · OT · rank 103
Dominick Puni at slot 108 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R4.30 · Pick 130 · Cole Bishop · S · rank 129
Cole Bishop in the 130th pick is fair value, right on his grade. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R5.12 · Pick 148 · Braelon Allen · RB · rank 155
A straight-up fair deal on Braelon Allen at No. 148, value and slot in agreement. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
R5.24 · Pick 160 · James Williams · S · rank 134
Somehow James Williams was still sitting there in pick 160, and they pounced on premier safety value. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R5.30 · Pick 166 · Justin Rogers · DL · rank 161
Fair-plus on Justin Rogers, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
R6.4 · Pick 179 · Braiden McGregor · DL-EDGE · rank 203
They left a pile of value on the table to take Braiden McGregor this early at the Round 6 slot. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R7.10 · Pick 230 · Nathaniel Watson · LB · rank 240
A conviction pick on Nathaniel Watson at slot 230 that the board grades a round light. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
R7.15 · Pick 235 · Eyabi Okie-Anoma · DL-EDGE · rank 357
Eyabi Okie-Anoma at pick No. 235 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
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