VIKINGS MOCK DRAFT GRADE D+

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Minnesota Vikings

A passer of the future in McCarthy, and a D+, for the Vikings.

by CavanFootball · 2024 NFL Draft · 10 picks · 4 steals · 4 reaches
Value B-
Need B+
Trades F
Future A+

You can lose a draft before you make a pick. The Vikings did it at the trade table, overpaying to chase players the board did not price nearly as high. Too much went sideways, and the D+ is the honest tally.

J.J. McCarthy is the bet, and the class will be judged on how it pays off. Reaching for Hall left real value on the table behind him. That running back hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

They banked enough surplus on Johnson to cover a lot of smaller sins.

A rough weekend that leaves the roster with more questions than answers.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.11 · Pick 11 · Olumuyiwa Fashanu · OT · rank 8
In the 11th overall pick they get a building block for the line at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
R1.28 · Pick 28 · J.J. McCarthy · QB · rank 46
In pick No. 28 they get a passer to set the clock by, though the board says they badly overpaid. The biggest hole, addressed.
R2.27 · Pick 59 · Xavier Worthy · WR · rank 56
A reasonable price with a little left over, Xavier Worthy in the 59th pick. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
R2.28 · Pick 60 · Bralen Trice · DE-EDGE · rank 69
They liked Bralen Trice enough to skip the value, taking him in Round 2, Pick 28. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R4.9 · Pick 109 · Cam Hart · CB · rank 94
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Cam Hart at No. 109. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
R5.20 · Pick 156 · Roger Rosengarten · OT · rank 146
Value with a capital V on Roger Rosengarten in pick 156, a genuine coup. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R5.30 · Pick 166 · Malik Mustapha · S · rank 153
Malik Mustapha in the Round 5 slot is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R6.10 · Pick 185 · Gabe Hall · DL · rank 214
They talked themselves into Gabe Hall at slot 185, and the board did not agree. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
R6.15 · Pick 190 · Drake Nugent · C · rank 203
Drake Nugent at pick No. 190 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R6.30 · Pick 205 · Cornelius Johnson · WR · rank 187
Cornelius Johnson at No. 205 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
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