VIKINGS MOCK DRAFT GRADE B+

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Minnesota Vikings

The Vikings worked the phones like thieves and earned a B+.

by kgrundseth · 2024 NFL Draft · 13 picks · 1 steals · 4 reaches
Value C+
Need B+
Trades A+
Future B-

The war room fell hard for Trey Benson, and it showed at No. 56: 40 picks ahead of a board that had other ideas.

The dealing alone would carry a lesser class. Getting Gould where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.19 · Pick 19 · Dallas Turner · LB-EDGE · rank 14
In pick No. 19 they get a disruptor off the edge. Exactly the need they had to hit.
R2.10 · Pick 42 · J.J. McCarthy · QB · rank 46
J.J. McCarthy at the Round 2 slot is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R2.21 · Pick 53 · T.J. Tampa · CB · rank 49
They did well to land T.J. Tampa in Round 2, Pick 21, just ahead of his grade. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
R2.24 · Pick 56 · Trey Benson · RB · rank 96
Value said wait; Trey Benson in the 56th overall pick says they were not listening. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
R3.24 · Pick 87 · Javon Baker · WR · rank 95
They paid up for Javon Baker at No. 87 when waiting would have done the job. It fills a real need, too.
R4.9 · Pick 109 · Cole Bishop · S · rank 110
No edge and no loss on Cole Bishop in pick 109; it is a wash and a sensible one. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R4.30 · Pick 130 · Christian Jones · OT · rank 137
By-the-book stuff, Christian Jones at pick No. 130 squarely in line with his ranking. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R5.20 · Pick 156 · AJ Barner · TE · rank 161
AJ Barner in the Round 5 slot is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
R5.30 · Pick 166 · Javion Cohen · OG · rank 168
They paid sticker price for Javion Cohen in Round 5, Pick 30, and that is fine. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R5.34 · Pick 170 · Jordan Jefferson · DT · rank 186
They went early on Jordan Jefferson in the 170th overall pick, and the value did not follow. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
R6.4 · Pick 179 · Justin Rogers · DL · rank 201
This one needs a full-page explanation: Justin Rogers in slot 179, miles early. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
R6.15 · Pick 190 · Anthony Gould · WR · rank 166
Anthony Gould at pick 190 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A need, and now a little less of one.
R7.12 · Pick 232 · Tyler Owens · S · rank 228
Tyler Owens at No. 232 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
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