VIKINGS MOCK DRAFT GRADE B-

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Minnesota Vikings

The Vikings finally solved quarterback, and it carried them to a B-.

by sonny · 2024 NFL Draft · 12 picks · 3 steals · 7 reaches
Value B-
Need B+
Trades A-
Future F

The war room fell hard for Jared Wiley, and it showed at the 130th pick: 75 picks ahead of a board that had other ideas.

So much rides on Drake Maye that the rest of the class almost grades on a curve behind him. Landing Dixon that late papers over a lot of smaller sins.

They will regret leaving safety for another day if the season turns on it. A modest surplus at the table, banked quietly.

A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.11 · Pick 11 · Drake Maye · QB · rank 5
Drake Maye at the 11th pick is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R1.22 · Pick 22 · Dallas Turner · LB-EDGE · rank 14
They read the board right and Dallas Turner was the payoff at slot 22. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R2.10 · Pick 42 · Jackson Powers-Johnson · C · rank 51
Jackson Powers-Johnson at the 42nd overall pick is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R3.5 · Pick 69 · Darius Robinson · DL-EDGE · rank 121
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Darius Robinson. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R4.8 · Pick 108 · Cedric Gray · LB · rank 135
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Cedric Gray well ahead of where he belonged. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
R4.30 · Pick 130 · Jared Wiley · TE · rank 205
A big swing on Jared Wiley at pick 130, well ahead of any board in the building. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
R5.6 · Pick 142 · Layden Robinson · OG · rank 167
They left a pile of value on the table to take Layden Robinson this early at the 142nd pick. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R5.12 · Pick 148 · Kamal Hadden · CB · rank 138
Kamal Hadden at slot 148 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
R5.24 · Pick 160 · Johnny Dixon · CB · rank 125
Circle this one: Johnny Dixon at the 160th overall pick is a fall that decides a draft. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
R5.30 · Pick 166 · Isaiah Davis · RB · rank 184
Value said wait; Isaiah Davis in the Round 5 slot says they were not listening. The roster fit checks out.
R6.4 · Pick 179 · Javon Baker · WR · rank 180
By-the-book stuff, Javon Baker at pick No. 179 squarely in line with his ranking. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
R7.10 · Pick 230 · DeMonte Capehart · DT · rank 275
A wild overpay on DeMonte Capehart in Round 7, Pick 10, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
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