VIKINGS MOCK DRAFT GRADE B

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Penix/day two priority trade B

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Minnesota Vikings

A passer of the future in Penix Jr., and a B, for the Vikings.

by Nexx · 2024 NFL Draft · 11 picks · 2 steals · 1 reaches
Value B
Need A-
Trades A+
Future D

The Vikings spent the pick that matters most on Michael Penix Jr., and a roster that has been waiting on a passer can start to take shape. They moved the roster forward and banked a B for it.

They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast. On value alone, Green makes the weekend a net positive. Leaving tight end unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.11 · Pick 11 · Michael Penix Jr. · QB · rank 9
A market-rate quarterback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Michael Penix Jr.. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R2.10 · Pick 42 · Chop Robinson · DE-EDGE · rank 35
Chop Robinson at the Round 2 slot is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the edge rusher. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R2.14 · Pick 46 · Jackson Powers-Johnson · C · rank 51
Jackson Powers-Johnson at the 46th pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R4.8 · Pick 108 · Leonard Taylor III · DL · rank 112
They took Leonard Taylor III at par in pick 108, which is nothing to complain about. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
R4.17 · Pick 117 · Jarrian Jones · CB · rank 123
A straight-up fair deal on Jarrian Jones at No. 117, value and slot in agreement. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
R4.30 · Pick 130 · Darius Robinson · DL-EDGE · rank 121
They read the board right and Darius Robinson was the payoff at the 130th overall pick. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R5.12 · Pick 148 · Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint · WR · rank 147
Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint at slot 148 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A need, and now a little less of one.
R5.24 · Pick 160 · Braelon Allen · RB · rank 155
Fair-plus on Braelon Allen, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
R5.30 · Pick 166 · Roger Rosengarten · OT · rank 175
A reach for Roger Rosengarten in Round 5, Pick 30; a little patience would have been rewarded. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R6.4 · Pick 179 · Curtis Jacobs · LB · rank 179
No drama and no debate, Curtis Jacobs went about where he belonged in pick No. 179. A minor need, but a need all the same.
R7.10 · Pick 230 · Jalen Green · S · rank 212
They barely believed it either: Jalen Green still on the board at the 230th overall pick. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
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