VIKINGS MOCK DRAFT GRADE B

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Minnesota Vikings

The Vikings checked most of the boxes and earned a B.

by CWJ4MnVikes1 · 2024 NFL Draft · 13 picks · 6 steals · 0 reaches
Value B
Need B+
Trades A-
Future B-

For all the names on the card, the loudest question went unanswered. The Vikings walked out of the weekend still thin at interior defensive lineman, a hole that has a way of deciding seasons.

Getting Henderson where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class. They squeezed a little extra out of every move they made.

The roster is better shaped than it was, with quarterback chief among the fixes. Quantity was the play, for better or worse.

A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.11 · Pick 11 · Olumuyiwa Fashanu · OT · rank 10
In the 11th pick they get a long-term starter on the line at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
R2.11 · Pick 43 · Chop Robinson · DE-EDGE · rank 38
A reasonable price with a little left over, Chop Robinson in slot 43. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R4.8 · Pick 108 · Tykee Smith · S · rank 98
Tykee Smith in pick 108 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R4.15 · Pick 115 · Max Melton · CB · rank 111
A clean, defensible pick in the Round 4 slot with a little surplus value in Max Melton. A minor itch, scratched.
R4.30 · Pick 130 · Tommy Eichenberg · LB · rank 125
A tidy little value on Tommy Eichenberg in pick No. 130, a step better than break-even. A minor need, but a need all the same.
R5.12 · Pick 148 · Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint · WR · rank 143
Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint in Round 5, Pick 12 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
R5.24 · Pick 160 · Keith Randolph Jr. · DL-EDGE · rank 150
They read the board right and Keith Randolph Jr. was the payoff at the 160th overall pick. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R5.30 · Pick 166 · Chau Smith-Wade · CB · rank 158
Chau Smith-Wade at No. 166 is money in the bank, a cornerback taken below his worth. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
R5.37 · Pick 173 · LaDarius Henderson · OT · rank 159
A quiet steal in the Round 5 slot: LaDarius Henderson for less than the market said. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R6.4 · Pick 179 · Frank Gore Jr. · RB · rank 166
The board had Frank Gore Jr. higher than Round 6, Pick 4, and the running back fell to them anyway. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
R6.14 · Pick 189 · AJ Barner · TE · rank 186
AJ Barner in pick 189 lands just on the right side of the ledger. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
R7.10 · Pick 230 · Daequan Hardy · CB · rank 217
Daequan Hardy at the 230th pick is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
R7.24 · Pick 244 · Kurtis Rourke · QB · rank 237
They did well to land Kurtis Rourke in slot 244, just ahead of his grade. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
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