VIKINGS MOCK DRAFT GRADE B+

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Minnesota Vikings

A solid, sensible weekend for the Vikings: B+.

by bwbry · 2024 NFL Draft · 12 picks · 2 steals · 4 reaches
Value C+
Need B+
Trades A-
Future A-

The Tyler Harrell pick is the one that will follow the Vikings into the fall. They took him 106 spots ahead of his grade, and the board is not shy about saying so.

The Jones pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged. A modest surplus at the table, banked quietly.

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

Pick-by-Pick

R1.15 · Pick 15 · Dallas Turner · LB-EDGE · rank 14
In the Round 1 slot they get a disruptor off the edge. Exactly the need they had to hit.
R2.32 · Pick 64 · T'Vondre Sweat · DL · rank 60
A reasonable price with a little left over, T'Vondre Sweat in slot 64. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
R3.18 · Pick 82 · Christian Haynes · OG · rank 77
Good price on Christian Haynes in pick 82, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R4.8 · Pick 108 · Joe Milton III · QB · rank 164
They talked themselves into Joe Milton III at pick No. 108, and the board did not agree. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R4.30 · Pick 130 · Cedric Gray · LB · rank 135
Cedric Gray at Round 4, Pick 30 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A minor itch, scratched.
R4.32 · Pick 132 · Ben Sinnott · TE · rank 143
They went early on Ben Sinnott in the 132nd overall pick, and the value did not follow. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
R5.12 · Pick 148 · Jordan Travis · QB · rank 136
Jordan Travis at the Round 5 slot is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R5.24 · Pick 160 · Chau Smith-Wade · CB · rank 162
Chau Smith-Wade at Round 5, Pick 24 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It adds depth where they could use a little.
R5.30 · Pick 166 · Frank Gore Jr. · RB · rank 171
They paid sticker price for Frank Gore Jr. in the 166th pick, and that is fine. A need, and now a little less of one.
R6.4 · Pick 179 · Josh Proctor · S · rank 187
A reach on Josh Proctor in pick 179; the board had better options right there. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R7.10 · Pick 230 · Christian Jones · OT · rank 197
Christian Jones in pick No. 230 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R7.33 · Pick 253 · Tyler Harrell · WR · rank 359
They reached a country mile for Tyler Harrell at No. 253, and the board is aghast. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
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