VIKINGS MOCK DRAFT GRADE B-

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Minnesota Vikings

Maye is the Vikings' new face under center. Grade: B-.

by JGILL · 2024 NFL Draft · 11 picks · 3 steals · 2 reaches
Value B-
Need A-
Trades B+
Future D

After circling the position for what felt like forever, the Vikings committed. Drake Maye is the quarterback now, and the roster gets built to his timeline.

The cost of the Nugent reach is exactly the players who went right after him. The running back spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. However the rest shakes out, Greenfield at that price is a win they earned.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.3 · Pick 3 · Drake Maye · QB · rank 5
They took Drake Maye at par in the 3rd overall pick, which is nothing to complain about. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R4.8 · Pick 108 · Mekhi Wingo · DT · rank 109
A market-rate interior defensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Mekhi Wingo. It fills a real need, too.
R4.29 · Pick 129 · Mohamed Kamara · DL-EDGE · rank 133
Mohamed Kamara at No. 129 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R5.1 · Pick 137 · Nehemiah Pritchett · CB · rank 143
Nehemiah Pritchett in Round 5, Pick 1 is fair value, right on his grade. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
R5.21 · Pick 157 · Luke McCaffrey · WR · rank 149
They read the board right and Luke McCaffrey was the payoff at pick 157. A need, and now a little less of one.
R5.31 · Pick 167 · Sione Vaki · S · rank 158
The board had Sione Vaki higher than slot 167, and the safety fell to them anyway. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R6.2 · Pick 177 · AJ Barner · TE · rank 171
AJ Barner in the 177th pick is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
R6.18 · Pick 193 · Drake Nugent · C · rank 210
Drake Nugent in the Round 6 slot is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R7.10 · Pick 230 · Michael Barrett · LB · rank 235
No edge and no loss on Michael Barrett in slot 230; it is a wash and a sensible one. A minor need, but a need all the same.
R7.11 · Pick 231 · Garret Greenfield · OT · rank 216
Garret Greenfield is a better player than pick No. 231 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R7.12 · Pick 232 · Tarheeb Still · CB · rank 241
They paid up for Tarheeb Still at pick 232 when waiting would have done the job. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
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