VIKINGS MOCK DRAFT GRADE B-

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Vikes 0 trades only defense B-

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Minnesota Vikings

The steal of the weekend belongs to the Vikings and Dixon: B-.

by TCSmith · 2024 NFL Draft · 9 picks · 1 steals · 3 reaches
Value B-
Need B-
Trades B-
Future B-

The weekend has a hole in the middle of it named quarterback, a need the Vikings walked right past. More right than wrong, and a B- to match.

The Dixon steal is the beam this whole class leans on. The Weaver reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.11 · Pick 11 · Jer'Zhan Newton · DL · rank 12
In Round 1, Pick 11 they get a pocket-collapsing interior rusher. A clean fit for the roster.
R2.10 · Pick 42 · Chris Braswell · LB-EDGE · rank 57
A premium they did not need to pay, Chris Braswell a notch or two before his time. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R4.9 · Pick 109 · Beau Brade · S · rank 111
By-the-book stuff, Beau Brade at the 109th pick squarely in line with his ranking. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R4.30 · Pick 130 · Jarrian Jones · CB · rank 124
A tidy little value on Jarrian Jones in the 130th overall pick, a step better than break-even. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
R5.9 · Pick 145 · Johnny Dixon · CB · rank 127
Taking Johnny Dixon in pick No. 145 is close to grand larceny; a cornerback that good had no business lasting this long. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
R5.21 · Pick 157 · Ty'Ron Hopper · LB · rank 157
Ty'Ron Hopper in No. 157 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
R5.30 · Pick 166 · Cedric Johnson · DE-EDGE · rank 166
Cedric Johnson at slot 166 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R6.4 · Pick 179 · Jordan Jefferson · DT · rank 187
A reach for Jordan Jefferson in Round 6, Pick 4; a little patience would have been rewarded. A need, and now a little less of one.
R7.7 · Pick 227 · J.J. Weaver · LB-EDGE · rank 245
They talked themselves into J.J. Weaver at the 227th pick, and the board did not agree. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
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