VIKINGS MOCK DRAFT GRADE B

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Minnesota Vikings

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

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

The Vikings spent the pick that matters most on Jayden Daniels, and a roster that has been waiting on a passer can start to take shape. A dependable weekend that grades out a B.

The Steele pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. That is a quarterback worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly.

For all the activity, safety went untouched, which is hard to explain.

Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.11 · Pick 11 · Jayden Daniels · QB · rank 8
In the 11th pick they get a long-term answer under center. The biggest hole, addressed.
R2.24 · Pick 56 · Jermaine Burton · WR · rank 62
Jermaine Burton in the Round 2 slot is fair value, right on his grade. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
R3.24 · Pick 87 · Braden Fiske · DL · rank 90
A market-rate interior defensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Braden Fiske. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
R4.8 · Pick 108 · Max Melton · CB · rank 113
No drama and no debate, Max Melton went about where he belonged in No. 108. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
R4.17 · Pick 117 · Cooper Beebe · OG · rank 111
Cooper Beebe at pick No. 117 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the offensive lineman. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R4.30 · Pick 130 · Theo Johnson · TE · rank 145
Theo Johnson at pick 130 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
R5.12 · Pick 148 · Keith Randolph Jr. · DL-EDGE · rank 159
A reach for Keith Randolph Jr. in the 148th overall pick; a little patience would have been rewarded. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R5.24 · Pick 160 · Jaylan Ford · LB · rank 150
A tidy bit of business in slot 160, where Jaylan Ford graded well above the range. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
R5.29 · Pick 165 · Jordan Travis · QB · rank 142
Taking Jordan Travis in Round 5, Pick 29 is close to grand larceny; a quarterback that good had no business lasting this long. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R6.4 · Pick 179 · Kaden Prather · WR · rank 174
A reasonable price with a little left over, Kaden Prather in No. 179. The roster fit checks out.
R7.10 · Pick 230 · Carson Steele · RB · rank 253
Carson Steele in pick 230 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. It fills a real need, too.
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