VIKINGS MOCK DRAFT GRADE D+

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Minnesota Vikings

The Vikings found their guy under center in McCarthy: D+.

by Rebuild · 2024 NFL Draft · 13 picks · 5 steals · 0 reaches
Value B
Need B
Trades F
Future A+

The Vikings lost the trade war and it was not close, handing partners the better end again and again. The board pushed back all weekend, and the D+ is the result.

So much rides on J.J. McCarthy that the rest of the class almost grades on a curve behind him. Johnson at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster.

They went 8 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

It is a steep hill from here, and the grade knows it.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.11 · Pick 11 · Rome Odunze · WR · rank 10
In the 11th overall pick they get a home-run threat at receiver at fair value.
R1.23 · Pick 23 · J.J. McCarthy · QB · rank 23
In Round 1, Pick 23 they get the face of the franchise. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
R1.28 · Pick 28 · Cooper DeJean · CB · rank 27
In the 28th pick they get a ballhawk on the outside. Need was not the driver here.
R2.30 · Pick 62 · Kingsley Suamataia · OT · rank 61
A straight-up fair deal on Kingsley Suamataia at pick No. 62, value and slot in agreement. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R4.8 · Pick 108 · Christian Mahogany · OG · rank 98
Nice patience on Christian Mahogany, who had no business lasting to slot 108. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R4.13 · Pick 113 · Leonard Taylor III · DL · rank 110
Leonard Taylor III at the Round 4 slot is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the interior defensive lineman. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
R4.29 · Pick 129 · James Williams · LB · rank 124
A reasonable price with a little left over, James Williams in pick 129. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
R5.21 · Pick 157 · Sataoa Laumea · OT · rank 131
A offensive lineman of that caliber at No. 157 is the definition of value, full stop. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R5.31 · Pick 167 · Xavier Thomas · DE-EDGE · rank 162
Good price on Xavier Thomas in slot 167, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R6.2 · Pick 177 · Sione Vaki · S · rank 158
Sione Vaki at pick No. 177 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R6.43 · Pick 218 · Cornelius Johnson · WR · rank 186
Cornelius Johnson in pick 218 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
R7.10 · Pick 230 · Frank Gore Jr. · RB · rank 227
Frank Gore Jr. at the 230th overall pick nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. It fills a real need, too.
R7.12 · Pick 232 · Jared Wiley · TE · rank 206
A top-tier tight end at a bargain, Jared Wiley in Round 7, Pick 12, plain and simple. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
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