VIKINGS MOCK DRAFT GRADE B

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Minnesota Vikings

Quarterback settled, Daniels in the fold, and a B for the Vikings.

by TraderRick · 2024 NFL Draft · 11 picks · 4 steals · 1 reaches
Value B-
Need B+
Trades A
Future D

They finally answered the question that shadows every other one. Jayden Daniels is the Vikings' quarterback, full stop. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B.

They will need Nourzad to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it. A whole weekend of picks and wide receiver is somehow still a want.

If one pick saves this weekend, it is Rouse.

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.4 · Pick 4 · Jayden Daniels · QB · rank 7
In pick 4 they get the arm they will build around at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
R2.3 · Pick 35 · Cooper DeJean · CB · rank 26
Cooper DeJean slid further than he should have, and No. 35 is lovely value for the cornerback. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
R4.29 · Pick 129 · Mohamed Kamara · DL-EDGE · rank 133
A straight-up fair deal on Mohamed Kamara at the 129th overall pick, value and slot in agreement. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R5.3 · Pick 139 · Hunter Nourzad · C · rank 159
Hunter Nourzad at the Round 5 slot is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R5.21 · Pick 157 · Kitan Oladapo · S · rank 154
A reasonable price with a little left over, Kitan Oladapo in slot 157. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R5.23 · Pick 159 · Nelson Ceaser · DL-EDGE · rank 165
Nelson Ceaser in Round 5, Pick 23 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R5.31 · Pick 167 · Dylan Laube · RB · rank 157
A slide stopped in the 167th pick, with Dylan Laube worth more than the price. A need, and now a little less of one.
R5.37 · Pick 173 · Dwight McGlothern · CB · rank 161
Dwight McGlothern slipping to pick No. 173 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
R6.2 · Pick 177 · Walter Rouse · OT · rank 163
A quiet steal in the 177th overall pick: Walter Rouse for less than the market said. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R7.10 · Pick 230 · Tatum Bethune · LB · rank 228
They took Tatum Bethune at par in pick 230, which is nothing to complain about. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
R7.12 · Pick 232 · Michael Barrett · LB · rank 235
By-the-book stuff, Michael Barrett at slot 232 squarely in line with his ranking. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
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