VIKINGS MOCK DRAFT GRADE B

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Minnesota Vikings

The Vikings turned the phones into found money: B.

by RB · 2024 NFL Draft · 12 picks · 0 steals · 5 reaches
Value C+
Need B-
Trades A+
Future B

The Vikings bet big and early on Bryce Foster, 42 picks ahead of the board. Bold does not always mean right. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B.

They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own. For all the activity, edge rusher went untouched, which is hard to explain.

With edge rusher, running back and other spots unsolved, spending premium capital on DT-EDGE is the choice that costs them.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the edge rusher spot they never got to.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.27 · Pick 27 · Troy Franklin · WR · rank 31
Troy Franklin at Round 1, Pick 27 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It fills a real need, too.
R2.10 · Pick 42 · T'Vondre Sweat · DL · rank 57
They liked T'Vondre Sweat enough to skip the value, taking him in pick 42. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
R2.21 · Pick 53 · Denzel Burke · CB · rank 48
A clean, defensible pick in No. 53 with a little surplus value in Denzel Burke. It adds depth where they could use a little.
R3.25 · Pick 88 · Maason Smith · DT-EDGE · rank 84
They zigged when the board said zag, taking Maason Smith at DT-EDGE with edge rusher, running back and other spots open.
R4.8 · Pick 108 · Cooper Beebe · OG · rank 111
No edge and no loss on Cooper Beebe in slot 108; it is a wash and a sensible one. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R4.27 · Pick 127 · Jordan Travis · QB · rank 142
The board had cheaper options than Jordan Travis at the 127th overall pick, and it noticed. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R4.28 · Pick 128 · Cade Stover · TE-EDGE · rank 127
They bypassed pressing needs at edge rusher, running back and other spots to take Cade Stover, a TE-EDGE that was not the priority.
R5.12 · Pick 148 · Jaylin Simpson · CB · rank 143
Fair-plus on Jaylin Simpson, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
R5.27 · Pick 163 · Josh Proctor · S · rank 176
A reach on Josh Proctor in the 163rd overall pick; the board had better options right there. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R5.28 · Pick 164 · Roger Rosengarten · OT · rank 200
Roger Rosengarten at No. 164 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R6.4 · Pick 179 · Bryce Foster · C · rank 221
They reached into another round for Bryce Foster, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R7.10 · Pick 230 · Miles Frazier · OG · rank 235
They paid sticker price for Miles Frazier in the 230th pick, and that is fine. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
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