VIKINGS MOCK DRAFT GRADE D+

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Minnesota Vikings

Larceny in pick No. 161 lands the Vikings a D+, Skattebo and all.

by Dalaw · 2025 NFL Draft · 11 picks · 7 steals · 0 reaches
Value A-
Need B
Trades F
Future A+

You can lose a draft before you make a pick. The Vikings did it at the trade table, overpaying to chase players the board did not price nearly as high. A D+ that will need time and luck to look better.

They banked enough surplus on Skattebo to cover a lot of smaller sins. That quarterback hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. Stockpiling next year's capital is patient, if unglamorous, asset work.

They trusted the board more than the depth chart.

In the end, a class the front office will want to grow past quickly.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.7 · Pick 7 · Ashton Jeanty · RB · rank 2
In the Round 1 slot they get a featured back at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
R1.24 · Pick 24 · Jahdae Barron · CB · rank 13
In No. 24 they get a potential shutdown corner at a price that makes it sweeter. More want than need.
R2.10 · Pick 42 · Malaki Starks · S · rank 12
Malaki Starks at the 42nd pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R3.28 · Pick 92 · Dylan Fairchild · OG · rank 94
They took Dylan Fairchild at par in slot 92, which is nothing to complain about. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R3.33 · Pick 97 · Omarr Norman-Lott · DT · rank 74
Circle this one: Omarr Norman-Lott at pick 97 is a fall that decides a draft. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
R4.8 · Pick 109 · Demetrius Knight Jr. · LB · rank 61
They robbed the room for Demetrius Knight Jr. here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
R5.1 · Pick 140 · Jake Majors · C · rank 107
Taking Jake Majors in pick No. 140 is close to grand larceny; an offensive lineman that good had no business lasting this long. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R5.7 · Pick 146 · Rylie Mills · DL · rank 141
Rylie Mills at pick 146 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the interior defensive lineman. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
R5.18 · Pick 157 · Oronde Gadsden II · TE · rank 142
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Oronde Gadsden II at slot 157. It fills a real need, too.
R5.22 · Pick 161 · Cam Skattebo · RB · rank 105
Somehow Cam Skattebo was still sitting there in Round 5, Pick 22, and they pounced on premier running back value. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
R6.35 · Pick 213 · Sam Brown · WR · rank 218
No edge and no loss on Sam Brown in the 213th pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. The roster fit checks out.
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