VIKINGS MOCK DRAFT GRADE B

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Minnesota Vikings

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

by Cwthegreat · 2024 NFL Draft · 13 picks · 1 steals · 7 reaches
Value C
Need B+
Trades A-
Future B-

The one hole that towered over the rest is filled. The Vikings spent their marquee pick on J.J. McCarthy, and for the first time in a while there is a real answer at quarterback.

The Evans pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through safety. On value alone, Neyor makes the weekend a net positive.

The dealing nudged the ledger their way without much fuss.

Good work on the whole, with safety the one box left unchecked.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.19 · Pick 19 · J.J. McCarthy · QB · rank 43
In Round 1, Pick 19 they get their quarterback of the future, though the board says they badly overpaid. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
R2.10 · Pick 42 · Chop Robinson · DE-EDGE · rank 37
They did well to land Chop Robinson in pick 42, just ahead of his grade. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R2.22 · Pick 54 · Ja'Lynn Polk · WR · rank 56
Ja'Lynn Polk in pick No. 54 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
R3.23 · Pick 86 · Cedric Gray · LB · rank 119
Cedric Gray at No. 86 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. A minor itch, scratched.
R3.29 · Pick 92 · Tyler Davis · DT · rank 99
A straight-up fair deal on Tyler Davis at the 92nd overall pick, value and slot in agreement. The roster fit checks out.
R4.8 · Pick 108 · Dominick Puni · OT · rank 102
Dominick Puni at the Round 4 slot nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R4.28 · Pick 128 · Kedon Slovis · QB · rank 139
They jumped the gun on Kedon Slovis, taking him earlier than his grade liked. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R5.12 · Pick 148 · Jacob Cowing · WR · rank 178
Jacob Cowing at slot 148 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
R5.27 · Pick 163 · Zion Tupuola-Fetui · DE-EDGE · rank 182
They reached into another round for Zion Tupuola-Fetui, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R5.28 · Pick 164 · Jonah Monheim · OT · rank 169
No drama and no debate, Jonah Monheim went about where he belonged in the Round 5 slot. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R6.4 · Pick 179 · Gabe Hall · DL · rank 194
A conviction pick on Gabe Hall at the 179th pick that the board grades a round light. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
R7.1 · Pick 221 · Isaiah Neyor · WR · rank 208
Isaiah Neyor in Round 7, Pick 1 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. A need, and now a little less of one.
R7.10 · Pick 230 · Desmond Evans · DL-EDGE · rank 275
They talked themselves into Desmond Evans at pick No. 230, and the board did not agree. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
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