Alejan74'S MOCK DRAFT
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04/10

  • Alejan74 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Vikings
Draft Selections
Jer'Zhan Newton Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIN)
Jer'Zhan Newton
DL Illinois
Bo Nix Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (MIN)
Bo Nix
QB Oregon
Mason McCormick Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (MIN)
Mason McCormick
OT South Dakota State
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (MIN)
James Williams
LB Miami (FL)
Kimani Vidal Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (MIN)
Kimani Vidal
RB Troy
Myles Harden Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (MIN)
Myles Harden
CB South Dakota
Myles Cole Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (MIN)
Myles Cole
DE-EDGE Texas Tech
Jalen Coker Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (MIN)
Jalen Coker
WR Holy Cross
Jowon Briggs Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (MIN)
Jowon Briggs
DT Cincinnati
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B-
ValueC NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Vikings drew a line under the quarterback search with Nix: B-.

If confidence were a draft strategy, the Vikings would have aced it. Kimani Vidal at pick 157 is 96 spots clear of where he belonged.

Whatever Bo Nix becomes, the front office has tied its fortunes to the answer. They will regret leaving safety for another day if the season turns on it.

Quarterback is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Jer'Zhan Newton
By-the-book stuff, Jer'Zhan Newton at the 11th overall pick squarely in line with his ranking. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick23 Rnd1 Bo Nix
In No. 23 they get their guy under center for the next decade. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick108 Rnd4 Mason McCormick
Mason McCormick in Round 4, Pick 8 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick129 Rnd4 James Williams
James Williams at pick 129 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the linebacker. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick157 Rnd5 Kimani Vidal
Kimani Vidal at slot 157 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick167 Rnd5 Myles Harden
They left a pile of value on the table to take Myles Harden this early at the Round 5 slot. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick177 Rnd6 Myles Cole
They reached into another round for Myles Cole, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick230 Rnd7 Jalen Coker
A wild overpay on Jalen Coker in No. 230, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick232 Rnd7 Jowon Briggs
Jowon Briggs at the 232nd pick is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.