ArthurVikes'S MOCK DRAFT
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04.11.24

  • ArthurVikes DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIN)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Amarius Mims Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (MIN)
Amarius Mims
OT Georgia
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (MIN)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (MIN)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Ty'Ron Hopper Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (MIN)
Ty'Ron Hopper
LB Missouri
Curtis Jacobs Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (MIN)
Curtis Jacobs
LB Penn State
Joe Milton III Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (MIN)
Joe Milton III
QB Tennessee
Jowon Briggs Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (MIN)
Jowon Briggs
DT Cincinnati
Cornelius Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (MIN)
Cornelius Johnson
WR Michigan
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Best value of the weekend goes to the Vikings for Johnson: B-.

The board owed the Vikings one, and it paid up: Cornelius Johnson, the No. 187 name on the board, sitting there at the 232nd pick like a gift left on the doorstep. They moved the roster forward and banked a B- for it.

They will need Briggs to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it. They will regret leaving safety for another day if the season turns on it. On the needs board they went 5 of 8, with quarterback the one that mattered most.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Dallas Turner
In the Round 1 slot they get a premier pass rusher. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick23 Rnd1 Amarius Mims
In the 23rd pick they get a building block for the line at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick108 Rnd4 Khyree Jackson
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Khyree Jackson at No. 108 is the proof. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick129 Rnd4 Johnny Wilson
Johnny Wilson at the 129th overall pick is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick157 Rnd5 Ty'Ron Hopper
They left a pile of value on the table to take Ty'Ron Hopper this early at slot 157. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick167 Rnd5 Curtis Jacobs
They reached a country mile for Curtis Jacobs at pick No. 167, and the board is aghast. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
Pick177 Rnd6 Joe Milton III
They reached into another round for Joe Milton III, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick230 Rnd7 Jowon Briggs
Jowon Briggs at pick 230 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick232 Rnd7 Cornelius Johnson
You do not let a wide receiver like Cornelius Johnson reach No. 232 and blink. They did not. It patches a soft spot without any drama.