DugEM'S MOCK DRAFT

1st DT then Value 26 3rd

  • DugEM DRAFTING FOR THE
    Vikings
Draft Selections
T.J. Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (MIN)
T.J. Sanders
DT South Carolina
Colston Loveland Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
Colston Loveland
TE Michigan
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (MIN)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Devin Neal Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 5 (MIN)
Devin Neal
RB Kansas
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (MIN)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Tahj Brooks Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (MIN)
Tahj Brooks
RB Texas Tech
Draft Picks Received
T.J. Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
T.J. Sanders
DT South Carolina
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (HOU)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Tahj Brooks Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (HOU)
Tahj Brooks
RB Texas Tech
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (HOU)
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Draft Picks Traded
Luther Burden III Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (HOU)
Luther Burden III
WR Missouri
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B
ValueA- NeedB- TradesB- FutureB
Best value of the weekend goes to the Vikings for Brooks: B.

Thirty-one other rooms let Tahj Brooks slide, and the Vikings were the ones holding the card at Round 7, Pick 25. Highway robbery.

The quarterback hole is the one line item this class does not answer. Safety is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

They chose more darts over a bigger single swing. The weekend tilted hard toward the defense.

Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 T.J. Sanders
T.J. Sanders at No. 25 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick97 Rnd3 Colston Loveland
The board fumbled Colston Loveland all the way to pick 97, and they scooped it up. It fills a real need, too.
Pick126 Rnd4 Kevin Winston Jr.
Kevin Winston Jr. in pick No. 126 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick138 Rnd5 Devin Neal
Taking Devin Neal in the 138th overall pick is close to grand larceny; a running back that good had no business lasting this long. The roster fit checks out.
Pick159 Rnd5 Smael Mondon Jr.
Steal is underselling it; Smael Mondon Jr. at slot 159 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick241 Rnd7 Tahj Brooks
You do not let a running back like Tahj Brooks reach Round 7, Pick 25 and blink. They did not. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.