corbo'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • corbo DRAFTING FOR THE
    Vikings
Draft Selections
Trinidad Chambliss Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (MIN)
Trinidad Chambliss
QB Ole Miss
Ahmad Hardy Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (MIN)
Ahmad Hardy
RB Missouri
Ryan Wingo Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (MIN)
Ryan Wingo
WR Texas
Tony Rojas Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (MIN)
Tony Rojas
LB Penn State
Marcus Neal Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 158 RND: 5 (MIN)
Marcus Neal Jr.
S Penn State
Shadre Hurst Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (MIN)
Shadre Hurst
OG Houston
Drew Azzopardi Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (MIN)
Drew Azzopardi
OT Washington
DJ Vonnahme Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (MIN)
DJ Vonnahme
TE Iowa
Mateen Ibirogba Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (MIN)
Mateen Ibirogba
DE Texas Tech
Coleton Price Head Shot
PICK: 251 RND: 7 (MIN)
Coleton Price
C Kentucky
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B-
ValueB NeedC+ TradesB- FutureB-
A franchise passer in Chambliss headlines a B- weekend for the Vikings.

The search is over. The Vikings handed the keys to Trinidad Chambliss, and the whole operation now runs on his development. Call it a sensible B-, earned the boring way.

That is a safety worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly. The interior defensive lineman hole is the one line item this class does not answer. The Vikings indulged a want in Rojas while a need in interior defensive lineman stayed open.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Trinidad Chambliss
In Round 1, Pick 30 they get a passer to set the clock by. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick62 Rnd2 Ahmad Hardy
Ahmad Hardy in pick No. 62 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick70 Rnd3 Ryan Wingo
Value with a capital V on Ryan Wingo in the 70th overall pick, a genuine coup. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick94 Rnd3 Tony Rojas
They zigged when the board said zag, taking Tony Rojas at linebacker with interior defensive lineman open.
Pick158 Rnd5 Marcus Neal Jr.
Marcus Neal Jr. at the Round 5 slot is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick161 Rnd5 Shadre Hurst
The board had Shadre Hurst higher than the 161st pick, and the offensive lineman fell to them anyway. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick169 Rnd5 Drew Azzopardi
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Drew Azzopardi. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick183 Rnd6 DJ Vonnahme
DJ Vonnahme at No. 183 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
Pick212 Rnd6 Mateen Ibirogba
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Mateen Ibirogba in the 212th pick. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick251 Rnd7 Coleton Price
The board fumbled Coleton Price all the way to pick No. 251, and they scooped it up. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.