jim'S MOCK DRAFT
  1. Home
  2. Simulator

jim'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON FEB 14, 2024

j

  • jim DRAFTING FOR THE
    Vikings
Draft Selections
Mike Sainristil Head Shot
PICK: 64 RND: 2 (MIN)
Mike Sainristil
CB Michigan
Christian Haynes Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (MIN)
Christian Haynes
OG Connecticut
Roman Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (MIN)
Roman Wilson
WR Michigan
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (MIN)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
Cody Schrader Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (MIN)
Cody Schrader
RB Missouri
Roger Rosengarten Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (MIN)
Roger Rosengarten
OT Washington
Myles Cole Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (MIN)
Myles Cole
DE-EDGE Texas Tech
Draft Picks Received
Mike Sainristil Head Shot
PICK: 64 RND: 2 (SF)
Mike Sainristil
CB Michigan
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (CHI)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Jer'Zhan Newton Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIA)
Jer'Zhan Newton
DL Illinois
Jermaine Burton Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (SF)
Jermaine Burton
WR Alabama
Layden Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (CHI)
Layden Robinson
OG Texas A&M
Players Gained
Head Shot
Tyreek Hill
WR
Head Shot
Talanoa Hufanga
S
Head Shot
Greg Stroman Jr.
CB
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureB-
The Vikings cashed the board's mistake on Wilson: B+.

The best pick of the weekend was also the simplest. The Vikings watched Roman Wilson slide 47 picks past his grade and did not hesitate. Call it a sensible B+, earned the boring way.

They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own. They are betting Cole proves the room right and everyone else wrong.

For all the activity, quarterback went untouched, which is hard to explain.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick64 Rnd2 Mike Sainristil
They paid a round early for Mike Sainristil in pick 64, more than the board wanted. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick108 Rnd4 Christian Haynes
They robbed the room for Christian Haynes here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick129 Rnd4 Roman Wilson
They barely believed it either: Roman Wilson still on the board at No. 129. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick148 Rnd5 Tommy Eichenberg
Tommy Eichenberg in the Round 5 slot is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick160 Rnd5 Cody Schrader
A straight-up fair deal on Cody Schrader at the 160th pick, value and slot in agreement. The roster fit checks out.
Pick179 Rnd6 Roger Rosengarten
Nothing to complain about; Roger Rosengarten went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick230 Rnd7 Myles Cole
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Myles Cole. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.