MPLS1989'S MOCK DRAFT
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January 1

  • MPLS1989 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Vikings
Draft Selections
Mansoor Delane Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (MIN)
Mansoor Delane
CB LSU
Kamari Ramsey Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (MIN)
Kamari Ramsey
S USC
Joe Royer Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (MIN)
Joe Royer
TE Cincinnati
Nicholas Singleton Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
Nicholas Singleton
RB Penn State
Xavier Scott Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (MIN)
Xavier Scott
CB Illinois
Kage Casey Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (MIN)
Kage Casey
OT Boise State
Raylen Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (MIN)
Raylen Wilson
LB Georgia
Dane Key Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (MIN)
Dane Key
WR Nebraska
Pat Coogan Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (MIN)
Pat Coogan
C Indiana
Luke Altmyer Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (MIN)
Luke Altmyer
QB Illinois
Draft Picks Received
Joe Royer Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (GB)
Joe Royer
TE Cincinnati
Xavier Scott Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (GB)
Xavier Scott
CB Illinois
Dane Key Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (GB)
Dane Key
WR Nebraska
Draft Picks Traded
Malik Muhammad Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (GB)
Malik Muhammad
CB Texas
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Vikings cashed the board's mistake on Altmyer: B.

Somewhere a general manager is explaining how Luke Altmyer got past him. The Vikings do not have to explain a thing at pick No. 243. A dependable weekend that grades out a B.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through edge rusher. It is not that Scott is a bad player; it is that the Vikings had louder needs to answer first.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 Mansoor Delane
In the 17th overall pick they get a press-man option on the boundary. More want than need.
Pick48 Rnd2 Kamari Ramsey
Kamari Ramsey in Round 2, Pick 16 lands just on the right side of the ledger. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick85 Rnd3 Joe Royer
They read the board right and Joe Royer was the payoff at pick 85. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick97 Rnd3 Nicholas Singleton
They let Nicholas Singleton come to them and pounced at No. 97. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick121 Rnd4 Xavier Scott
A surprising call. With edge rusher and interior defensive lineman still to address, they spent the Round 4 slot on Xavier Scott, a cornerback they were not short of.
Pick164 Rnd5 Kage Casey
A tidy bit of business in slot 164, where Kage Casey graded well above the range. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick198 Rnd6 Raylen Wilson
No drama and no debate, Raylen Wilson went about where he belonged in the 198th pick. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick202 Rnd6 Dane Key
Value with a capital V on Dane Key in pick No. 202, a genuine coup. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick231 Rnd7 Pat Coogan
Pat Coogan at No. 231 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick243 Rnd7 Luke Altmyer
They barely believed it either: Luke Altmyer still on the board at the Round 7 slot. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.