kgrundseth'S MOCK DRAFT
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  • kgrundseth DRAFTING FOR THE
    Vikings
Draft Selections
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (MIN)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Andru Phillips Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (MIN)
Andru Phillips
CB Kentucky
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (MIN)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
Kamal Hadden Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (MIN)
Kamal Hadden
CB Tennessee
Myles Cole Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (MIN)
Myles Cole
DE-EDGE Texas Tech
Andrew Raym Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (MIN)
Andrew Raym
C Oklahoma
Rasheen Ali Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (MIN)
Rasheen Ali
RB Marshall
Draft Picks Received
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NE)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Draft Picks Traded
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (NE)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (NE)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIA)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedA- TradesB+ FutureD
The Vikings bet the future on Maye. The board says B-.

Some picks age like wine; Andrew Raym at No. 177 will need to, sitting 62 spots clear of his grade.

The whole projection now runs through Drake Maye; hit there and everything else looks smarter. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped safety, which is a strange place to end up.

That Phillips pick is the receipt they will wave around later.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the safety spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In slot 3 they get the arm they will build around. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick108 Rnd4 Andru Phillips
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Andru Phillips at the 108th pick is the proof. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick129 Rnd4 Christian Jones
Christian Jones at pick No. 129 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick157 Rnd5 Kamal Hadden
They paid a round early for Kamal Hadden in No. 157, more than the board wanted. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
Pick167 Rnd5 Myles Cole
Myles Cole in the 167th overall pick is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick177 Rnd6 Andrew Raym
Andrew Raym at pick 177 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick232 Rnd7 Rasheen Ali
They reached into another round for Rasheen Ali, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. It fills a real need, too.