Mr. Pfizer'S MOCK DRAFT
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  • Mr. Pfizer DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIN)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (MIN)
T'Vondre Sweat
DT Texas
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (MIN)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (MIN)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Mason McCormick Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (MIN)
Mason McCormick
OT South Dakota State
Walter Rouse Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (MIN)
Walter Rouse
OT Oklahoma
Tykee Smith Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (MIN)
Tykee Smith
S Georgia
JD Bertrand Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (MIN)
JD Bertrand
LB Notre Dame
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Quarterback settled, Daniels in the fold, and a B for the Vikings.

The one hole that towered over the rest is filled. The Vikings spent their marquee pick on Jayden Daniels, and for the first time in a while there is a real answer at quarterback. They moved the roster forward and banked a B for it.

Reaching for Bertrand left real value on the table behind him. If one pick saves this weekend, it is Smith.

The edge rusher hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but edge rusher.

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Jayden Daniels
In the Round 1 slot they get a long-term answer under center at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick42 Rnd2 T'Vondre Sweat
T'Vondre Sweat at Round 2, Pick 10 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. The roster fit checks out.
Pick108 Rnd4 Cedric Gray
They went early on Cedric Gray in the 108th pick, and the value did not follow. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick129 Rnd4 Ben Sinnott
By-the-book stuff, Ben Sinnott at pick No. 129 squarely in line with his ranking. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick157 Rnd5 Mason McCormick
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Mason McCormick at the 157th overall pick. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick167 Rnd5 Walter Rouse
A clean, defensible pick in slot 167 with a little surplus value in Walter Rouse. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick177 Rnd6 Tykee Smith
Nice patience on Tykee Smith, who had no business lasting to pick 177. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick188 Rnd6 JD Bertrand
They left a pile of value on the table to take JD Bertrand this early at No. 188. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.