SmokeMeat7'S MOCK DRAFT

Mock Draft 1

  • SmokeMeat7 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Vikings
Draft Selections
Andrew Mukuba Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
Andrew Mukuba
S Texas
Raheim Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (MIN)
Raheim Sanders
RB South Carolina
Joshua Gray Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (MIN)
Joshua Gray
OG Oregon State
Eric Gregory Head Shot
PICK: 251 RND: 7 (MIN)
Eric Gregory
DL Arkansas
Draft Picks Received
Eric Gregory Head Shot
PICK: 251 RND: 7 (GB)
Eric Gregory
DL Arkansas
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (DEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (KC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (KC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (KC)
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Draft Picks Traded
Armand Membou Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (KC)
Armand Membou
OT Missouri
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (ARI)
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Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesF FutureA+
The Vikings lost the trade table, and the B- tells the story.

The Eric Gregory selection is the head-turner. The Vikings reached 32 spots for him, and it will define how this weekend is remembered. It nets out to a B-, which feels about right.

They banked enough surplus on Mukuba to cover a lot of smaller sins. Overpaying at the table undid a lot of the good work elsewhere. Leaving quarterback unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick97 Rnd3 Andrew Mukuba
Andrew Mukuba in No. 97 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick140 Rnd5 Raheim Sanders
A big swing on Raheim Sanders at the 140th overall pick, well ahead of any board in the building. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick161 Rnd5 Joshua Gray
Joshua Gray in pick No. 161 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick251 Rnd7 Eric Gregory
Eric Gregory at Round 7, Pick 33 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. A need, and now a little less of one.