2024'S MOCK DRAFT
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  • 2024 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Vikings
Draft Selections
Luther Burden III Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIN)
Luther Burden III
WR Missouri
Emery Jones Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (MIN)
Emery Jones
OT LSU
Ajani Cornelius Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (MIN)
Ajani Cornelius
OT Oregon
Antwane Wells Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (MIN)
Antwane Wells Jr.
WR Mississippi
DJ Uiagalelei Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (MIN)
DJ Uiagalelei
QB Florida State
Wyatt Milum Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (MIN)
Wyatt Milum
OT West Virginia
Benjamin Yurosek Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 6 (MIN)
Benjamin Yurosek
TE Stanford
Theo Wease Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 7 (MIN)
Theo Wease Jr.
WR Missouri
Garrett Dellinger Head Shot
PICK: 203 RND: 7 (MIN)
Garrett Dellinger
OT LSU
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
A sensible, unshowy class lands the Vikings a B-.

The Vikings put a flag in the ground for Garrett Dellinger, 84 picks before anyone else would have, and the value took the hit.

That is an offensive lineman worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly. They punted on edge rusher, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Luther Burden III
In No. 11 they get a go-to option on the outside. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick43 Rnd2 Emery Jones
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Emery Jones at Round 2, Pick 11. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick75 Rnd3 Ajani Cornelius
Fair-plus on Ajani Cornelius, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick107 Rnd4 Antwane Wells Jr.
A market-rate wide receiver, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Antwane Wells Jr.. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick139 Rnd5 DJ Uiagalelei
Taking DJ Uiagalelei in slot 139 is close to grand larceny; a quarterback that good had no business lasting this long. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick155 Rnd5 Wyatt Milum
They barely believed it either: Wyatt Milum still on the board at the Round 5 slot. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick171 Rnd6 Benjamin Yurosek
By-the-book stuff, Benjamin Yurosek at pick 171 squarely in line with his ranking. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick194 Rnd7 Theo Wease Jr.
Theo Wease Jr. in the 194th pick is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick203 Rnd7 Garrett Dellinger
Garrett Dellinger at the 203rd overall pick is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.