stogie928'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • stogie928 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Vikings
Draft Selections
Nate Wiggins Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (MIN)
Nate Wiggins
CB Clemson
Bo Nix Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (MIN)
Bo Nix
QB Oregon
Devontez Walker Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (MIN)
Devontez Walker
WR North Carolina
MarShawn Lloyd Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (MIN)
MarShawn Lloyd
RB USC
Mekhi Wingo Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (MIN)
Mekhi Wingo
DT LSU
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (MIN)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (MIN)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (MIN)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
Sataoa Laumea Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (MIN)
Sataoa Laumea
OT Utah
Walter Rouse Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (MIN)
Walter Rouse
OT Oklahoma
JD Bertrand Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (MIN)
JD Bertrand
LB Notre Dame
Dillon Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (MIN)
Dillon Johnson
RB Washington
M.J. Devonshire Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (MIN)
M.J. Devonshire
CB Pittsburgh
Ethan Driskell Head Shot
PICK: 253 RND: 7 (MIN)
Ethan Driskell
OT Marshall
Draft Picks Received
Nate Wiggins Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (TB)
Nate Wiggins
CB Clemson
Bo Nix Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (ARI)
Bo Nix
QB Oregon
Devontez Walker Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (TB)
Devontez Walker
WR North Carolina
MarShawn Lloyd Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (ARI)
MarShawn Lloyd
RB USC
Mekhi Wingo Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (PIT)
Mekhi Wingo
DT LSU
Walter Rouse Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (PIT)
Walter Rouse
OT Oklahoma
JD Bertrand Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (ARI)
JD Bertrand
LB Notre Dame
Ethan Driskell Head Shot
PICK: 253 RND: 7 (LAC)
Ethan Driskell
OT Marshall
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (TB)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (DAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (DAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (TB)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (DAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (LAC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (PIT)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (PIT)
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Draft Picks Traded
Troy Fautanu Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (TB)
Troy Fautanu
OT Washington
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (DAL)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
Kamren Kinchens Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (LAC)
Kamren Kinchens
S Miami (FL)
Players Gained
Head Shot
Lavonte David
LB
Head Shot
Breiden Fehoko
DT
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB TradesB FutureA+
A passer of the future in Nix, and a B+, for the Vikings.

Start where it matters. The Vikings took Bo Nix to run the offense for the next decade, and every other decision this weekend bends around that one. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B+.

However the rest shakes out, Rouse at that price is a win they earned. That edge rusher hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

Stockpiling next year's capital is patient, if unglamorous, asset work.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick26 Rnd1 Nate Wiggins
In No. 26 they get a sticky cover corner. Need was not the driver here.
Pick27 Rnd1 Bo Nix
No drama and no debate, Bo Nix went about where he belonged in the 27th overall pick. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick89 Rnd3 Devontez Walker
Devontez Walker at the Round 3 slot is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick104 Rnd4 MarShawn Lloyd
A tidy bit of business in pick No. 104, where MarShawn Lloyd graded well above the range. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick119 Rnd4 Mekhi Wingo
They robbed the room for Mekhi Wingo here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick129 Rnd4 Brenden Rice
The board had Brenden Rice higher than Round 4, Pick 29, and the wide receiver fell to them anyway. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick157 Rnd5 Luke McCaffrey
Luke McCaffrey in pick 157 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. It fills a real need, too.
Pick167 Rnd5 Tommy Eichenberg
Circle this one: Tommy Eichenberg at slot 167 is a fall that decides a draft. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick177 Rnd6 Sataoa Laumea
Sataoa Laumea in the 177th overall pick is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick195 Rnd6 Walter Rouse
Steal is underselling it; Walter Rouse at the Round 6 slot is a heist with the alarm still ringing. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick226 Rnd7 JD Bertrand
Nothing to complain about; JD Bertrand went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
Pick230 Rnd7 Dillon Johnson
A slide stopped in pick 230, with Dillon Johnson worth more than the price. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick232 Rnd7 M.J. Devonshire
M.J. Devonshire in slot 232 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
Pick253 Rnd7 Ethan Driskell
Fair-plus on Ethan Driskell, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.