jimbo92107'S MOCK DRAFT

TdBk 30 Giants

  • jimbo92107 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Vikings
Draft Selections
Luther Burden III Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (MIN)
Luther Burden III
WR Missouri
Dylan Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (MIN)
Dylan Fairchild
OG Georgia
Andrew Mukuba Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
Andrew Mukuba
S Texas
Danny Stutsman Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (MIN)
Danny Stutsman
LB Oklahoma
Billy Bowman Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (MIN)
Billy Bowman Jr.
S Oklahoma
Jake Briningstool Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (MIN)
Jake Briningstool
TE Clemson
Raheim Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 142 RND: 5 (MIN)
Raheim Sanders
RB South Carolina
RJ Harvey Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (MIN)
RJ Harvey
RB UCF
JJ Pegues Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (MIN)
JJ Pegues
DT Ole Miss
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (MIN)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Cam Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 221 RND: 7 (MIN)
Cam Jackson
DT Florida
Draft Picks Received
Luther Burden III Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (JAX)
Luther Burden III
WR Missouri
Dylan Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (JAX)
Dylan Fairchild
OG Georgia
Danny Stutsman Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (JAX)
Danny Stutsman
LB Oklahoma
Billy Bowman Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (JAX)
Billy Bowman Jr.
S Oklahoma
Raheim Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 142 RND: 5 (JAX)
Raheim Sanders
RB South Carolina
RJ Harvey Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (JAX)
RJ Harvey
RB UCF
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (JAX)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Cam Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 221 RND: 7 (JAX)
Cam Jackson
DT Florida
Draft Picks Traded
Will Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (JAX)
Will Johnson
CB Michigan
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesB FutureB-
A respectable, level-headed haul for the Vikings: B.

The Vikings did not reach, did not trade up, did not blink. They just waited, and Luther Burden III fell into slot 36.

They are betting Briningstool proves the room right and everyone else wrong. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through quarterback. The dealing nudged the ledger their way without much fuss.

The roster is better shaped than it was, with safety chief among the fixes.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick36 Rnd2 Luther Burden III
Luther Burden III at pick 36 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick88 Rnd3 Dylan Fairchild
Dylan Fairchild in the 88th overall pick is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick97 Rnd3 Andrew Mukuba
Andrew Mukuba slipping to the Round 3 slot is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick107 Rnd4 Danny Stutsman
Danny Stutsman at the 107th pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick126 Rnd4 Billy Bowman Jr.
They let Billy Bowman Jr. come to them and pounced at slot 126. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick139 Rnd5 Jake Briningstool
They talked themselves into Jake Briningstool at Round 5, Pick 1, and the board did not agree. It fills a real need, too.
Pick142 Rnd5 Raheim Sanders
They paid sticker price for Raheim Sanders in pick No. 142, and that is fine. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick182 Rnd6 RJ Harvey
RJ Harvey in No. 182 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick187 Rnd6 JJ Pegues
JJ Pegues at the 187th overall pick is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the interior defensive lineman. The roster fit checks out.
Pick194 Rnd6 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Dont'e Thornton Jr. at pick 194. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick221 Rnd7 Cam Jackson
A straight-up fair deal on Cam Jackson at the Round 7 slot, value and slot in agreement. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.