jimbo92107'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • jimbo92107 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Vikings
Draft Selections
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (MIN)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Quinshon Judkins Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (MIN)
Quinshon Judkins
RB Ohio State
Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (MIN)
Deone Walker
DT Kentucky
Andrew Mukuba Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
Andrew Mukuba
S Texas
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (MIN)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
JJ Pegues Head Shot
PICK: 184 RND: 6 (MIN)
JJ Pegues
DT Ole Miss
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (MIN)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Alijah Huzzie Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (MIN)
Alijah Huzzie
CB North Carolina
Hayden Conner Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (MIN)
Hayden Conner
OG Texas
Draft Picks Received
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (NO)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Quinshon Judkins Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (NO)
Quinshon Judkins
RB Ohio State
Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (NO)
Deone Walker
DT Kentucky
JJ Pegues Head Shot
PICK: 184 RND: 6 (NO)
JJ Pegues
DT Ole Miss
Alijah Huzzie Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (NO)
Alijah Huzzie
CB North Carolina
Hayden Conner Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (NO)
Hayden Conner
OG Texas
Draft Picks Traded
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (NO)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB TradesB FutureB-
Best value of the weekend goes to the Vikings for Skattebo: B.

Somewhere a general manager is explaining how Cam Skattebo got past him. The Vikings do not have to explain a thing at pick No. 139. More right than wrong, and a B to match.

That quarterback hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. The Conner pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the quarterback spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick40 Rnd2 Malaki Starks
They read the board right and Malaki Starks was the payoff at slot 40. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick71 Rnd3 Quinshon Judkins
Quinshon Judkins in Round 3, Pick 7 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick93 Rnd3 Deone Walker
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Deone Walker at the 93rd overall pick. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick97 Rnd3 Andrew Mukuba
A quiet steal in pick 97: Andrew Mukuba for less than the market said. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick139 Rnd5 Cam Skattebo
They barely believed it either: Cam Skattebo still on the board at the Round 5 slot. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick184 Rnd6 JJ Pegues
They took JJ Pegues at par in the 184th pick, which is nothing to complain about. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick187 Rnd6 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
Dont'e Thornton Jr. at No. 187 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick248 Rnd7 Alijah Huzzie
Steal is underselling it; Alijah Huzzie at pick No. 248 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick254 Rnd7 Hayden Conner
A reach for Hayden Conner in No. 254; a little patience would have been rewarded. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.