jimbo92107'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • jimbo92107 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Vikings
Draft Selections
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (MIN)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Ozzy Trapilo Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (MIN)
Ozzy Trapilo
OT Boston College
Andrew Mukuba Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
Andrew Mukuba
S Texas
Charles Grant Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (MIN)
Charles Grant
OT William & Mary
Raheim Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (MIN)
Raheim Sanders
RB South Carolina
Jackson Slater Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (MIN)
Jackson Slater
OG Sacramento State
JJ Pegues Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (MIN)
JJ Pegues
DT Ole Miss
Dorian Strong Head Shot
PICK: 184 RND: 6 (MIN)
Dorian Strong
CB Virginia Tech
Trevor Etienne Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (MIN)
Trevor Etienne
RB Georgia
Chimere Dike Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (MIN)
Chimere Dike
WR Florida
Draft Picks Received
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (JAX)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Ozzy Trapilo Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (JAX)
Ozzy Trapilo
OT Boston College
Charles Grant Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (JAX)
Charles Grant
OT William & Mary
Jackson Slater Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (JAX)
Jackson Slater
OG Sacramento State
Dorian Strong Head Shot
PICK: 184 RND: 6 (JAX)
Dorian Strong
CB Virginia Tech
Trevor Etienne Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (JAX)
Trevor Etienne
RB Georgia
Chimere Dike Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (JAX)
Chimere Dike
WR Florida
Draft Picks Traded
Luther Burden III Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (JAX)
Luther Burden III
WR Missouri
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesB FutureB-
The Vikings checked most of the boxes and earned a B.

The Vikings did not so much draft Trevor Etienne as overpay for him, 24 picks clear of his grade. It sets an uneasy tone for the weekend. Good, not great, and the B says as much.

That is a cornerback worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly. A whole weekend of picks and quarterback is somehow still a want.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick36 Rnd2 Omarion Hampton
Omarion Hampton at No. 36 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the running back. It fills a real need, too.
Pick88 Rnd3 Ozzy Trapilo
Ozzy Trapilo at pick 88 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick97 Rnd3 Andrew Mukuba
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Andrew Mukuba at pick No. 97. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick106 Rnd4 Charles Grant
Charles Grant is a better player than the 106th overall pick suggests; smart patience, rewarded. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick140 Rnd5 Raheim Sanders
By-the-book stuff, Raheim Sanders at slot 140 squarely in line with his ranking. The roster fit checks out.
Pick143 Rnd5 Jackson Slater
No edge and no loss on Jackson Slater in Round 5, Pick 4; it is a wash and a sensible one. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick161 Rnd5 JJ Pegues
A premium they did not need to pay, JJ Pegues a notch or two before his time. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick184 Rnd6 Dorian Strong
Dorian Strong at the Round 6 slot is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick196 Rnd6 Trevor Etienne
Trevor Etienne in pick 196 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick223 Rnd7 Chimere Dike
The board fumbled Chimere Dike all the way to Round 7, Pick 5, and they scooped it up. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.