jimbo92107'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • jimbo92107 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Vikings
Draft Selections
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (MIN)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Maxwell Hairston Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (MIN)
Maxwell Hairston
CB Kentucky
Isaiah Bond Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
Isaiah Bond
WR Texas
Aeneas Peebles Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (MIN)
Aeneas Peebles
DL Virginia Tech
JJ Pegues Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (MIN)
JJ Pegues
DT Ole Miss
Raheim Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (MIN)
Raheim Sanders
RB South Carolina
RJ Harvey Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (MIN)
RJ Harvey
RB UCF
Mello Dotson Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (MIN)
Mello Dotson
CB Kansas
Ajani Cornelius Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (MIN)
Ajani Cornelius
OT Oregon
Jordan Hancock Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (MIN)
Jordan Hancock
S Ohio State
Cam Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 6 (MIN)
Cam Jackson
DT Florida
Trevor Etienne Head Shot
PICK: 257 RND: 7 (MIN)
Trevor Etienne
RB Georgia
Draft Picks Received
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CLE)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Maxwell Hairston Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (CLE)
Maxwell Hairston
CB Kentucky
Aeneas Peebles Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (CLE)
Aeneas Peebles
DL Virginia Tech
RJ Harvey Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (CLE)
RJ Harvey
RB UCF
Mello Dotson Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (CLE)
Mello Dotson
CB Kansas
Ajani Cornelius Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (CLE)
Ajani Cornelius
OT Oregon
Jordan Hancock Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (CLE)
Jordan Hancock
S Ohio State
Cam Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 6 (CLE)
Cam Jackson
DT Florida
Trevor Etienne Head Shot
PICK: 257 RND: 7 (CLE)
Trevor Etienne
RB Georgia
Draft Picks Traded
Jack Sawyer Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (CLE)
Jack Sawyer
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B
ValueB NeedB- TradesB FutureB-
The Vikings robbed the room for Dotson. Final grade: B.

Somewhere a general manager is explaining how Mello Dotson got past him. The Vikings do not have to explain a thing at the 194th pick.

Reaching for Pegues left real value on the table behind him. The quarterback spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.

Pick Analysis
Pick33 Rnd2 Omarion Hampton
No edge and no loss on Omarion Hampton in the Round 2 slot; it is a wash and a sensible one. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick94 Rnd3 Maxwell Hairston
They will replay Maxwell Hairston at No. 94 for years; that is how good the value is. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick97 Rnd3 Isaiah Bond
Circle this one: Isaiah Bond at the 97th overall pick is a fall that decides a draft. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick103 Rnd4 Aeneas Peebles
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Aeneas Peebles. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick140 Rnd5 JJ Pegues
They talked themselves into JJ Pegues at pick 140, and the board did not agree. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick161 Rnd5 Raheim Sanders
They let Raheim Sanders come to them and pounced at the 161st pick. It fills a real need, too.
Pick181 Rnd6 RJ Harvey
A top-tier running back at a bargain, RJ Harvey in pick No. 181, plain and simple. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick194 Rnd6 Mello Dotson
Mello Dotson at slot 194 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
Pick202 Rnd6 Ajani Cornelius
Ajani Cornelius in pick 202 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick216 Rnd6 Jordan Hancock
Jordan Hancock at Round 6, Pick 38 is money in the bank, a safety taken below his worth. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick217 Rnd6 Cam Jackson
Cam Jackson at the Round 6 slot is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. The roster fit checks out.
Pick257 Rnd7 Trevor Etienne
A running back of that caliber at slot 257 is the definition of value, full stop. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.