Coach_Sweat'S MOCK DRAFT
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Draft Selections
Jared Verse Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIN)
Jared Verse
DE-EDGE Florida State
Keon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (MIN)
Keon Coleman
WR Florida State
Tyler Davis Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (MIN)
Tyler Davis
DT Clemson
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (MIN)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
Kamal Hadden Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (MIN)
Kamal Hadden
CB Tennessee
Austin Booker Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (MIN)
Austin Booker
DL-EDGE Kansas
Joe Milton III Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (MIN)
Joe Milton III
QB Tennessee
Andru Phillips Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (MIN)
Andru Phillips
CB Kentucky
Blake Watson Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (MIN)
Blake Watson
RB Memphis
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Vikings robbed the room for Coleman. Final grade: B.

For all the boxes ticked, the Vikings skipped the loudest one: safety is exactly as bare as it was. Good, not great, and the B says as much.

On value alone, Coleman makes the weekend a net positive. On the needs board they went 5 of 8, with quarterback the one that mattered most.

The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Jared Verse
In the 11th pick they get a double-digit-sack hope. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick42 Rnd2 Keon Coleman
They robbed the room for Keon Coleman here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick108 Rnd4 Tyler Davis
A quiet steal in slot 108: Tyler Davis for less than the market said. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick129 Rnd4 Leonard Taylor III
Nice patience on Leonard Taylor III, who had no business lasting to pick No. 129. The roster fit checks out.
Pick148 Rnd5 Kamal Hadden
Kamal Hadden at Round 5, Pick 12 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick160 Rnd5 Austin Booker
A market-rate edge rusher, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Austin Booker. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick168 Rnd5 Joe Milton III
A reasonable price with a little left over, Joe Milton III in the 168th pick. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick179 Rnd6 Andru Phillips
A tidy bit of business in pick 179, where Andru Phillips graded well above the range. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
Pick230 Rnd7 Blake Watson
Blake Watson at the Round 7 slot is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the running back. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.