Bop46414'S MOCK DRAFT

Viking

  • Bop46414 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Vikings
Draft Selections
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (MIN)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Javon Foster Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (MIN)
Javon Foster
OT Missouri
Mason McCormick Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (MIN)
Mason McCormick
OT South Dakota State
Khristian Boyd Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (MIN)
Khristian Boyd
DL-EDGE Northern Iowa
Jarrian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (MIN)
Jarrian Jones
CB Florida State
Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (MIN)
Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint...
WR Georgia
Trevin Wallace Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (MIN)
Trevin Wallace
LB Kentucky
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (MIN)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
Draft Picks Received
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NE)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Draft Picks Traded
Michael Penix Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (NE)
Michael Penix Jr.
QB Washington
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (NE)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (CHI)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedA- TradesB+ FutureD
The Vikings bet the future on Maye. The board says B-.

After circling the position for what felt like forever, the Vikings committed. Drake Maye is the quarterback now, and the roster gets built to his timeline. A dependable weekend that grades out a B-.

Landing Jones that late papers over a lot of smaller sins. For all the activity, safety went untouched, which is hard to explain. They will need Rosemy-Jacksaint to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it.

The bill for those future picks comes due whether the class hits or not.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In the Round 1 slot they get a long-term answer under center. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick108 Rnd4 Javon Foster
A conviction pick on Javon Foster at pick No. 108 that the board grades a round light. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick129 Rnd4 Mason McCormick
Mason McCormick at No. 129 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick157 Rnd5 Khristian Boyd
They went early on Khristian Boyd in the 157th pick, and the value did not follow. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick167 Rnd5 Jarrian Jones
Steal is underselling it; Jarrian Jones at pick 167 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick177 Rnd6 Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint
A real head-scratcher, Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint in the 177th overall pick is miles ahead of his ranking. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick230 Rnd7 Trevin Wallace
A market-rate linebacker, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Trevin Wallace. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick232 Rnd7 Frank Gore Jr.
A reasonable price with a little left over, Frank Gore Jr. in Round 7, Pick 12. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.