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Viking Mock Feb 2

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Draft Selections
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIN)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Ennis Rakestraw Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (MIN)
Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
CB Missouri
Kris Jenkins Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (MIN)
Kris Jenkins
DL-EDGE Michigan
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (MIN)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (MIN)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
Jordan Jefferson Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (MIN)
Jordan Jefferson
DT LSU
Joe Milton III Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (MIN)
Joe Milton III
QB Tennessee
Tanor Bortolini Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (MIN)
Tanor Bortolini
C Wisconsin
BJ Mayes Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (MIN)
BJ Mayes
CB UAB
Matthew Jones Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (MIN)
Matthew Jones
OG Ohio State
Draft Picks Received
Ennis Rakestraw Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (WSH)
Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
CB Missouri
Kris Jenkins Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (KC)
Kris Jenkins
DL-EDGE Michigan
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (BUF)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
Tanor Bortolini Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (BUF)
Tanor Bortolini
C Wisconsin
BJ Mayes Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (BUF)
BJ Mayes
CB UAB
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (BUF)
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Draft Picks Traded
Kamren Kinchens Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (WSH)
Kamren Kinchens
S Miami (FL)
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (BUF)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Javon Foster Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (WSH)
Javon Foster
OT Missouri
Justin Rogers Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (BUF)
Justin Rogers
DL Auburn
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIA)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (MIA)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB+ FutureC
More right than wrong for the Vikings, and a B- to prove it.

It is the swing that defines the weekend: BJ Mayes in pick 202, a good 28 spots before the room expected him.

They punted on safety, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. Milton III falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch.

They squeezed a little extra out of every move they made.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Dallas Turner
In No. 11 they get a problem off the edge. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick40 Rnd2 Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
They did well to land Ennis Rakestraw Jr. in the Round 2 slot, just ahead of his grade. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick61 Rnd2 Kris Jenkins
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Kris Jenkins at the 61st pick. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick128 Rnd4 Tommy Eichenberg
They took Tommy Eichenberg at par in pick 128, which is nothing to complain about. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick148 Rnd5 Braelon Allen
Braelon Allen at slot 148 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick166 Rnd5 Jordan Jefferson
They liked Jordan Jefferson enough to skip the value, taking him in pick No. 166. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick179 Rnd6 Joe Milton III
Joe Milton III is a better player than the Round 6 slot suggests; smart patience, rewarded. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick197 Rnd6 Tanor Bortolini
They talked themselves into Tanor Bortolini at Round 6, Pick 22, and the board did not agree. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick202 Rnd6 BJ Mayes
A swing that ignored the value entirely, BJ Mayes well ahead of where he belonged. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
Pick230 Rnd7 Matthew Jones
A reach on Matthew Jones in slot 230; the board had better options right there. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.