Vk'S MOCK DRAFT
  1. Home
  2. Simulator

Vikingfailure8

  • Vk DRAFTING FOR THE
    Vikings
Draft Selections
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (MIN)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Quinyon Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (MIN)
Quinyon Mitchell
CB Toledo
Kris Jenkins Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (MIN)
Kris Jenkins
DL-EDGE Michigan
Kamren Kinchens Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (MIN)
Kamren Kinchens
S Miami (FL)
Bucky Irving Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (MIN)
Bucky Irving
RB Oregon
Kris Abrams-Draine Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (MIN)
Kris Abrams-Draine
CB Missouri
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (MIN)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
Matt Goncalves Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (MIN)
Matt Goncalves
OT Pittsburgh
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (MIN)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Sincere Haynesworth Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (MIN)
Sincere Haynesworth
C Tulane
Jordan Magee Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (MIN)
Jordan Magee
LB Temple
Draft Picks Received
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (PIT)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Kris Jenkins Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (IND)
Kris Jenkins
DL-EDGE Michigan
Kamren Kinchens Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (PIT)
Kamren Kinchens
S Miami (FL)
Jordan Magee Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (IND)
Jordan Magee
LB Temple
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (PIT)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (IND)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (PIT)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (IND)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Jeremy James Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (PIT)
Jeremy James
OT Mississippi
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B+
ValueB+ NeedB+ TradesA FutureB-
Quarterback settled, Daniels in the fold, and a B+ for the Vikings.

The Vikings spent the pick that matters most on Jayden Daniels, and a roster that has been waiting on a passer can start to take shape.

However the rest shakes out, Goncalves at that price is a win they earned. It is not that Abrams-Draine is a bad player; it is that the Vikings had louder needs to answer first.

For all the activity, wide receiver went untouched, which is hard to explain.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick20 Rnd1 Jayden Daniels
A tidy bit of business in the 20th pick, where Jayden Daniels graded well above the range. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick42 Rnd2 Quinyon Mitchell
Quinyon Mitchell slipping to the 42nd overall pick is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick46 Rnd2 Kris Jenkins
Kris Jenkins in the Round 2 slot is fair value, right on his grade. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick52 Rnd2 Kamren Kinchens
Kamren Kinchens in slot 52 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick109 Rnd4 Bucky Irving
They read the board right and Bucky Irving was the payoff at Round 4, Pick 9. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick130 Rnd4 Kris Abrams-Draine
A curious use of No. 130. Wide receiver and interior defensive lineman needed the pick; a cornerback in Kris Abrams-Draine did not.
Pick145 Rnd5 Tommy Eichenberg
A linebacker of that caliber at pick 145 is the definition of value, full stop. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick157 Rnd5 Matt Goncalves
Circle this one: Matt Goncalves at pick No. 157 is a fall that decides a draft. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick166 Rnd5 Ben Sinnott
Ben Sinnott in Round 5, Pick 30 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. The roster fit checks out.
Pick179 Rnd6 Sincere Haynesworth
Taking Sincere Haynesworth in the Round 6 slot is close to grand larceny; an offensive lineman that good had no business lasting this long. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick232 Rnd7 Jordan Magee
The board fumbled Jordan Magee all the way to No. 232, and they scooped it up. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.