Zach69'S MOCK DRAFT

Zachs Draft

  • Zach69 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Vikings
Draft Selections
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (MIN)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (MIN)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (MIN)
T'Vondre Sweat
DT Texas
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (MIN)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (MIN)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
Spencer Rattler Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (MIN)
Spencer Rattler
QB South Carolina
Dylan Laube Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (MIN)
Dylan Laube
RB New Hampshire
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (MIN)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Jarrian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (MIN)
Jarrian Jones
CB Florida State
Walter Rouse Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (MIN)
Walter Rouse
OT Oklahoma
Steele Chambers Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (MIN)
Steele Chambers
LB Ohio State
Draft Picks Received
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (ARI)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (ARI)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (ARI)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (ARI)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Draft Picks Traded
JC Latham Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (ARI)
JC Latham
OT Alabama
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesB+ FutureB-
Jones should have been long gone. The Vikings pounced, and earned a B.

You can draft well and still miss the point. The Vikings did plenty of tidy work and somehow never got around to safety, which was the need that mattered most. Good, not great, and the B says as much.

Getting Jones where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class. A modest surplus at the table, banked quietly. The roster is better shaped than it was, with quarterback chief among the fixes.

The weekend tilted hard toward the defense.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but safety.

Pick Analysis
Pick27 Rnd1 Chop Robinson
In the 27th pick they get a bendy edge with upside at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick35 Rnd2 Kool-Aid McKinstry
A quiet steal in slot 35: Kool-Aid McKinstry for less than the market said. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick42 Rnd2 T'Vondre Sweat
No edge and no loss on T'Vondre Sweat in the Round 2 slot; it is a wash and a sensible one. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick71 Rnd3 Xavier Legette
Xavier Legette at Round 3, Pick 7 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick109 Rnd4 Braelon Allen
No drama and no debate, Braelon Allen went about where he belonged in the 109th overall pick. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick130 Rnd4 Spencer Rattler
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Spencer Rattler at No. 130. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick156 Rnd5 Dylan Laube
Fair-plus on Dylan Laube, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. It fills a real need, too.
Pick161 Rnd5 Luke McCaffrey
Luke McCaffrey at Round 5, Pick 25 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. The roster fit checks out.
Pick166 Rnd5 Jarrian Jones
Steal is underselling it; Jarrian Jones at the Round 5 slot is a heist with the alarm still ringing. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
Pick179 Rnd6 Walter Rouse
Walter Rouse is a better player than pick 179 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick190 Rnd6 Steele Chambers
By-the-book stuff, Steele Chambers at the 190th pick squarely in line with his ranking. A minor need, but a need all the same.