Another 7-Round Minnesota Vikings Mock Draft

Four weeks from tonight, the Minnesota Vikings will be sitting out the second day of the 2024 NFL Draft. That should be fun. Until the draft opens for real on April 25th, all we have is endless speculation, debate, and mock drafts. Here’s another 7-Round Minnesota Vikings Mock Draft. 

In this mock, the Vikings trade their two 2024 first round picks and a 2025 first round pick to the New England Patriots for the third pick in the 2024 NFL Draft.

1. Drake Maye, QB, North Carolina

4. Michael Hall Jr., DT, Ohio State

4. Mohamed Kamara, Edge, Colorado State

5. Zak Zinter, G, Michigan

5. Luke McCaffrey, WR, Rice

6. Tyrone Tracy, RB, Purdue

7. Anim Dankwah, OT, Howard

7. Willie Roberts, CB, Louisiana Tech

Personally, I’d be fine with any one of quarterbacks Jayden Daniels, Drake Maye, or J.J. McCarthy. Recently, I’ve been leaning Maye. I also believe that the Vikings decision-makers like Maye. Seeing as quarterbacks coach Josh McCown coached Maye in high school, the Vikings should have a pretty accurate view of the young quarterback’s character. 

As for the cost of moving from #11 to #3, I’ve recently come to the realization that I don’t really care what it costs. I’ve been waiting too damn long for the Vikings to have a shot at the top quarterbacks in a draft. It helps that this draft has enough promising, talented quarterbacks to put two of them, and possibly three, in reasonable reach. The Vikings likely do care what a move up in the draft costs. After adding a first-round pick in a trade with the Houston Texans, it looks like the Vikings are willing to pay a hefty price. I hope that it’s enough to get this thing done and get that quarterback. 

As for the rest of this mock, I doubt that Michael Hall Jr. and Mohamed Kamara will be available in the fourth round. After securing that quarterback, defensive tackle and possibly guard are the biggest needs. I like LSU defensive tackles Jordan Jefferson and Mekhi Wingo as more realistic options than Hall in the fourth round. Perhaps Jefferson/Wingo and Zak Zinter. That’d be a nice fourth round. 

More often than not, I’ve been targeting Troy’s Kimani Vidal as a later round running back. Tyrone Tracy is another excellent option. 

Luke McCaffrey and Anim Dankwah have become mock draft constants for me. 

Until the next one.