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2022 Monthy Mock & Big Board Updates.


Greetings everyone !! Only going to do 4 mocks this season. One per month leading up to the draft in April. Lot's of changes with a new regime coming on board. Big questions with the cap crunch & how the Vikings will move forward for the 2022 season. Going to set up a few parameters with the roster & how I would navigate the upcoming draft.

If the Vikings get a solid offer for Kirk I would trade him. IF Kirk really wants to retire a Viking... then I would hope he takes a hometown discount with an extension. If I'm the new GM I would look to sign Hunter to a fair contract. One that rewards him by staying healthy & productive. One that protects the team if he struggles with injury or performance.

In F/A I would try to sign slot CB Desmond King & C Ted Karras. Keep in mind sometimes players choose where they go & it's not all about the $$. Maybe they see the Vikings as the best spot & sign with the purple. P2 I would try to keep on the roster... savvy vet to help with the young defensive backs. Bynum & Harry at FS/SS. P2, Dantzler, King at CB.

LB is a tough position to project. Barr is likely gone & Hendricks really needs some support. 2022 has some very good LB prospects & I think the Vikings should draft one early. DE is also very deep in 2022. Even into RD3 there is options & maybe the Vikings find another gem like Hunter !!

IOL once again needs not only a starter... the Vikings also need some quality depth. We'll know early if Wyatt Davis is the answer at RG. Really hoping he impress's the new coaching staff. Signing Karras moves Bradbury to a back-up role at center. I think Udoh should be moved back to OT as he offers decent depth for O'Neill & Darrisaw.

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Going to offer up two mocks. Zero trades & trading down. Unless a incredible talent drops... Just don't see trading up as an option. In the trade down version I will probably move back in RD1-2. Maybe draft 9 players total. Ok let's get it !!

Zero Trade Version : I use PFN as a simulator. I use my personal big board as much as I can.

  • MIN
    12.
    Ikem Ekwonu OT/OG NC State
  • MIN
    46.
    Drake Jackson
    EDGE USC
  • MIN
    77.
    Chad Muma
    LB Wyoming
  • MIN
    155.
    Nehemiah Pritchett
    CB Auburn
  • MIN
    184.
    John Ridgeway DT Arkansas
  • MIN
    192.
    Jerrion Ealy
    RB Mississippi
  • MIN
    208.
    Marcus Jones
    CB Houston
  • MIN
    231.
    Jequez Ezzard
    WR Sam Houston State
  • Decent draft. Options at #12 were CB Stingley, DT Leal, C Linderbaum, WR Wilson.

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    Trade down version.

  • MIN18.
    Ahmad Gardner
    CB Cincinnati
    trade icon
  • MIN
    49.
    Drake Jackson
    EDGE USC
    trade icon
  • MIN
    50.
    Brandon Smith
    LB Penn State
    trade icon
  • MIN
    77.
    Jamaree Salyer OT/OG Georgia
  • MIN
    179.
    Tyler Goodson
    RB Iowa
    trade icon
  • MIN
    184.
    Sterling Weatherford
    S Miami-Oh
  • MIN
    192.
    Jordan Williams
    DT Virginia Tech
  • MIN
    208.
    Jerreth Sterns
    WR Western Kentucky
  • MIN
    231.
    Jack Sanborn
    LB Wisconsin
  • Traded down & still had a top CB prospect on the board. Really like DE Jackson in RD2.

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    This of course will change if the Vikings trade Kirk, Hunter, or other players. Link to my big board below.

    https://www.dailynorseman.com/2021/11/15/22781032/2022-big-board-amp-all-rookie-team-updates

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