Vikings Final ‘Draft Grade’ Didn’t Tell Whole Story

German NFL analyst René Bugner cracked the code this week, tabulating every team’s NFL Draft grade and compiling an overall score.

The process is thorough and insightful; his work should be commended.

Vikings Final ‘Draft Grade’ Didn’t Tell Whole Story

Here’s the tweet and graphic:

The Vikings lived at 23rd with a 2.66 GPA — or 10th-worst in the business. While that’s fine and dandy to adjudicate Minnesota five picks with such a mark, the 2.66 doesn’t tell the Vikings full 2023 draft story.

Here’s what’s missing:

The T.J. Hockenson Trade

Jan 8, 2023; Chicago, Illinois, USA; Minnesota Vikings tight end T.J. Hockenson (87) walks off the field after the game against the Chicago Bears at Soldier…