B-
Minnesota Vikings
No fireworks, just a tidy B- for the Vikings.
by mm2 ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 9 picks
· 1 steals
· 6 reaches
The Vikings treated their own grade as gospel and everyone else's as noise, spending the 195th pick on Brevyn Spann-Ford a full 44 spots early.
If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through safety. Harden falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch.
The dealing nudged the ledger their way without much fuss.
In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.
Pick-by-Pick
In the 11th overall pick they get a double-digit-sack hope. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
A premium they did not need to pay, T'Vondre Sweat a notch or two before his time. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
No drama and no debate, Cooper Beebe went about where he belonged in No. 71. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
A real head-scratcher, Justin Eboigbe in the Round 4 slot is miles ahead of his ranking. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
They left a pile of value on the table to take Joe Milton III this early at pick No. 130. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Isaiah Davis at slot 166 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. The roster fit checks out.
Value said wait; Brevyn Spann-Ford in No. 195 says they were not listening. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Jalen Sundell at Round 7, Pick 4 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Nice patience on Myles Harden, who had no business lasting to the Round 7 slot. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.