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Minnesota Vikings

The Vikings left with their quarterback, and a B- to match.

by jim · 2024 NFL Draft · 12 picks · 2 steals · 4 reaches
Value B-
Need B+
Trades A+
Future F

They finally answered the question that shadows every other one. Drake Maye is the Vikings' quarterback, full stop. A dependable weekend that grades out a B-.

Wilson falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch. The trade ledger is the best part of the whole weekend.

For all the activity, edge rusher went untouched, which is hard to explain. If Keegan pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.3 · Pick 3 · Drake Maye · QB · rank 5
In the 3rd overall pick they get their quarterback of the future. Exactly the need they had to hit.
R2.4 · Pick 36 · T'Vondre Sweat · DT · rank 45
They jumped the gun on T'Vondre Sweat, taking him earlier than his grade liked. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
R3.3 · Pick 67 · Mike Sainristil · CB · rank 75
They paid up for Mike Sainristil at slot 67 when waiting would have done the job. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
R4.8 · Pick 108 · Payton Wilson · LB · rank 57
Payton Wilson at the 108th pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
R4.29 · Pick 129 · Trevor Keegan · OG · rank 144
Trevor Keegan at Round 4, Pick 29 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R5.21 · Pick 157 · Dylan Laube · RB · rank 157
No edge and no loss on Dylan Laube in pick 157; it is a wash and a sensible one. It fills a real need, too.
R5.31 · Pick 167 · Dwight McGlothern · CB · rank 161
Dwight McGlothern at pick No. 167 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
R6.31 · Pick 206 · Tahj Washington · WR · rank 189
Tahj Washington is a better player than the Round 6 slot suggests; smart patience, rewarded. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
R7.10 · Pick 230 · Edefuan Ulofoshio · LB · rank 236
A market-rate linebacker, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Edefuan Ulofoshio. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
R7.12 · Pick 232 · KT Leveston · OT · rank 242
A conviction pick on KT Leveston at Round 7, Pick 12 that the board grades a round light. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R7.36 · Pick 256 · Brevyn Spann-Ford · TE · rank 249
A reasonable price with a little left over, Brevyn Spann-Ford in the 256th pick. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
R7.39 · Pick 257 · Jalen Coker · WR · rank 251
A tidy little value on Jalen Coker in the Round 7 slot, a step better than break-even. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
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