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Minnesota Vikings

The Vikings drew a line under the quarterback search with Penix Jr.: B.

by jim · 2024 NFL Draft · 12 picks · 3 steals · 4 reaches
Value B-
Need B
Trades B+
Future B-

The Vikings spent the pick that matters most on Michael Penix Jr., and a roster that has been waiting on a passer can start to take shape. More right than wrong, and a B to match.

White has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped edge rusher, which is a strange place to end up. The King steal is the beam this whole class leans on.

On the needs board they went 5 of 8, with quarterback the one that mattered most.

Good work on the whole, with edge rusher the one box left unchecked.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.11 · Pick 11 · Michael Penix Jr. · QB · rank 9
In No. 11 they get their quarterback of the future. Exactly the need they had to hit.
R1.27 · Pick 27 · Cooper DeJean · CB · rank 27
Cooper DeJean at the Round 1 slot is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It adds depth where they could use a little.
R3.24 · Pick 87 · Brenden Rice · WR · rank 97
Brenden Rice at pick No. 87 is a conviction pick that outran the value. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
R3.27 · Pick 90 · Christian Mahogany · OG · rank 98
A reach on Christian Mahogany in pick 90; the board had better options right there. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R4.8 · Pick 108 · Will Shipley · RB · rank 109
Will Shipley in Round 4, Pick 8 is fair value, right on his grade. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
R4.29 · Pick 129 · Luke McCaffrey · WR · rank 148
This one needs a full-page explanation: Luke McCaffrey in the 129th overall pick, miles early. The roster fit checks out.
R5.21 · Pick 157 · Kalen King · CB · rank 139
You do not let a cornerback like Kalen King reach slot 157 and blink. They did not. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
R6.2 · Pick 177 · Tykee Smith · S · rank 159
They will replay Tykee Smith at the 177th pick for years; that is how good the value is. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R7.2 · Pick 222 · Garret Greenfield · OT · rank 216
Garret Greenfield in No. 222 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R7.24 · Pick 244 · Edefuan Ulofoshio · LB · rank 236
Edefuan Ulofoshio is a better player than Round 7, Pick 24 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
R7.36 · Pick 256 · Jalen Coker · WR · rank 250
Good price on Jalen Coker in slot 256, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. A need, and now a little less of one.
R7.39 · Pick 257 · John David White · WR · rank 289
John David White in the 257th overall pick is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. It fills a real need, too.
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