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Minnesota Vikings

Daniels is the Vikings' new face under center. Grade: B.

by kgrundseth · 2024 NFL Draft · 11 picks · 8 steals · 0 reaches
Value B
Need A-
Trades A+
Future D

Start where it matters. The Vikings took Jayden Daniels to run the offense for the next decade, and every other decision this weekend bends around that one.

The phones were where this weekend was really won. The Eboigbe pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch. Leaving safety unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

The bill for those future picks comes due whether the class hits or not.

Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.5 · Pick 5 · Jayden Daniels · QB · rank 7
In pick 5 they get their quarterback of the future at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
R2.11 · Pick 43 · Darius Robinson · DL-EDGE · rank 37
Darius Robinson in pick No. 43 lands just on the right side of the ledger. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R4.7 · Pick 107 · Trey Benson · RB · rank 96
The board had Trey Benson higher than the 107th overall pick, and the running back fell to them anyway. A need, and now a little less of one.
R4.8 · Pick 108 · Khyree Jackson · CB · rank 84
Khyree Jackson at Round 4, Pick 8 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
R4.28 · Pick 128 · McKinnley Jackson · DL · rank 123
McKinnley Jackson at No. 128 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
R5.20 · Pick 156 · Jacob Cowing · WR · rank 142
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Jacob Cowing at the 156th pick. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
R5.30 · Pick 166 · Jarrian Jones · CB · rank 149
Jarrian Jones slipping to the Round 5 slot is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
R6.1 · Pick 176 · Justin Eboigbe · DL-EDGE · rank 150
Steal is underselling it; Justin Eboigbe at slot 176 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R6.11 · Pick 186 · Walter Rouse · OT · rank 172
A slide stopped in No. 186, with Walter Rouse worth more than the price. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R6.12 · Pick 187 · Ty'Ron Hopper · LB · rank 177
Value with a capital V on Ty'Ron Hopper in the 187th pick, a genuine coup. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
R7.10 · Pick 230 · Tanner McLachlan · TE · rank 222
Nice patience on Tanner McLachlan, who had no business lasting to slot 230. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
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