B
Minnesota Vikings
A franchise passer in Daniels headlines a B weekend for the Vikings.
by kgrundseth ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 9 picks
· 3 steals
· 3 reaches
They finally answered the question that shadows every other one. Jayden Daniels is the Vikings' quarterback, full stop. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B.
If one pick saves this weekend, it is McCormick. They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own. Leaving edge rusher unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.
The Jackson reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade.
All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but edge rusher.
Pick-by-Pick
In pick 5 they get their guy under center for the next decade at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
No edge and no loss on T.J. Tampa in the 42nd pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
McKinnley Jackson in the 107th overall pick is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
A quiet steal in slot 128: Sataoa Laumea for less than the market said. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
A premium they did not need to pay, Luke McCaffrey a notch or two before his time. The roster fit checks out.
Isaiah Davis in the Round 5 slot is fair value, right on his grade. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
The board had Kamal Hadden higher than Round 6, Pick 1, and the cornerback fell to them anyway. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.
You do not let an offensive lineman like Mason McCormick reach No. 187 and blink. They did not. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
The board had cheaper options than Brevyn Spann-Ford at the 230th pick, and it noticed. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.