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Minnesota Vikings

McCarthy is the plan now, and the Vikings grade out a B.

by kgrundseth · 2024 NFL Draft · 11 picks · 3 steals · 4 reaches
Value C
Need A-
Trades A+
Future D+

After circling the position for what felt like forever, the Vikings committed. J.J. McCarthy is the quarterback now, and the roster gets built to his timeline.

That Fiske pick is the receipt they will wave around later. The Ali pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over.

The dealing alone would carry a lesser class. For all the activity, safety went untouched, which is hard to explain.

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

Pick-by-Pick

R1.5 · Pick 5 · J.J. McCarthy · QB · rank 29
In the 5th pick they get a passer to set the clock by, though the board says they badly overpaid. Exactly the need they had to hit.
R1.26 · Pick 26 · Chop Robinson · DE-EDGE · rank 22
A reasonable price with a little left over, Chop Robinson in pick No. 26. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R3.26 · Pick 89 · Braden Fiske · DL · rank 53
They will replay Braden Fiske at slot 89 for years; that is how good the value is. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
R4.8 · Pick 108 · Zak Zinter · OG · rank 107
Zak Zinter at Round 4, Pick 8 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R4.25 · Pick 125 · Josh Newton · CB · rank 122
Nothing to complain about; Josh Newton went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
R4.29 · Pick 129 · Christian Jones · OT · rank 132
No drama and no debate, Christian Jones went about where he belonged in No. 129. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R5.21 · Pick 157 · Jarrian Jones · CB · rank 137
Steal is underselling it; Jarrian Jones at pick 157 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
R5.31 · Pick 167 · Myles Cole · DE-EDGE · rank 198
Value said wait; Myles Cole in the 167th overall pick says they were not listening. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R6.2 · Pick 177 · Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint · WR · rank 195
Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint in pick 177 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
R7.5 · Pick 225 · Rasheen Ali · RB · rank 260
Rasheen Ali at Round 7, Pick 5 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. The roster fit checks out.
R7.12 · Pick 232 · Trey Knox · TE · rank 223
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Trey Knox at the 232nd pick is the proof. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
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