B
Minnesota Vikings
More right than wrong for the Vikings, and a B to prove it.
by kgrundseth ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 10 picks
· 4 steals
· 4 reaches
Nobody had Trevor Keegan this high, and it is not close. The Vikings reached 47 spots to get him at the Round 6 slot. No fireworks, but a solid B.
The Smith pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped safety, which is a strange place to end up. Small wins on the phones, but wins all the same.
The roster is better shaped than it was, with quarterback chief among the fixes.
All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but safety.
Pick-by-Pick
In the Round 1 slot they get a disruptor off the edge at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Kris Jenkins in the 42nd overall pick is fair value, right on his grade. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Trey Benson at No. 49 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. The roster fit checks out.
Mike Sainristil at slot 108 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
A real head-scratcher, Joe Milton III in pick No. 130 is miles ahead of his ranking. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
A wide receiver of that caliber at the 148th pick is the definition of value, full stop. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Ty'Ron Hopper slid further than he should have, and the 160th overall pick is lovely value for the linebacker. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and McCallan Castles at the 165th pick is the proof. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
They reached a country mile for Trevor Keegan at the Round 6 slot, and the board is aghast. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Value said wait; Trey Wedig in pick 230 says they were not listening. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.