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Minnesota Vikings

A masterclass at the trade table lands the Vikings a A-.

by TCSmith · 2024 NFL Draft · 16 picks · 5 steals · 1 reaches
Value B-
Need B
Trades A+
Future A

If you want a masterclass in dealing, watch the Vikings, who turned every swap into a profit this weekend. The sum of the weekend is a deserved A-.

On value alone, Sainristil makes the weekend a net positive. If Cohen pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about. The Vikings clearly valued win-now help, adding bodies who have done it before.

In short, they turned a good board into a better roster, and it shows.

Pick-by-Pick

R2.3 · Pick 35 · Chris Braswell · LB-EDGE · rank 32
They did well to land Chris Braswell in the 35th pick, just ahead of his grade. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R2.14 · Pick 46 · Byron Murphy II · DL · rank 43
Byron Murphy II at the Round 2 slot is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
R2.31 · Pick 63 · Zach Frazier · C · rank 65
They took Zach Frazier at par in Round 2, Pick 31, which is nothing to complain about. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R3.7 · Pick 71 · Trey Benson · RB · rank 72
By-the-book stuff, Trey Benson at slot 71 squarely in line with his ranking. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
R3.34 · Pick 97 · Jamari Thrash · WR · rank 91
Good price on Jamari Thrash in the 97th overall pick, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
R3.35 · Pick 98 · Mike Sainristil · CB · rank 83
Mike Sainristil at pick 98 is money in the bank, a cornerback taken below his worth. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
R4.8 · Pick 108 · Tykee Smith · S · rank 97
Tykee Smith is a better player than No. 108 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R4.26 · Pick 126 · Jordan Travis · QB · rank 132
A straight-up fair deal on Jordan Travis at pick No. 126, value and slot in agreement. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R4.30 · Pick 130 · Javion Cohen · OG · rank 145
They jumped the gun on Javion Cohen, taking him earlier than his grade liked. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R5.12 · Pick 148 · Ty'Ron Hopper · LB · rank 149
Ty'Ron Hopper in pick No. 148 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It adds depth where they could use a little.
R5.24 · Pick 160 · Keith Randolph Jr. · DL-EDGE · rank 150
Nice patience on Keith Randolph Jr., who had no business lasting to Round 5, Pick 24. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R5.30 · Pick 166 · Layden Robinson · OG · rank 163
Layden Robinson in pick 166 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R6.4 · Pick 179 · Frank Gore Jr. · RB · rank 166
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Frank Gore Jr. at No. 179. A need, and now a little less of one.
R7.5 · Pick 225 · Brevyn Spann-Ford · TE · rank 216
Value with a capital V on Brevyn Spann-Ford in the Round 7 slot, a genuine coup. It fills a real need, too.
R7.10 · Pick 230 · Joshua Cephus · WR · rank 230
Joshua Cephus in the 230th overall pick is fair value, right on his grade. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
R7.15 · Pick 235 · Eric Gentry · LB · rank 239
A market-rate linebacker, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Eric Gentry. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
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