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Minnesota Vikings

The Vikings turned the phones into found money: A-.

by TCSmith · 2024 NFL Draft · 13 picks · 2 steals · 2 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. They executed a plan and it shows in the A-.

The tight end hole is the one line item this class does not answer. The Vikings paired the rookies with proven help, Antoine Winfield Jr. leading the way.

Add it up and few war rooms did better this weekend, Ennis Rakestraw Jr. and all.

Pick-by-Pick

R2.10 · Pick 42 · Ennis Rakestraw Jr. · CB · rank 35
They did well to land Ennis Rakestraw Jr. in pick 42, just ahead of his grade. A minor need, but a need all the same.
R2.26 · Pick 58 · T'Vondre Sweat · DL · rank 60
A market-rate interior defensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on T'Vondre Sweat. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
R2.28 · Pick 60 · Adisa Isaac · DE-EDGE · rank 63
They took Adisa Isaac at par in No. 60, which is nothing to complain about. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R3.36 · Pick 99 · Jacob Cowing · WR · rank 100
By-the-book stuff, Jacob Cowing at the Round 3 slot squarely in line with his ranking. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
R4.8 · Pick 108 · Dillon Johnson · RB · rank 116
A conviction pick on Dillon Johnson at slot 108 that the board grades a round light. A need, and now a little less of one.
R4.30 · Pick 130 · Jordan Travis · QB · rank 132
Jordan Travis in the 130th overall pick is fair value, right on his grade. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R5.17 · Pick 153 · Ty'Ron Hopper · LB · rank 149
Nothing to complain about; Ty'Ron Hopper went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
R5.24 · Pick 160 · Keith Randolph Jr. · DL-EDGE · rank 150
A quiet steal in Round 5, Pick 24: Keith Randolph Jr. for less than the market said. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R5.30 · Pick 166 · LaDarius Henderson · OT · rank 159
A reasonable price with a little left over, LaDarius Henderson in the 166th overall pick. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R6.4 · Pick 179 · Javon Baker · WR · rank 178
They paid sticker price for Javon Baker in pick 179, and that is fine. It fills a real need, too.
R7.10 · Pick 230 · Jeremy James · OT · rank 242
They liked Jeremy James enough to skip the value, taking him in the 230th pick. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R7.15 · Pick 235 · Joshua Cephus · WR · rank 230
A clean, defensible pick in the Round 7 slot with a little surplus value in Joshua Cephus. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
R7.29 · Pick 249 · Ja'Had Carter · S · rank 240
The board had Ja'Had Carter higher than Round 7, Pick 29, and the safety fell to them anyway. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
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