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Minnesota Vikings

The steal of the weekend belongs to the Vikings and Neyor: B.

by TCSmith · 2024 NFL Draft · 14 picks · 4 steals · 1 reaches
Value B
Need B
Trades A+
Future B-

Whoever sat across the table from the Vikings should ask for a receipt. They cleaned the room out, prying loose far more value than they gave up, and it was the quiet MVP of their weekend.

The Neyor pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged. They will regret leaving tight end for another day if the season turns on it.

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.24 · Pick 24 · Terrion Arnold · CB · rank 20
In the 24th overall pick they get a potential shutdown corner. Need was not the driver here.
R2.10 · Pick 42 · Byron Murphy II · DL · rank 43
A straight-up fair deal on Byron Murphy II at Round 2, Pick 10, value and slot in agreement. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
R2.14 · Pick 46 · Chop Robinson · DE-EDGE · rank 38
Chop Robinson is a better player than the Round 2 slot suggests; smart patience, rewarded. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R2.24 · Pick 56 · T'Vondre Sweat · DL · rank 60
By-the-book stuff, T'Vondre Sweat at the 56th pick squarely in line with his ranking. A need, and now a little less of one.
R3.24 · Pick 87 · Spencer Rattler · QB · rank 91
No edge and no loss on Spencer Rattler in pick 87; it is a wash and a sensible one. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R4.8 · Pick 108 · Jaden Hicks · S · rank 107
They paid sticker price for Jaden Hicks in pick No. 108, and that is fine. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R4.30 · Pick 130 · Drake Nugent · C · rank 144
A reach for Drake Nugent in the Round 4 slot; a little patience would have been rewarded. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R5.12 · Pick 148 · Braelon Allen · RB · rank 151
Braelon Allen in No. 148 is fair value, right on his grade. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
R5.24 · Pick 160 · Layden Robinson · OG · rank 163
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Layden Robinson. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R5.30 · Pick 166 · Ty'Ron Hopper · LB · rank 149
They let Ty'Ron Hopper come to them and pounced at the 166th pick. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
R5.38 · Pick 174 · Chau Smith-Wade · CB · rank 158
Chau Smith-Wade at pick No. 174 is money in the bank, a cornerback taken below his worth. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
R6.4 · Pick 179 · Ethan Driskell · OT · rank 182
Ethan Driskell in Round 6, Pick 4 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R7.10 · Pick 230 · Isaiah Neyor · WR · rank 210
Isaiah Neyor at pick 230 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
R7.15 · Pick 235 · Joshua Cephus · WR · rank 230
A clean, defensible pick in the 235th overall pick with a little surplus value in Joshua Cephus. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
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