B
Minnesota Vikings
The Vikings finally solved quarterback, and it carried them to a B.
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2024 NFL Draft
· 8 picks
· 5 steals
· 1 reaches
They finally answered the question that shadows every other one. Drake Maye is the Vikings' quarterback, full stop.
The trade ledger is the best part of the whole weekend. The offensive lineman spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.
Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Murphy.
In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.
Pick-by-Pick
In the Round 1 slot they get a passer to set the clock by. Exactly the need they had to hit.
No edge and no loss on Jonathon Brooks in the 42nd pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
They let Andru Phillips come to them and pounced at Round 4, Pick 28. A minor need, but a need all the same.
A tidy bit of business in slot 156, where Marist Liufau graded well above the range. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
A quiet steal in the 166th overall pick: Malik Mustapha for less than the market said. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Grayson Murphy is a better player than pick 176 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
The board had Ty'Ron Hopper higher than No. 187, and the linebacker fell to them anyway. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
A reach on Logan Lee in pick No. 230; the board had better options right there. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.