B
Minnesota Vikings
The Vikings kept it disciplined and banked a B.
by Campbell78th ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 10 picks
· 2 steals
· 2 reaches
Everything else got attention, and tight end got none. That is a strange way for the Vikings to leave a draft. More right than wrong, and a B to match.
Whatever else happened, they won the night they took McCarthy. The Thomas pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over.
Small wins on the phones, but wins all the same.
All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but tight end.
Pick-by-Pick
A market-rate edge rusher, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Dallas Turner. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
They let J.J. McCarthy come to them and pounced at No. 42. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Kamari Lassiter in the 48th overall pick is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
MarShawn Lloyd slipping to the 111th pick is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. A need, and now a little less of one.
A reasonable price with a little left over, Dadrion Taylor-Demerson in slot 130. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
They liked Luke McCaffrey enough to skip the value, taking him in pick No. 156. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
No edge and no loss on Javion Cohen in pick 166; it is a wash and a sensible one. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Khristian Boyd at the Round 6 slot is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
They took Jaylan Ford at par in the 190th overall pick, which is nothing to complain about. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Nathan Thomas in pick 195 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.