D+
Minnesota Vikings
The Vikings finally solved quarterback, and it carried them to a D+.
by stogie928 ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 18 picks
· 8 steals
· 1 reaches
The phones were a trap the Vikings kept walking into, shipping out surplus on nearly every deal.
The whole projection now runs through J.J. McCarthy; hit there and everything else looks smarter. McCarthy has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced.
The Logan Jr. pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged.
It is a steep hill from here, and the grade knows it.
Pick-by-Pick
In Round 1, Pick 12 they get a bendy edge with upside. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
In the 30th pick they get their quarterback of the future, even if it was a touch early. Exactly the need they had to hit.
They let T.J. Tampa come to them and pounced at pick 49. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
A reasonable price with a little left over, T'Vondre Sweat in No. 62. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Jalen McMillan in slot 93. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Circle this one: Josh Newton at pick No. 106 is a fall that decides a draft. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.
No drama and no debate, Jarvis Brownlee Jr. went about where he belonged in the 109th overall pick. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
The board had Darius Robinson higher than the Round 4 slot, and the edge rusher fell to them anyway. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Daijun Edwards at pick No. 139 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. The roster fit checks out.
They did well to land Jaheim Bell in Round 5, Pick 9, just ahead of his grade. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
A slide stopped in the 146th overall pick, with Javon Foster worth more than the price. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Beaux Limmer in the Round 5 slot lands just on the right side of the ledger. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Javion Cohen in slot 157 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Nothing to complain about; Edefuan Ulofoshio went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
A top-tier safety at a bargain, Renardo Green in the 179th pick, plain and simple. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Isaiah Davis at pick 196 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the running back. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Value with a capital V on De'Corian Clark in No. 227, a genuine coup. A need, and now a little less of one.
Steal is underselling it; Kenny Logan Jr. at pick 252 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.