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Minnesota Vikings

Quarterback settled, McCarthy in the fold, and a B for the Vikings.

by stogie928 · 2024 NFL Draft · 12 picks · 5 steals · 1 reaches
Value B
Need B
Trades A-
Future B

Start where it matters. The Vikings took J.J. McCarthy to run the offense for the next decade, and every other decision this weekend bends around that one.

The Jones value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere. The Vikings indulged a want in Solomon while a need in edge rusher stayed open. The edge rusher spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

They are betting Wingo proves the room right and everyone else wrong.

Good work on the whole, with edge rusher the one box left unchecked.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.23 · Pick 23 · J.J. McCarthy · QB · rank 29
In the 23rd overall pick they get a long-term answer under center. The biggest hole, addressed.
R2.4 · Pick 36 · Ennis Rakestraw Jr. · CB · rank 35
No edge and no loss on Ennis Rakestraw Jr. in Round 2, Pick 4; it is a wash and a sensible one. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
R2.8 · Pick 40 · Ladd McConkey · WR · rank 34
Nothing to complain about; Ladd McConkey went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
R2.16 · Pick 48 · Cooper Beebe · OG · rank 47
They took Cooper Beebe at par in No. 48, which is nothing to complain about. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R3.37 · Pick 100 · Mekhi Wingo · DT · rank 108
They paid a round early for Mekhi Wingo in slot 100, more than the board wanted. It fills a real need, too.
R4.8 · Pick 108 · Zak Zinter · OG · rank 105
Fair-plus on Zak Zinter, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R4.29 · Pick 129 · Javon Solomon · OLB-EDGE · rank 116
A surprising call. With edge rusher still to address, they spent the Round 4 slot on Javon Solomon, an OLB-EDGE they were not short of.
R5.21 · Pick 157 · Beau Brade · S · rank 134
Beau Brade at the 157th pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R5.31 · Pick 167 · Dillon Johnson · RB · rank 167
A straight-up fair deal on Dillon Johnson at pick 167, value and slot in agreement. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
R6.2 · Pick 177 · Dwight McGlothern · CB · rank 161
They read the board right and Dwight McGlothern was the payoff at slot 177. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
R7.10 · Pick 230 · Trente Jones · OT · rank 194
Trente Jones in the 230th pick is a gift, value that borders on unfair. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R7.12 · Pick 232 · Tanner McLachlan · TE · rank 207
They will replay Tanner McLachlan at pick No. 232 for years; that is how good the value is. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
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