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Minnesota Vikings

A passer of the future in McCarthy, and a B+, for the Vikings.

by Campbell78th · 2024 NFL Draft · 11 picks · 8 steals · 0 reaches
Value B+
Need B+
Trades A+
Future B-

They finally answered the question that shadows every other one. J.J. McCarthy is the Vikings' quarterback, full stop.

The trade ledger is the best part of the whole weekend. The Pritchett value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere.

The roster is better shaped than it was, with quarterback chief among the fixes.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.30 · Pick 30 · J.J. McCarthy · QB · rank 32
In the 30th pick they get a franchise quarterback. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
R2.10 · Pick 42 · Dallas Turner · LB-EDGE · rank 15
Dallas Turner at pick No. 42 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R2.17 · Pick 49 · Ennis Rakestraw Jr. · CB · rank 34
Ennis Rakestraw Jr. is a better player than No. 49 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. A minor itch, scratched.
R3.24 · Pick 87 · Kiran Amegadjie · OT · rank 64
Kiran Amegadjie in the Round 3 slot should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R4.9 · Pick 109 · Will Shipley · RB · rank 106
Will Shipley at pick 109 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
R4.30 · Pick 130 · Tyler Davis · DT · rank 116
A quiet steal in slot 130: Tyler Davis for less than the market said. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
R5.20 · Pick 156 · Ben Sinnott · TE · rank 131
Taking Ben Sinnott in the 156th overall pick is close to grand larceny; a tight end that good had no business lasting this long. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
R5.30 · Pick 166 · Nehemiah Pritchett · CB · rank 133
Nehemiah Pritchett in Round 5, Pick 30 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
R5.37 · Pick 173 · Jacob Cowing · WR · rank 141
Jacob Cowing at pick No. 173 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
R6.4 · Pick 179 · Malik Mustapha · S · rank 152
Steal is underselling it; Malik Mustapha at the 179th overall pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R6.15 · Pick 190 · Jordan Jefferson · DT · rank 186
Jordan Jefferson at pick 190 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. A need, and now a little less of one.
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