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Minnesota Vikings
A passer of the future in Nix, and a B, for the Vikings.
by TCSmith ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 20 picks
· 4 steals
· 9 reaches
They finally answered the question that shadows every other one. Bo Nix is the Vikings' quarterback, full stop.
The McMillan pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch. The Melton pick reads as want over need, and the roster will feel it at tight end. The tight end hole is the one line item this class does not answer.
The Bailey reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade.
All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but tight end.
Pick-by-Pick
In pick No. 26 they get a franchise quarterback. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Chris Braswell at No. 47 is a conviction pick that outran the value. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Ruke Orhorhoro in pick 58 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
They took Cooper Beebe at par in Round 3, Pick 14, which is nothing to complain about. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Value with a capital V on Mike Sainristil in the Round 3 slot, a genuine coup. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
They barely believed it either: Jalen McMillan still on the board at the 108th overall pick. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
A top-tier wide receiver at a bargain, Jamari Thrash in the 112th pick, plain and simple. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
They bypassed pressing needs at tight end to take Max Melton, a cornerback that was not the priority.
A premium they did not need to pay, Daijun Edwards a notch or two before his time. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
No drama and no debate, Cole Bishop went about where he belonged in the 124th overall pick. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
A reach for Beaux Limmer in pick 129; a little patience would have been rewarded. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
A conviction pick on Braelon Allen at the Round 5 slot that the board grades a round light. It fills a real need, too.
Javion Cohen in pick No. 148 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
A clean, defensible pick in slot 160 with a little surplus value in Ty'Ron Hopper. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
A big swing on Javon Baker at Round 5, Pick 25, well ahead of any board in the building. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Jordan Jefferson in No. 162 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Value said wait; Emani Bailey in pick 168 says they were not listening. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Josh Proctor at the 179th overall pick is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Christian Jones in Round 6, Pick 29 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
A quiet steal in the Round 7 slot: Myles Jones for less than the market said. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.