B
Minnesota Vikings
The Vikings left with their quarterback, and a B to match.
by coreyedward63 ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 9 picks
· 2 steals
· 1 reaches
After circling the position for what felt like forever, the Vikings committed. Michael Penix Jr. is the quarterback now, and the roster gets built to his timeline. Call it a sensible B, earned the boring way.
Jackson falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch. Every deal seemed to tilt their way, which is not luck.
The safety spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. Reaching for Bills left real value on the table behind him.
In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.
Pick-by-Pick
In Round 1, Pick 5 they get their guy under center for the next decade. Exactly the need they had to hit.
In pick No. 23 they get a premier pass rusher at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
A clean, defensible pick in the 108th pick with a little surplus value in Zak Zinter. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
James Williams at the 129th overall pick nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
No drama and no debate, Hunter Nourzad went about where he belonged in pick 157. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Dallin Holker at No. 167 is the proof. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Fabien Lovett in slot 177 is fair value, right on his grade. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
They robbed the room for Jha'Quan Jackson here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
They jumped the gun on Keaton Bills, taking him earlier than his grade liked. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.