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RUN ON MAR 26, 2024

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3.26.24

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    Vikings
Draft Selections
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIN)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (MIN)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (MIN)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Ty'Ron Hopper Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (MIN)
Ty'Ron Hopper
LB Missouri
Dillon Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (MIN)
Dillon Johnson
RB Washington
Curtis Jacobs Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (MIN)
Curtis Jacobs
LB Penn State
Drake Nugent Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (MIN)
Drake Nugent
C Michigan
JD Bertrand Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (MIN)
JD Bertrand
LB Notre Dame
Devin Culp Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (MIN)
Devin Culp
TE Washington
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Vikings left with their quarterback, and a B- to match.

There was a run on nobody at that position, and the Vikings started one anyway for Devin Culp, 72 picks ahead of schedule.

Whatever J.J. McCarthy becomes, the front office has tied its fortunes to the answer. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped safety, which is a strange place to end up.

Getting Bertrand where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class.

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Dallas Turner
In the 11th pick they get a problem off the edge. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick23 Rnd1 J.J. McCarthy
In No. 23 they get a passer to set the clock by at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick108 Rnd4 Zak Zinter
Zak Zinter at slot 108 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick129 Rnd4 Ty'Ron Hopper
Ty'Ron Hopper at Round 4, Pick 29 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick157 Rnd5 Dillon Johnson
A conviction pick on Dillon Johnson at the 157th overall pick that the board grades a round light. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick167 Rnd5 Curtis Jacobs
A big swing on Curtis Jacobs at the Round 5 slot, well ahead of any board in the building. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
Pick177 Rnd6 Drake Nugent
Drake Nugent in pick No. 177 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick230 Rnd7 JD Bertrand
Value with a capital V on JD Bertrand in the 230th overall pick, a genuine coup. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
Pick232 Rnd7 Devin Culp
They left a pile of value on the table to take Devin Culp this early at the 232nd pick. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.