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RUN ON MAR 28, 2024

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3.28.24

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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
Mekhi Wingo Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (MIN)
Mekhi Wingo
DT LSU
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (MIN)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Trente Jones Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (MIN)
Trente Jones
OT Michigan
Ty'Ron Hopper Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (MIN)
Ty'Ron Hopper
LB Missouri
Curtis Jacobs Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (MIN)
Curtis Jacobs
LB Penn State
Nathan Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (MIN)
Nathan Thomas
OT Louisiana
LaDarius Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (MIN)
LaDarius Henderson
OT Michigan
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Vikings finally solved quarterback, and it carried them to a B-.

The one hole that towered over the rest is filled. The Vikings spent their marquee pick on J.J. McCarthy, and for the first time in a while there is a real answer at quarterback.

They will need Jones to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it. The safety hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Dallas Turner
In the 11th overall pick they get a bendy edge with upside at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick23 Rnd1 J.J. McCarthy
In the 23rd pick they get their quarterback of the future. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick108 Rnd4 Mekhi Wingo
No edge and no loss on Mekhi Wingo in Round 4, Pick 8; it is a wash and a sensible one. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick129 Rnd4 Johnny Wilson
Johnny Wilson in No. 129 lands just on the right side of the ledger. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick157 Rnd5 Trente Jones
This one needs a full-page explanation: Trente Jones in pick 157, miles early. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick167 Rnd5 Ty'Ron Hopper
A premium they did not need to pay, Ty'Ron Hopper a notch or two before his time. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick177 Rnd6 Curtis Jacobs
Curtis Jacobs in slot 177 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
Pick230 Rnd7 Nathan Thomas
They took Nathan Thomas at par in pick No. 230, which is nothing to complain about. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick232 Rnd7 LaDarius Henderson
A swing that ignored the value entirely, LaDarius Henderson well ahead of where he belonged. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.