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Minnesota Vikings

Larceny in Round 6, Pick 4 lands the Vikings a B, Sainristil and all.

by Con9nor3 · 2024 NFL Draft · 13 picks · 5 steals · 0 reaches
Value B
Need B
Trades A
Future B-

Call it larceny. Mike Sainristil sat on the board until pick 179, and the Vikings did not need to be asked twice. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped quarterback, which is a strange place to end up. Small wins on the phones, but wins all the same. The roster is better shaped than it was, with edge rusher chief among the fixes.

They chose more darts over a bigger single swing.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.12 · Pick 12 · Jared Verse · DE-EDGE · rank 12
In Round 1, Pick 12 they get a disruptor off the edge. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
R2.26 · Pick 58 · Jonathon Brooks · RB · rank 59
No edge and no loss on Jonathon Brooks in the 58th overall pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. It fills a real need, too.
R3.26 · Pick 89 · Christian Haynes · OG · rank 89
Christian Haynes in the Round 3 slot is fair value, right on his grade. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R4.12 · Pick 112 · Cam Hart · CB · rank 104
Cam Hart at No. 112 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. It adds depth where they could use a little.
R4.27 · Pick 127 · Blake Fisher · OT · rank 112
Nice patience on Blake Fisher, who had no business lasting to pick 127. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R5.1 · Pick 137 · James Williams · S · rank 129
James Williams in slot 137 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R5.13 · Pick 149 · Khyree Jackson · CB · rank 128
Taking Khyree Jackson in the 149th pick is close to grand larceny; a cornerback that good had no business lasting this long. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
R5.21 · Pick 157 · Javion Cohen · OG · rank 156
Javion Cohen at pick No. 157 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R5.26 · Pick 162 · Ainias Smith · WR · rank 161
A straight-up fair deal on Ainias Smith at No. 162, value and slot in agreement. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
R5.29 · Pick 165 · Sincere Haynesworth · C · rank 165
Sincere Haynesworth in Round 5, Pick 29 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R5.32 · Pick 168 · Braden Fiske · DL · rank 172
A market-rate interior defensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Braden Fiske. A need, and now a little less of one.
R6.4 · Pick 179 · Mike Sainristil · CB · rank 150
Mike Sainristil at slot 179 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
R7.13 · Pick 233 · Austin Stogner · TE · rank 235
They took Austin Stogner at par in pick No. 233, which is nothing to complain about. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
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