B
Minnesota Vikings
Good, not great, for the Vikings: B.
by zhayden35 ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 11 picks
· 6 steals
· 2 reaches
The Vikings clearly saw something nobody else did in Zach Frazier, taking him 31 picks ahead of his grade. The board is not convinced. Call it a sensible B, earned the boring way.
The Colson pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch. They punted on running back, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.
In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.
Pick-by-Pick
In slot 27 they get a lockdown presence outside, outstanding value to boot.
A reasonable price with a little left over, Chris Braswell in pick 42. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
They reached a country mile for Zach Frazier at Round 2, Pick 18, and the board is aghast. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
They jumped the gun on Cooper Beebe, taking him earlier than his grade liked. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
A slide stopped in the 108th pick, with Spencer Rattler worth more than the price. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Junior Colson in No. 130 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
A quiet steal in No. 137: Sataoa Laumea for less than the market said. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Javion Cohen in Round 5, Pick 12 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Cole Bishop at the 160th overall pick. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Good price on Malik Washington in pick 165, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. The roster fit checks out.
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Steele Chambers at pick No. 230 is the proof. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.