D-
Minnesota Vikings
A franchise passer in Williams headlines a D- weekend for the Vikings.
by ldazi ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 6 picks
· 5 steals
· 0 reaches
The Vikings lost the trade war and it was not close, handing partners the better end again and again.
Everything downstream of Caleb Williams depends on Caleb Williams, and the building knows it. Cowing falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch. A whole weekend of picks and edge rusher is somehow still a want.
They are betting the present roster is worth a lighter draft next spring.
It is a steep hill from here, and the grade knows it.
Pick-by-Pick
In pick 1 they get the face of the franchise. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
They let Kris Abrams-Draine come to them and pounced at No. 134. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Circle this one: Moose Muhammad III at the Round 5 slot is a fall that decides a draft. A need, and now a little less of one.
Jacob Cowing in slot 218 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Steal is underselling it; Sheridan Jones at the 233rd overall pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
You do not let a wide receiver like Isaiah Williams reach pick No. 241 and blink. They did not. It patches a soft spot without any drama.