B
Minnesota Vikings
Quarterback settled, McCarthy in the fold, and a B for the Vikings.
by bwbryz97 ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 17 picks
· 5 steals
· 5 reaches
After circling the position for what felt like forever, the Vikings committed. J.J. McCarthy is the quarterback now, and the roster gets built to his timeline. A dependable weekend that grades out a B.
If Nugent pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about. On value alone, Hunt makes the weekend a net positive.
In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.
Pick-by-Pick
In No. 23 they get a run-stuffing presence up front, a steep price for the projection.
In Round 1, Pick 24 they get a franchise quarterback at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Braden Fiske in the Round 2 slot is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Blake Corum well ahead of where he belonged. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
They read the board right and Calen Bullock was the payoff at pick 95. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Cam Hart at pick No. 108 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
A market-rate edge rusher, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Mohamed Kamara. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
By-the-book stuff, Jaylin Simpson at slot 129 squarely in line with his ranking. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
Somehow Christian Jones was still sitting there in the 153rd pick, and they pounced on premier offensive lineman value. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Luke McCaffrey slid further than he should have, and Round 5, Pick 21 is lovely value for the wide receiver. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Drake Nugent. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Joe Milton III in pick 160 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
No edge and no loss on Kamal Hadden in the Round 5 slot; it is a wash and a sensible one. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
Grayson Murphy at No. 174 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Jalyx Hunt in slot 177 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. This was not a hole anyone had circled.
They paid up for Brevyn Spann-Ford at pick No. 232 when waiting would have done the job. The roster fit checks out.
Frank Gore Jr. in slot 236 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. It patches a soft spot without any drama.