B
Minnesota Vikings
The Vikings kept it disciplined and banked a B.
by wbwychor ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 13 picks
· 1 steals
· 3 reaches
The war room fell hard for Isaiah Davis, and it showed at slot 130: 62 picks ahead of a board that had other ideas.
The offensive lineman hole is the one line item this class does not answer. Landing Jones that late papers over a lot of smaller sins. They left with quarterback solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.
Nothing here to lose sleep over, and plenty to feel decent about.
Pick-by-Pick
In the 30th pick they get a two-high chess piece. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Kris Jenkins at No. 56 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Mike Sainristil in Round 3, Pick 24 is fair value, right on his grade. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
A market-rate edge rusher, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Gabriel Murphy. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
No drama and no debate, Michael Hall Jr. went about where he belonged in pick No. 93. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
A straight-up fair deal on Michael Pratt at pick 108, value and slot in agreement. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Ainias Smith in slot 128 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
A big swing on Isaiah Davis at pick No. 130, well ahead of any board in the building. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Jarrian Jones in pick 148 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
Good price on Moose Muhammad III in No. 160, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. A need, and now a little less of one.
They took Austin Booker at par in the 165th pick, which is nothing to complain about. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Justin Walley at the 179th overall pick is a conviction pick that outran the value. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
Brevyn Spann-Ford at Round 7, Pick 10 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. The roster fit checks out.
