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Minnesota Vikings

The Vikings bet the future on Nix. The board says B+.

by - · 2024 NFL Draft · 13 picks · 2 steals · 1 reaches
Value B
Need B
Trades A+
Future B-

The search is over. The Vikings handed the keys to Bo Nix, and the whole operation now runs on his development.

The trade ledger is the best part of the whole weekend. Leaving wide receiver unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

If one pick saves this weekend, it is Morgan.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but wide receiver.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.31 · Pick 31 · Bo Nix · QB · rank 24
In Round 1, Pick 31 they get a passer to set the clock by at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
R2.10 · Pick 42 · Jordan Morgan · OT · rank 26
They read the board right and Jordan Morgan was the payoff at No. 42. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R2.16 · Pick 48 · Ennis Rakestraw Jr. · CB · rank 44
A reasonable price with a little left over, Ennis Rakestraw Jr. in the 48th pick. A minor itch, scratched.
R2.25 · Pick 57 · Brandon Dorlus · DE-EDGE · rank 60
They took Brandon Dorlus at par in pick No. 57, which is nothing to complain about. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R3.31 · Pick 94 · Marist Liufau · LB · rank 90
Fair-plus on Marist Liufau, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
R3.35 · Pick 98 · Tykee Smith · S · rank 96
No drama and no debate, Tykee Smith went about where he belonged in the 98th overall pick. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R4.8 · Pick 108 · Dominick Puni · OT · rank 102
Good price on Dominick Puni in the Round 4 slot, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R4.28 · Pick 128 · Ray Davis · RB · rank 124
They did well to land Ray Davis in slot 128, just ahead of his grade. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
R5.12 · Pick 148 · Jaylin Simpson · CB · rank 144
Jaylin Simpson in the 148th overall pick is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.
R5.27 · Pick 163 · Layden Robinson · OG · rank 161
Layden Robinson at No. 163 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R5.28 · Pick 164 · Justin Rogers · DL · rank 168
Justin Rogers in pick 164 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It fills a real need, too.
R6.5 · Pick 180 · Steve Linton · LB-EDGE · rank 189
They paid up for Steve Linton at the Round 6 slot when waiting would have done the job. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R7.10 · Pick 230 · BJ Mayes · CB · rank 217
BJ Mayes in pick No. 230 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
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