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Minnesota Vikings

The Vikings robbed the room for Sainristil. Final grade: A-.

by - · 2024 NFL Draft · 14 picks · 4 steals · 0 reaches
Value B-
Need B
Trades A+
Future A+

Give the war room a raise for the dealing alone. The Vikings came out ahead on every exchange that mattered, and it was not close.

Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Sainristil. Leaving edge rusher unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

The Vikings clearly valued win-now help, adding bodies who have done it before.

In short, they turned a good board into a better roster, and it shows.

Pick-by-Pick

R2.10 · Pick 42 · J.J. McCarthy · QB · rank 43
J.J. McCarthy in Round 2, Pick 10 is fair value, right on his grade. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R4.3 · Pick 103 · Christian Mahogany · OG · rank 86
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Christian Mahogany in pick 103. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R4.8 · Pick 108 · MarShawn Lloyd · RB · rank 108
They paid sticker price for MarShawn Lloyd in the 108th overall pick, and that is fine. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
R4.28 · Pick 128 · Cam Hart · CB · rank 124
They did well to land Cam Hart in the 128th pick, just ahead of his grade. A minor need, but a need all the same.
R5.12 · Pick 148 · Jaden Hicks · S · rank 126
You do not let a safety like Jaden Hicks reach pick No. 148 and blink. They did not. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R5.27 · Pick 163 · Mike Sainristil · CB · rank 135
Taking Mike Sainristil in the Round 5 slot is close to grand larceny; a cornerback that good had no business lasting this long. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
R5.28 · Pick 164 · LaDarius Henderson · OT · rank 162
No drama and no debate, LaDarius Henderson went about where he belonged in the Round 5 slot. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R6.4 · Pick 179 · Kaden Prather · WR · rank 174
Good price on Kaden Prather in pick 179, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. A need, and now a little less of one.
R6.20 · Pick 195 · Austin Stogner · TE · rank 189
Austin Stogner at pick No. 195 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
R6.31 · Pick 206 · DeWayne Carter · DT · rank 204
By-the-book stuff, DeWayne Carter at slot 206 squarely in line with his ranking. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
R7.10 · Pick 230 · Sheridan Jones · CB · rank 213
A tidy bit of business in No. 230, where Sheridan Jones graded well above the range. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
R7.17 · Pick 237 · Eric Gentry · LB · rank 239
Eric Gentry in the 237th pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
R7.25 · Pick 245 · Donovan Jennings · OT · rank 244
They took Donovan Jennings at par in the 245th overall pick, which is nothing to complain about. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R7.29 · Pick 249 · Edefuan Ulofoshio · LB · rank 247
A straight-up fair deal on Edefuan Ulofoshio at Round 7, Pick 29, value and slot in agreement. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
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