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Minnesota Vikings
The Vikings left with their quarterback, and a B to match.
by stogie928 ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 11 picks
· 8 steals
· 1 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.
On value alone, Milton makes the weekend a net positive. They will need McCarthy to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it.
For all the activity, tight end went untouched, which is hard to explain.
In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.
Pick-by-Pick
In Round 1, Pick 11 they get the arm they will build around, a steep price for the projection. Exactly the need they had to hit.
In pick 26 they get juice off the edge. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
A slide stopped in the Round 3 slot, with Mike Sainristil worth more than the price. A minor itch, scratched.
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Brenden Rice at No. 108 is the proof. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Cedric Gray slipping to slot 125 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. It adds depth where they could use a little.
A tidy little value on McKinnley Jackson in the 129th overall pick, a step better than break-even. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
The board had Luke McCaffrey higher than the 157th pick, and the wide receiver fell to them anyway. The roster fit checks out.
Hunter Nourzad at pick No. 167 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Sione Vaki in Round 6, Pick 2 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Garret Greenfield at pick No. 230 is money in the bank, a offensive lineman taken below his worth. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
The board fumbled Kendall Milton all the way to slot 232, and they scooped it up. It fills a real need, too.