B
Minnesota Vikings
A solid, sensible weekend for the Vikings: B.
by wbwychor ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 8 picks
· 0 steals
· 4 reaches
The rest of the league had time to spare on Tanor Bortolini; the Vikings did not wait, grabbing him 38 spots ahead at slot 179.
The safety hole is the one line item this class does not answer. The roster is better shaped than it was, with quarterback chief among the fixes. Innis Gaines gives the group a proven body among the projects.
A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.
Pick-by-Pick
In pick No. 11 they get a problem off the edge at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
They did well to land Darius Robinson in pick 42, just ahead of his grade. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
They left a pile of value on the table to take Michael Pratt this early at the 109th overall pick. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Tommy Eichenberg at No. 130 is a conviction pick that outran the value. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Jha'Quan Jackson in Round 5, Pick 30 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. The roster fit checks out.
Javion Cohen at the Round 5 slot is right where the board had him, plain and simple. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Tanor Bortolini at slot 179 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Nothing to complain about; Jordan Jefferson went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. It patches a soft spot without any drama.