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Minnesota Vikings
The Vikings left with their quarterback, and a B- to match.
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2024 NFL Draft
· 8 picks
· 7 steals
· 0 reaches
The Vikings spent the pick that matters most on Drake Maye, and a roster that has been waiting on a passer can start to take shape. Good, not great, and the B- says as much.
If one pick saves this weekend, it is Devonshire. A whole weekend of picks and edge rusher is somehow still a want.
Nothing here to lose sleep over, and plenty to feel decent about.
Pick-by-Pick
In pick No. 3 they get their quarterback of the future. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Caelen Carson slipping to slot 108 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. A minor need, but a need all the same.
You do not let a running back like Braelon Allen reach No. 129 and blink. They did not. It fills a real need, too.
A quiet steal in the 157th overall pick: Luke McCaffrey for less than the market said. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Nehemiah Pritchett at the Round 5 slot is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Tykee Smith in the 177th pick. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Trente Jones in Round 7, Pick 10 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
M.J. Devonshire at pick 232 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.