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Minnesota Vikings

More right than wrong for the Vikings, and a B- to prove it.

by 51 · 2024 NFL Draft · 14 picks · 4 steals · 4 reaches
Value C+
Need B
Trades B
Future B-

The Vikings bet big and early on DeMonte Capehart, 76 picks ahead of the board. Bold does not always mean right.

Getting Wilson where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class. Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

Nothing here to lose sleep over, and plenty to feel decent about.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.11 · Pick 11 · Taliese Fuaga · OT · rank 17
In pick No. 11 they get a cornerstone up front. Exactly the need they had to hit.
R3.2 · Pick 66 · Trey Benson · RB · rank 68
No edge and no loss on Trey Benson in No. 66; it is a wash and a sensible one. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
R3.27 · Pick 90 · Cooper Beebe · OG · rank 75
Cooper Beebe at pick 90 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R3.37 · Pick 100 · Roman Wilson · WR · rank 79
Steal is underselling it; Roman Wilson at the 100th overall pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
R4.9 · Pick 109 · Jalyx Hunt · S-EDGE · rank 133
Value said wait; Jalyx Hunt in Round 4, Pick 9 says they were not listening. Not a spot anyone had flagged, which makes it a head-scratcher.
R4.30 · Pick 130 · James Williams · S · rank 135
A market-rate safety, with the board and the slot shaking hands on James Williams. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R5.1 · Pick 137 · Kris Abrams-Draine · CB · rank 122
A quiet steal in pick 137: Kris Abrams-Draine for less than the market said. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
R5.9 · Pick 145 · Jordan Travis · QB · rank 137
They let Jordan Travis come to them and pounced at the 145th pick. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R5.17 · Pick 153 · Khristian Boyd · DL-EDGE · rank 161
A reach on Khristian Boyd in No. 153; the board had better options right there. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R5.21 · Pick 157 · Theo Johnson · TE · rank 152
Good price on Theo Johnson in the Round 5 slot, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
R5.30 · Pick 166 · Edefuan Ulofoshio · LB · rank 160
A tidy little value on Edefuan Ulofoshio in Round 5, Pick 30, a step better than break-even. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
R6.4 · Pick 179 · Delmar Glaze · C · rank 180
Delmar Glaze in the 179th overall pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R7.2 · Pick 222 · DeMonte Capehart · DT · rank 298
DeMonte Capehart at slot 222 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. It fills a real need, too.
R7.7 · Pick 227 · Isaac Guerendo · RB · rank 275
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Isaac Guerendo. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
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