B
Minnesota Vikings
The Vikings bet the future on Maye. The board says B.
by RB ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 10 picks
· 4 steals
· 3 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.
If Wiley pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about. The Cooper steal is the beam this whole class leans on. The safety hole is the one line item this class does not answer.
All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but safety.
Pick-by-Pick
In No. 11 they get a franchise quarterback. The biggest hole, addressed.
Fair-plus on Bralen Trice, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
They robbed the room for Edgerrin Cooper here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
A premium they did not need to pay, Darius Robinson a notch or two before his time. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
DJ James at the Round 4 slot is money in the bank, a cornerback taken below his worth. A minor itch, scratched.
Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint in the 148th pick is fair value, right on his grade. The roster fit checks out.
They reached into another round for Jordan Jefferson, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
A quiet steal in pick No. 168: Austin Booker for less than the market said. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
They reached a country mile for Jared Wiley at slot 179, and the board is aghast. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Sheridan Jones at pick 230 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.