B-
Minnesota Vikings
The Vikings let Elliss fall into their laps, and walked away with a B-.
by Coach_Sweat ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 8 picks
· 4 steals
· 3 reaches
The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: Jonah Elliss, the 109th pick, roughly 23 picks past where he belonged. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B-.
That safety hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. The Boyd pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over.
Good work on the whole, with safety the one box left unchecked.
Pick-by-Pick
In Round 1, Pick 11 they get a seam-stretching tight end. A real need, handled.
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and J.J. McCarthy at No. 42 is the proof. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
A edge rusher of that caliber at pick 109 is the definition of value, full stop. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
They left a pile of value on the table to take Justin Eboigbe this early at the 130th pick. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
They reached a country mile for Khristian Boyd at pick No. 156, and the board is aghast. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
They went early on Ty'Ron Hopper in the Round 5 slot, and the value did not follow. A minor itch, scratched.
Kamal Hadden slid further than he should have, and slot 179 is lovely value for the cornerback. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
A tidy bit of business in the 190th overall pick, where Johnny Dixon graded well above the range. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.