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Minnesota Vikings
Nix is the plan now, and the Vikings grade out a A.
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2024 NFL Draft
· 8 picks
· 5 steals
· 1 reaches
The search is over. The Vikings handed the keys to Bo Nix, and the whole operation now runs on his development.
The phones were where this weekend was really won. On value alone, Arnold makes the weekend a net positive. For all the activity, tight end went untouched, which is hard to explain.
Nix has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced.
Bottom line, with Bo Nix leading the way, this is a class that should pay off fast and rarely be regretted.
Pick-by-Pick
In the 16th pick they get a franchise quarterback, though they paid up to get him. Exactly the need they had to hit.
They will replay Terrion Arnold at slot 42 for years; that is how good the value is. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Braelon Allen in Round 4, Pick 8 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Jahdae Barron at pick 130 is the proof. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
A quiet steal in No. 148: Nelson Ceaser for less than the market said. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Moose Muhammad III at the Round 5 slot. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Aki Ogunbiyi at pick No. 179 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Value with a capital V on Ben Bywater in the 192nd overall pick, a genuine coup. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.