B+
Minnesota Vikings
Larceny in the 241st overall pick lands the Vikings a B+, Williams and all.
by swampthing ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 7 picks
· 6 steals
· 0 reaches
The real work happened on the phones. The Vikings fleeced their trade partners, turning their picks into a noticeably bigger pile than they started with. A dependable weekend that grades out a B+.
The Williams pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch. For all the activity, quarterback went untouched, which is hard to explain. The Vikings clearly valued win-now help, adding bodies who have done it before.
The roster is better shaped than it was, with edge rusher chief among the fixes.
A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.
Pick-by-Pick
In slot 20 they get juice off the edge. Exactly the need they had to hit.
A quiet steal in pick No. 104: Christian Haynes for less than the market said. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
They robbed the room for Max Melton here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Steal is underselling it; Darius Robinson at the 161st pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Lathan Ransom at Round 5, Pick 32 is money in the bank, a safety taken below his worth. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
A top-tier running back at a bargain, Frank Gore Jr. in pick 179, plain and simple. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
They will replay Mario Williams at the 241st overall pick for years; that is how good the value is. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.