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Minnesota Vikings

Grand theft in Round 7, Pick 10: the Vikings steal Jones and grade out a D-.

by Darthamius · 2024 NFL Draft · 13 picks · 4 steals · 0 reaches
Value B-
Need B
Trades F
Future B-

The Vikings lost the trade war and it was not close, handing partners the better end again and again.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through running back. They banked enough surplus on Jones to cover a lot of smaller sins.

Adding Julian Blackmon by trade rounds out the weekend beyond the rookies.

Bottom line, they will be counting on several picks to beat their grades.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.11 · Pick 11 · Jer'Zhan Newton · DL · rank 12
In pick No. 11 they get a wrecking ball inside at fair value. A real need, handled.
R1.15 · Pick 15 · Jared Verse · DE-EDGE · rank 16
In the 15th pick they get a premier pass rusher. Exactly the need they had to hit.
R2.10 · Pick 42 · J.J. McCarthy · QB · rank 46
No edge and no loss on J.J. McCarthy in the Round 2 slot; it is a wash and a sensible one. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R2.14 · Pick 46 · Jermaine Burton · WR · rank 51
Jermaine Burton in pick 46 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
R3.18 · Pick 82 · Christian Haynes · OG · rank 77
Christian Haynes in the 82nd overall pick is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R4.8 · Pick 108 · Beau Brade · S · rank 110
No drama and no debate, Beau Brade went about where he belonged in slot 108. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R4.30 · Pick 130 · Nelson Ceaser · DL-EDGE · rank 114
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Nelson Ceaser at the 130th overall pick. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R5.12 · Pick 148 · Javion Cohen · OG · rank 145
Javion Cohen at No. 148 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the offensive lineman. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R5.24 · Pick 160 · Edefuan Ulofoshio · LB · rank 152
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Edefuan Ulofoshio at Round 5, Pick 24 is the proof. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
R5.29 · Pick 165 · Chau Smith-Wade · CB · rank 158
Chau Smith-Wade in pick 165 lands just on the right side of the ledger. A minor itch, scratched.
R6.4 · Pick 179 · Trey Knox · TE · rank 176
Fair-plus on Trey Knox, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
R7.10 · Pick 230 · Sheridan Jones · CB · rank 212
Sheridan Jones at the 230th pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
R7.15 · Pick 235 · Taulia Tagovailoa · QB · rank 220
Taulia Tagovailoa slid further than he should have, and the Round 7 slot is lovely value for the quarterback. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
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