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Vikings 2024 draft

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Draft Selections
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (MIN)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (MIN)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Tyleik Williams Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (MIN)
Tyleik Williams
DT Ohio State
Jaylan Ford Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (MIN)
Jaylan Ford
LB Texas
Chau Smith-Wade Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (MIN)
Chau Smith-Wade
DB Washington State
Shemar Turner Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (MIN)
Shemar Turner
DL-EDGE Texas A&M
Aki Ogunbiyi Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (MIN)
Aki Ogunbiyi
OG Texas A&M
Jake Briningstool Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (MIN)
Jake Briningstool
TE Clemson
Draft Picks Received
Tyleik Williams Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (NE)
Tyleik Williams
DT Ohio State
Draft Picks Traded
Junior Colson Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (NE)
Junior Colson
LB Michigan
Players traded away
Head Shot
Akayleb Evans
CB
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall C+
ValueC NeedB+ TradesC FutureB-
The Vikings bet the future on McCarthy. The board says C+.

The Vikings spent the pick that matters most on J.J. McCarthy, and a roster that has been waiting on a passer can start to take shape.

The cost of the Ogunbiyi reach is exactly the players who went right after him. The safety hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

On the needs board they went 6 of 8, with quarterback the one that mattered most. The offense got the lion's share of the attention.

Not a disaster, not a triumph, just a middling class.

Pick Analysis
Pick20 Rnd1 J.J. McCarthy
In pick 20 they get a long-term answer under center. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick52 Rnd2 TreVeyon Henderson
TreVeyon Henderson at slot 52 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick104 Rnd4 Tyleik Williams
Tyleik Williams in the 104th pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. The roster fit checks out.
Pick157 Rnd5 Jaylan Ford
A real head-scratcher, Jaylan Ford in Round 5, Pick 21 is miles ahead of his ranking. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick160 Rnd5 Chau Smith-Wade
Chau Smith-Wade at the Round 5 slot is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. A fine player at a spot low on the priority list.
Pick168 Rnd5 Shemar Turner
Shemar Turner in pick No. 168 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick179 Rnd6 Aki Ogunbiyi
Value said wait; Aki Ogunbiyi in the 179th overall pick says they were not listening. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick241 Rnd7 Jake Briningstool
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Jake Briningstool well ahead of where he belonged. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.