Daniel Jeremiah of NFL Media has the benefit of having experience within an NFL draft room and being in the media landscape. Because of that unique connection, he has reliable sources that make his mock drafts more accurate than most. Last year he predicted the Houston Texans trading up to have picks two and three. In 2024, Jeremiah has the Minnesota Vikings taking a similarly bold choice by staying pat and not trading up for a quarterback. Ironically, a quarterback was predicted to fall to them and Vikings fans can take a deep breath if that happens. J.J. McCarthy falls down to number eleven ..read more

Everyone knows that the Minnesota Vikings are in the market for a quarterback in the 2024 NFL Draft. They will most likely have to trade up with someone to get one from this class. Because of that, the team is most likely to have a team take advantage of their desperation. While talking on the Rich Eisen show, ESPN’s Adam Schefter hinted at this. The ESPN insider told Eisen, “Minnesota is more desperate to get up (to pick No. 3). Minnesota has more ammunition to get up there. The Giants are more in striking range of getting up there… what in the end is more valuable? The more desperate team wi ..read more

The very plugged-in Dianna Russini of The Athletic had an eyebrow-raising item on Monday in the digital version of the publication’s Scoop City newsletter. It was more of a tease for her Wednesday column, but if you follow the Minnesota Vikings, it caught your attention. Russini wrote: I have a list of five GM’s who I believe need to nail this draft for their own job security and, more importantly, their team’s future. This Wednesday, my column will go live. But I’ll give you an exclusive here: The GM under the most pressure in this draft is the Vikings’ Kwesi Adofo-Mensah. Three years into hi ..read more

The 23rd pick in the NFL draft may be a turnoff for some but gold for others. What talent is there for a team drafting in the back half of the draft? History tells us quite a bit. Let’s pretend we live in a world where the Minnesota Vikings don’t trade up for a top pick to select a quarterback. Perhaps they trade up and somehow keep that 23rd pick. It will go a long way to building the roster up in an ultra-competitive NFC North. Here are the last ten picks at the 23rd overall draft spot ..read more

The NFL draft is tomorrow, and we could see a whole lot of drama at the top. It’s no secret that the Minnesota Vikings need a quarterback, and conventional wisdom says they’re looking to move up to get one. The problem? They’re far from the only team that needs a QB, and they may not be the only ones looking to move up, either. According to Adam Schefter in an interview on the Pat McAfee Show, the Vikings could be competing with the New York Giants to trade up for their quarterback. McAfee asked Schefter about the New England Patriots’ position at three, and Schefter mentioned that the Vikings ..read more

The 2024 NFL draft is just days away, where teams are finalizing their draft boards before things kick off in Detroit on April 25. There are plenty of storylines to monitor heading into the first round, including how the run of quarterbacks unfolds. At this point, it’s all but official that the Chicago Bears will draft Caleb Williams at first overall. After that, everything’s on the table — what the Washington Commanders decide, quarterback-needy teams looking to move up and teams looking to trade up for other premium talent. We’re unveiling our seventh and final NFL Wires mock draft of the 2 ..read more

With the NFL draft just a day away, the rumors are coming in fast and heavy. The latest from CBS Sports NFL Insider Johnathan Jones paints an interesting picture for the Minnesota Vikings and what they may get out of Thursday’s first round. While it’s long been assumed that the Vikings acquired the 23rd pick in the draft from the Houston Texans as more ammunition to move up from #11 to take a quarterback, general manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah is reportedly hesitant to put that pick in a package, reports Jones. Adofo-Mensah may have no choice about including that second first-round pick in a trade ..read more

One of the biggest questions coming into this week’s NFL draft is if the Minnesota Vikings are going to be able to get their quarterback of the future, and just how much they’re going to have to give up to do so. But what if the Vikings don’t have to give up anything and can still land a potential franchise QB? That’s the scenario that played out in the latest mock draft from The 33rd Team’s Ari Meirov. Meirov has the Vikings standing pat at the 11th spot and still landing former Michigan quarterback J.J. McCarthy. Here’s Meirov’s analysis of the selection and McCarthy’s fit in Minnesota: A t ..read more

We are a little over 24 hours from the start of the 2024 NFL Draft. As we near the conclusion of this draft cycle we wanted to use one last mock draft exercise to playout what may be the most realistic outcome for the Vikings on draft night. It was once as simple as the team would trade up or they wouldn’t. Now we have an idea of who a trade partner is shaping up into. The New England Patriots have emerged as the favorite for a trade back inside the top order of the draft. That would land the Vikings into the top three of the draft and allow them their choice of two quarterbacks. Let’s see wh ..read more

ESPN’s Jordan Reid has a strong connection to Minnesota and a unique understanding of how this franchise operates. When he speaks about the Minnesota Vikings, everyone should listen. We listened, and we loved the final selections he made for the team in the first round of his final mock draft. In his final mock draft, he has the Vikings trading up for a quarterback, but not to the usual spot we see. He has Kwesi Adofo-Mensah taking advantage of a slide coming for J.J. McCarthy. The Vikings General Manager trades up with the Atlanta Falcons to get to the 8th overall selection and only had to se ..read more