Photo by John Smolek/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Yeah, seems like a solid pick Last night in Detroit, the Minnesota Vikings shocked a lot of people when they made a move up the draft board from #23 to #17 to select Alabama edge defender Dallas Turner with their second selection of the night. While it might have been surprising to see Turner land in Minnesota, his talent is already being recognized by some of the Really Smart Football People™. The folks from the DraftKings Sportsbook have put together some early odds for the Offensive and Defensive Rookie of the Year Awards for 2024, and T ..read more

Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images Well, from most perspectives, anyway Anyone that’s followed this site for any length of time knows that I, personally, am not a big fan of draft “grades” that come out before any of these players have even taken a snap. However, I also recognize that there are a lot of people out there that are, and so I’ve put together a quick roundup of some of the grades that the team has been given by some of the Really Smart Football People™ out there to get their initial thoughts on the Minnesota Vikings and what they did on Thursday night. Chad Reuter, NFL dot com: A ..read more

Photo by Todd Rosenberg/Getty Images From both perspectives, even One of the highlights of any Draft weekend in the NFL comes from the teams releasing the footage of each of their draftees getting the biggest phone call of their lives from the team’s front office. While I’m sure the Minnesota Vikings will release footage of all of their draftees getting the call sometime after the 2024 NFL Draft is over, we already have footage of their first selection getting his notification. Earlier this morning, the Vikings released their video of Kwesi Adofo-Mensah and Kevin O’Connell talking to Michigan ..read more

And you can get in on the fun For the first time in franchise history, the Minnesota Vikings selected a quarterback with a top ten Draft choice on Thursday night when they selected Michigan star J.J. McCarthy in the 2024 NFL Draft. To celebrate, our friends from BreakingT have already put together a couple of pretty nice designs to commemorate his selection. You can get a better look at the shirts as part of the Minnesota Collection over at BreakingT, and both of these designs are pretty nice. One of them is a black shirt with a picture of McCarthy on it in front of an outline of the state o ..read more

Photo by Bailey Hillesheim/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images But is it going to matter? Last night was a pretty exciting first round of the 2024 NFL Draft for the Minnesota Vikings, and I think that’s something that we can all admit. However, in all that excitement, it turns out that the Vikings are currently a bit short of capital for next year’s NFL Draft. After making the trade that allowed them to select Alabama edge defender Dallas Turner, the Vikings are now down to just three draft picks for next year’s selection meeting: their first-round pick and a pair of fifth-rounders. Where did all ..read more

Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports Since Our Last Open Thread... 2024 NFL Draft: Minnesota Vikings select J.J. McCarthy What J.J. McCarthy brings to the Minnesota Vikings 2024 NFL Draft: Minnesota Vikings select Dallas Turner Minnesota Vikings NFL Draft Round 1 Reacts Survey Again, we all know the rules, but in case someone is new: No discussion of politics or religion No feeding of the trolls Leave the gender hatred at the door Keep the bad language to a minimum (using the spoiler tags, if you must) Speaking of which, if discussing a newer show or movie, please use spoiler tags No pictures that coul ..read more

Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports What do you think of the pick? Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NFL. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Minnesota Vikings fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. Well, for the first time in the history of the franchise, the Minnesota Vikings have selected a quarterback in the top ten picks of an NFL Draft. We now know that after a small trade up to #10 with the New York Jets, the Minnesota Vikings selected Michigan quarterback J.J. McCarthy. The common wisdom going i ..read more

Photo by Steve Limentani/ISI Photos/Getty Images The top edge rusher on the board finds his way to Minnesota After making yet another dramatic move up the board in the 2024 NFL Draft, the Minnesota Vikings have acquired a dynamic defensive player and one of the top edge rushers in this year’s class. With the 17th pick in the 2024 NFL Draft, the Minnesota Vikings have selected Edge defender Dallas Turner from the University of Alabama. Going into this year’s Draft, Turner’s name was atop just about everybody’s list of the best edge defenders in this year’s class. However, with the first 14 pla ..read more

Photo by Justin Ford/Getty Images Another move up the board The Minnesota Vikings have made another move up the draft board, this time swinging a deal with the Jacksonville Jaguars The Vikings have moved up to the #17 overall pick, which they used to select Alabama edge rusher Dallas Turner. In exchange, the Jaguars received #23 overall, pick #167, a 2023 third-round pick, and a 2023 fourth-round pick. This is another huge trade for the Vikings, as they’ve now acquired the player that many thought was the top edge player on the board going into this draft. He’s going to have the opportunity t ..read more

Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images Keep the talk going here! It’s time to move on to another discussion post for the first round of the 2024 NFL Draft, and because the Minnesota Vikings didn’t have to give up the 23rd overall pick to select Michigan quarterback J.J. McCarthy, they’ll be making another pick this evening and I have no idea where they might be going. Wherever they go, we’re going to have analysis of the pick as soon as it happens. In the meantime, you can talk about what you think the Vikings might do and what you think about the McCarthy pick. We’ll be tracking all of the pick ..read more