The Vikings got their quarterback of the future and a few other intriguing players in this draft.
The 2024 NFL Draft is in the books — and what a draft it was. The Vikings selected seven players, but their class will be defined by the success or failure of the first one they took on Thursday night. After determining that they wouldn't be able to move up into the top three and watching four quarterbacks go off the board in the first eight picks, they moved up one spot to pick Michigan's J.J. McCarthy tenth overall, making him the highest-drafted quarterback in franchise history.
McCarthy was a polarizing prospect due to his lack of passing volume at Michigan, but there's a lot to like when you watch his tape and look at his efficiency numbers. He's a proven winner and a natural leader with plenty of arm talent and athleticism, and he has always produced in the situations where his team needs him most: on third downs and in the red zone. He's landing in the best environment of any rookie quarterback this year, which helps.
"We were able to add two cornerstone-type pieces to the franchise," GM Kwesi Adofo-Mensah said."Add a quarterback who’s got a lot of potential of ability — he’s won at a high level in a lot of different places. An edge rusher who again impacts the game and is really just scratching the surface with his ability. We can’t believe we got them both in the same draft."The Vikings better hope McCarthy and Turner pan out, because they gave up a lot to go get them.
To help rationalize the Turner trade, you can point out that it was only possible because the Vikings didn't have to deal the 23rd pick to move up into the top five for a quarterback, like many thought they would. You can say that the Vikings getting a projected top-ten pick at No. 17 overall shifts the equation a bit. You can point out that even though they won't be able to do much in next year's draft, they'll have a ton of cap space to address needs in free agency.
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