Quarterbacks will be the biggest story behind the 2024 NFL Draft in both where they are taken and who select them. The Minnesota Vikings are hoping to get one of those quarterbacks at the top of the draft. The difficulty will be getting a team to accept a trade back because of how good the quarterback class is.
The tough part for the Vikings is finding a team to make the trade back. The New England Patriots, Arizona Cardinals and Los Angeles Chargers are the prime teams to make a move with, but they all have good reason to stay at their current draft position.
Vikings get quarterback, edge rusher in Daniel Jeremiah's mock draft
NFL Network's Daniel Jeremiah released his final mock draft and the Vikings didn't make a trade up at all. They stay put at 11th overall and take Michigan quarterback J.J. McCarthy.
I wouldn't rule out Minnesota trading up a couple spots for a quarterback, but all the information I've gathered in the last couple days suggests the Vikings are not crazy about making a bold move up the board for McCarthy. I believe they've grown more comfortable with Michael Penix Jr. as a fallback option if a team were to leapfrog them for McCarthy.
The tidbits here are interesting for the Vikings. Jeremiah doesn't believe they will make a big trade up for McCarthy. That's something that hasn't been discussed much before but it does make sense considering that his profile doesn't equal that of the other top quarterbacks.
The Vikings do keep 23rd overall here and they get my fourth-ranked player and top edge rusher in Penn State's Chop Robinson.
Robinson is a dynamic edge rusher who fills a need for Minnesota.
His first step is elite and reminiscent of Von Miller's. That allows him to dominate both in the run and pass games. Needless to say, this would be a massive home run for the Vikings.
