Viking Players with 1st Round Value
Players worth Round 1 picks by team
Minnesota Vikings
Two first-round picks and more:
Justin Jefferson . He is coming off his worst season as a pro, but I think it seems fair to point at super inconsistent quarterback play as the biggest factor for Jefferson's dip. We're now firmly in his peak seasons as a 27-year-old, but if the Vikings ever did move on from their star wide receiver, there would be no shortage of interest in a player who still has to be considered one of the four best wideouts in football.
One first-round pick:
WR, Jordan Addison , G Donovan Jackson . Jackson was likely the best first-round pick of the Kwesi Adofo-Mensah era in Minnesota, as he quickly settled in as a very solid guard up front. In a league where below-average starting young guards are getting in the ballpark of $15 million per season as free agents, Jackson could end up being a valuable interior player, especially if the Vikings spend more on quarterback in the years to come and have to cut back elsewhere.
Missing out:
DT Caleb Banks, OT Christian Darrisaw, Edge Dallas Turner, Edge Andrew Van Ginkel. Darrisaw didn't look like his old self after returning from a multi-ligament knee injury , which would concern potential trade partners -- even for a player who appeared like he was becoming one of the league's better young left tackles. Turner unquestionably took a step forward last season while filling in for Van Ginkel and Jonathan Greenard when they were injured, but his total of eight sacks overstates his impact as a pass rusher. With Greenard going to Philadelphia, Turner will need to create pressures more often to justify the draft capital the Vikings spent to acquire him in 2024.
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greediron wrote:
CD and Gink aren't worth a 1st?
Dohkay.
Probably not for Gink because he's 31 years old. But I think Darrisaw would. He says Darrisaw "didn't look like his old self" when he returned but that's not telling the whole story. He returned before he was ready and ended up getting shut down for the final five games. I think unless there's a belief Darrisaw's knee is chronic, he would definitely draw a 1st. When he's been healthy, his grades are elite and he just turned 27.
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Kentis wrote:
What, no love for Will the Thrill…!? 😏😒 The baby faced assassin.
A first? I know you were being flippant, but yeah, he is a very nice to have guy.
CD is a definite miss. He wasn't healthy last year, but dang he was top 5 LT the year before and I suspect he should return to form this year.
CD was been brought up as a Trent Williams 2.0 caliber player. One injury plagued year doesn’t change that. Madness.
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