Since the BCS era started in 1998, there have been five quarterbacks who won the national title and were first-round picks in the same calendar year.
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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...
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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...
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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 first trade of Thursday’s opening round has taken place. The Jets have sent the 10th overall pick to the Vikings, also dealing No. 203. In exchange, New York will receive Nos. 129 and 157 from Minnesota in addition to the 11th choice.
The Minnesota Vikings are trading the 11th overall pick, 129 and 157 to the Jets for the 10th and 203rd pick, according to Jonathan Jones. The Vikings are selecting Michigan QB J.J.
The Minnesota Vikings have now selected building blocks on both offense and defense in the first round of the 2024 NFL Draft.
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Not a big trade at all
The Minnesota Vikings have executed the first trade of the 2024 NFL Draft, and they’ve done it with the New York Jets.
The Vikings have moved up one spot to the tenth overall pick. They also receive pick #203 overall from the Jets in exchange for picks #11, #129, and #157.
This means that the Vikings are, likely, going to be selecting a quarterback in the top ten for the first time in franchise history. Prior to now, their...
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The quarterback of the future has arrived
It’s been a decade since the Minnesota Vikings took a swing at a quarterback of the future in the NFL Draft, but now the team has selected someone that they hope will be the face of the franchise for a long time to come.
With the 11th pick in the 2024 NFL Draft, the Minnesota Vikings have selected J.J. McCarthy, the quarterback from the University of Michigan.
McCarthy has risen up draft boards pretty rapidly over...
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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...
While the idea of the Chargers trading Herbert seems a little outrageous to even consider given how good he is and how high his ceiling is, you can kind of understand why they took the chance.
The 2024 NFL Draft is here, making it an excellent time to highlight some of the class' best players with scouting reports. Each report will include strengths, weaknesses and background information. Here's our report on J.J.
After wrapping up his college career with a 15-0 national championship-winning season with Michigan, quarterback J.J. McCarthy is headed across the Great Lakes for his NFL career.
The Minnesota Vikings were rumored to be involved in trade discussions to move up to as high as the No. 4 pick-up until Thursday night. Instead of getting desperate and losing the 23rd overall pick and 2025 first, the Vikings played it cool.
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The Minnesota Vikings have selected Michigan quarterback J.J. McCarthy with the No. 10 overall pick in the 2024 NFL draft. Minnesota moved from No. 11 to No.…
The Vikings traded up to the No. 10 pick with the Jets to select quarterback J.J. McCarthy on Thursday at the NFL draft.
The Minnesota Vikings are reportedly going to engage with superstar wide receiver Justin Jefferson in contract extension talks as soon as the 2024 NFL Draft is over.
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It’s finally here!
It’s here, everybody! Well, it’s almost here. . .about half an hour from now.
Yes, we are less than an hour away from the start of the 2024 NFL Draft and what should be an incredibly interesting moment in the future of our Minnesota Vikings. Right now, they’ve got two picks in the first round at #11 and #23, but we’re still expecting some sort of hot trade action to take place before too long involving our favorite...