Who:

CBS Sports’ Ryan Wilson
The 33rd Team’s Marcus Mosher
Fantasy Pros’ Thor Nystrom
Pro Football Focus’ Trevor Sikkema
NBC Sports’ Connor Rogers
Chicago Tribune’s Brad Biggs
Colts Wire’s Cody Manning
The Draft Network’s Ryan Fowler
NFL Network’s Daniel Jeremiah
ESPN’s Mel Kiper Jr.
CBS Sports’ Will Brinson
Fox Sports’ Joel Klatt
Eagles Wire’s Glenn Erby
Pro Football Network’s Derek Tate
Bucs Wire’s Staff
Saints Wire’s John Sigler
USA Today’s Nate Davis
Fantasy Pros’ Derek Brown
Bears Wire’s Vincent Parise
Ravens Wire’s Glenn Erby
San Diego Union Tribune’s Eddie Brown
Fantasy Pros’ Matthew Jones
CBS Sports’ Josh Edwards
Yahoo! Sports’ Charles McDonald and Nate Tice
Vikings Wire’s Tyler Forness
Panthers Wire’s Anthony Rizzuti
New York Post’s Steve Selby
Bills Wire’s Nick Wojton
Patriots Wire’s Jordy McElroy
Pro Football Network’s A.J. Schulte
Pro Football Network’s Tony Catalina
The Sporting News’ Vinnie Iyer
Cards Wire’s Jess Root
NFL.com’s Chad Reuter

Now things get spicy. The Vikings package their two first-rounders — the No. 11 and No. 23 picks — to move up to No. 5 and take JJ McCarthy. Kirk Cousins signed with Atlanta and yes, Sam Darnold is now in the building, but there’s not a much better fit for JJ McCarthy than playing for Kevin O’Connell.-Wilson

Who:

Giants Wire’s Dan Benton
Bengals Wire’s Chris Roling

The Minnesota Vikings will be angling to move up for a quarterback but couldn’t get the job done in this simulation. They settle for Terrion Arnold, who will immediately improve their defense.-Benton

Who:

Giants Wire’s Dan Benton

The Vikings go defense twice in the first round, this time taking edge rusher Chop Robinson.-Benton

Who:

Jaguars Wire’s Kyle Bumpers

Trade details: — Vikings receive: No. 5 (1st) and No. 47 (2nd) selections — Giants receive: No. 11 (1st) and No. 23 (1st) selections The Giants have two veteran quarterbacks and addressed many of their top needs, so they traded back with the quarterback-hungry Vikings. Minnesota gets their quarterback in LSU’s Jayden Daniels after losing Kirk Cousins to the Falcons in free agency.-Bumpers

Who:

Vikings Wire’s Chris Spooner
CBS Sports’ Chris Trapasso
Philadelphia Inquirer’s Devin Jackson
Texans Wire’s Tyler Greenawalt
The Athletic’s Alec Lewis
Pro Football Network’s Joe Broback

The Vikings trade 11, 23, and a 2025 third to the New England Patriots for pick 3. The Vikings traded with the Houston Texans to pick up another first round pick. To me, that signals that they’re about to be aggressive to ensure they land a quarterback. Would it be nice to move up and still keep 23? Yes. Are there ways to do it? Yeah, probably. But the simplest answer is usually the right one. Trade with the New England Patriots giving them both 11 and 23, and a 3 next year. Draft your quarterback of the future (in this case, North Carolina’s Drake Maye). Profit.-Spooner

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Who:

Bengals Wire’s Chris Roling

Quarterback remains a question mark, but none of them are getting much done if the line doesn’t improve.-Roling

Tyler’s Scouting Report

Who:

Pro Football Network’s Lorenzo Reyna
San Diego Union Tribune’s Eddie Brown

Now that the Minnesota Vikings have added an extra first-round selection, they can address quarterback at one of those spots. However, Laiatu Latu gives Minnesota the needed motor and versatility that Danielle Hunter provided before his departure.-Reyna

Tyler’s Scouting Report

Who:

Pro Football Network’s Lorenzo Reyna
The 33rd Team’s Ian Valentino
Lioins Wire’s Jeff Risdon
Broncos Wire’s Jon Heath

Oregon players go back to back at Nos. 22 and 23 as the Vikings top off their QB room with Bo Nix. As much as All-Pro wide receiver Justin Jefferson may have wanted Fields, Nix can create out of structure and engineer explosive plays that could prove alluring for the Vikings WR1.-Reyna

Tyler’s Scouting Report

Who:

The 33rd Team’s Ian Valentino

What happens if the Minnesota Vikings can’t move ahead of the Giants? Sure, it seems more likely to happen than not, or else Minnesota was reckless in its early trade-up to grab a second first-round pick. But the class takes a dip around this selection, so New England, Arizona or Los Angeles would have to be willing to lose out on a blue-chip prospect.

That feels like a mistake. If Minnesota gets stuck here, they should choose the best player available. Pairing Dallas Turner with Jonathan Greenard would reinvigorate a pass rush that was completely reliant on Danielle Hunter in 2023. Turner offers an ideal frame and the raw traits to develop into a star.-Valentino

Tyler’s Scouting Report

Who:

Fantasy Pros’ Matthew Jones

This pick would almost certainly be included in any trade-up for McCarthy, but if the Vikings stay put, it looks like a good time to target a cornerback. The team doesn’t really have a clear-cut No. 1 corner (Byron Murphy Jr. is the best on the roster), and Kool-Aid McKinstry would be a great fit for Brian Flores’ defense, having played for Nick Saban.-Jones

Tyler’s Scouting Report

Who:

Lions Wire’s Jeff Risdon

Verse adds some length and youthful energy to the Vikings’ rebuilding defensive front. If they don’t trade up for a quarterback, of course…-Risdon

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Tyler’s Scouting Report

Who:

New York Post’s Steve Selby

Defensive coordinator Brian Flores can use a 6-foot-1, 308-pound enforcer to help stop NFC North RBs Josh Jacobs, David Montgomery and Jahmyr Gibbs, and D’Andre Swift.-Selby

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Tyler’s Scouting Report

Who:

Broncos Wire’s Jon Heath

The Broncos and Commanders moving around at the top of the draft resulted in the top four quarterbacks going 1-2-3-4, leaving none of the top prospects on the board for Minnesota at No. 11. So the Vikings select Quinyon Mitchell, arguably the best cornerback in this year’s class.-Heath

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Tyler’s Scouting Report

Who:

The Sporting News’ Vinnie Iyer

The Vikings will move this pick along with their earlier first-rounder should they make that big move up the board for a QB, but if they stay put, they should think about defensive tackle for DC Brian Flores after spending well at edge (Jonathan Greenard, Andrew Van Ginkel) and linebacker (Blake Cashman) in free agency.-Iyer

This week saw the Vikings get sent 60 total players with 14 different ones. Overall, the Vikings have been sent 412 total players with more than four weeks left until the NFL draft.