Vikings' first-round pick for 2024 NFL Draft is official

This is Minnesota's highest first-round pick since the team drafted cornerback Trae Waynes at, yep, No. 11 in 2015. The Vikings haven't picked higher than 18th, since, which is a good reflection of the franchise's recent, sustained success. Outside of 2023, of course.

Vikings could certainly take a quarterback at No. 11

Kirk Cousins' future in Minnesota was already cloudy before he suffered a season-ending injury in Week 8. But, now it's even cloudier when considering the Vikings are in a spot to nab one of the draft's top quarterbacks.

They wouldn't have to jump into the top-5 to do it, either. The key with this year's class is it's littered with several prospects who can turn into very good signal-callers in the NFL. The Vikings currently have nine picks in the 2024 NFL Draft, including four in the first four rounds, so they could add a pick, or two, and even a player in a package to move up, if they need to or want to.

It's going to be a very interesting offseason in Minnesota and depending on what the team does, it could easily define the franchise for the foreseeable future.