Vikings Trade Pitch Nets Top-4 Pick for Just 2 First-Rounders Not 3.
The Minnesota Vikings will have to pay a premium to jump into the top five for a franchise quarterback, but there’s a chance they could limit the cost to two first-round picks and change.
Trevor Sikkema of Pro Football Focus (PFF) appeared on the Thursday, April 11 edition of the “Rich Eisen Show,” during which he detailed a potential deal between the Vikings and the Arizona Cardinals for the 4th overall pick that doesn’t include a third first-rounder in the offer on Minnesota’s side.
I think it’s most plausible to say that three quarterbacks are gonna go to start this draft. So I think that [J.J.] McCarthy probably is gonna be on the board at No. 4, [and] Arizona is not gonna be taking him.
I look at two teams in particular that have the opportunity to actually give Arizona a deal that they would take. The first one is the obvious one, and it’s the Minnesota Vikings at [pick No.] 11. Now, if the Cardinals are comfortable moving all the way back from [pick Nos.] 4 to 11, they can probably get No. 11 from Minnesota, the No. 23 pick in the first round they got from the Houston Texans and a little bit more than that because you’re paying the tax of that team moving all the way outside of the top 10 for a quarterback.
So, even if that’s the case, Arizona could then say, ‘We’ll get No. 11, we could use that [extra] draft capital, maybe trade back up” to still get one of those wide receivers that they need.
Most Trade Proposals Predict Vikings Must Deal 3 First-Rounders to Move Into Top 5
If Sikkema is correct and Minnesota can get in the game for the No. 4 pick for the price of two first-rounders in 2024 and another asset or two of considerably lesser value, the outcome would read like a steal for the Vikings.
