Vikings acquire No. 23 pick in 2024 NFL Draft in deal with Texans

March 15, 2024

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The Minnesota Vikings have obtained the Negative. 23 decide within the 2024 NFL Draft from the Houston Texans, the Vikings announced on Friday. Minnesota is sending the Nos. 42 and 188 selections on this 12 months’s draft and its 2025 second-round draft decide to Houston for selections Nos. 23 and 232 this 12 months.

The Vikings now have two selections within the first around, the alternative being decide Negative. 11. FOX Sports’ most recent mock draft has Minnesota settling on Washington quarterback Michael Penix at Negative. 11. Now, there has been some speculation that the Vikings may package deal their two first-rounders to advance up even upper.

There’ll now be an 85-pick hole between Minnesota’s moment first-rounder (Negative. 23) and its later variety (Negative. 108).

Minnesota is coming off a 7-10 season that noticed it pass over the playoffs for the 3rd pace in 4 years. Quarterback Kirk Cousins suffered a season-ending Achilles tear in Future 8 and lately signed a four-year, $180 million trade in with the Atlanta Falcons, future superstar linebacker Danielle Hunter signed a two-year, $49 million trade in with the Texans.

In the meantime, the Vikings have reportedly signed defensive finish Jonathan Greenard to a four-year, $76 million trade in, future agreeing to one-year trade in with quarterback Sam Darnold and operating again Aaron Jones, amongst alternative strikes.

Basic supervisor Kwesi Adofo-Mensah and head schoolteacher Kevin O’Connell are getting into their 3rd seasons with the Vikings. At the alternative hand, the Texans are coming off a 10-7 season that noticed them win the AFC South and succeed in the AFC divisional around with first-year head schoolteacher DeMeco Ryans and rookie quarterback C.J. Stroud.

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