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senior NFL national reporter- Dan Graziano is a senior NFL national reporter for ESPN, covering the entire league and breaking news. Dan also contributes to Get Up, NFL Live, SportsCenter, ESPN Radio, Sunday NFL Countdown and Fantasy Football Now. He is a New Jersey native who joined ESPN in 2011, and he is also the author of two published novels.
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NFL draft analyst- Jordan Reid is an NFL draft analyst for ESPN, providing in-depth scouting on the nation's top pro prospects. Jordan joined ESPN in 2021 and also contributes to SportsCenter and ESPN Radio. He played quarterback at North Carolina Central University and then went on to coach there from 2014-18.
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ESPN Staff Writer- Kevin Seifert is a staff writer who covers the Minnesota Vikings and the NFL at ESPN. Kevin has covered the NFL for over 20 years, joining ESPN in 2008. He was previously a beat reporter for the Minneapolis Star Tribune and Washington Times. He is a graduate of the University of Virginia.
The Minnesota Vikings made an interesting trade two weeks ago when they acquired the No. 23 selection in the 2024 NFL draft from the Houston Texans. We don't often see trades for late Round 1 picks so far out from the draft, but there might have been a bigger plan at play: The Vikings now have two first-round picks this year, which gives them assets to move up to select a quarterback if and when the time comes.
That could be crucial in this class, as quarterbacks are projected to go 1-2-3 to kick off the draft. The fourth -- projected to be Michigan's J.J. McCarthy -- could go as early as No. 4 overall, and there's an outside chance a fifth signal-caller could sneak into the top 10. Minnesota lost Kirk Cousins in free agency earlier this month and owns the No. 11 pick, so a trade up might be necessary if general manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah decides to address the position in the draft.
With all of that in mind, we took a closer look at the situation. Vikings reporter Kevin Seifert laid out how Minnesota got here, and draft analyst Jordan Reid stacked the QBs who might make sense in a potential trade. Then, national reporter Dan Graziano pitched potential trade packages to move up to each spot that could theoretically be in play -- Nos. 3-10. Finally, Seifert sized up what the Vikings are most likely to do, and our experts made predictions.
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How the Vikings got here
The QBs who could fit
Potential offers to move up
What makes sense for Minnesota
Predictions on what the Vikings will do
