Vikings secure 2nd 1st-round selection in trade

The Minnesota Vikings received the Houston Texans’ 1^st-round selection today in an exchange that could be a precursor to moving further up the round to pick a QB to take the place of Kirk Cousins, who left the franchise in the offseason.

NEWS: The Vikings are acquiring a second first-round pick for the 2024 NFL Draft, league sources tell @DMRussini.

Minnesota will send two second-round picks, along with a late pick swap, to the Houston Texans in exchange for the No. 23 overall pick.https://t.co/4KvECf6HZL pic.twitter.com/p7jsdL0Pnf

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In the trade, Minnesota got Houston’s 23^rd-overall selection along with a 7^th-round selection. Houston acquired Minnesota’s 2^nd-round selection, their 6^th-round selection, and their 2^nd-round selection for next year.

The exchange preserved Minnesota’s own 1st-round selection, 11th overall, which they could, in theory, trade with the number 23 selection to receive a higher selection.

Vikings GM Kwesi Adofo-Mensah shared yesterday that Kirk’s leaving the team did not necessarily mean that the franchise will select a QB in the 1^st-round in the upcoming NFL Draft.

Minnesota has inked free agent Sam Darnold to a 1-year, 10 million dollar deal as a potential bridge starter in the upcoming campaign, and the general manager revealed that the organization had the “flexibility to go either way.”