The Minnesota Vikings are not in a good situation.
Their priority is to get a long-term quarterback and they have the 11th overall pick in the 2024 draft.
That is too early to go for the next tier of QB alternatives (Bo Nix and Michael Penix Jr.) and just out of reach for the top QB prospects (Caleb Williams, Drake Maye, Jayden Daniels, and now J.J. McCarthy).
Their long-rumored interest in the former group could lead to a blockbuster trade up.
If it does, Bleacher Report’s Kristopher Knox suggests a hypothetical three-team trade the Washington Commanders “would have to consider”.
He piggybacks off the idea that they could have an initial trade partner in the Arizona Cardinals.
“In this scenario, the Vikings do move up to No. 4 but then use that as a stepping stone to get even higher,” Knox wrote on March 24. “Minnesota doesn’t have second- or third-round selections, so trading a future first-rounder may be the only way to complete the jump.
“It would be a pricey series of moves, but it would guarantee the Vikings the second-best quarterback on their board
