2024 NFL draft: Vikings trade-up offers for QBs, predictions

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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…