The Vikings have had their share of first-round whiffs like Laquon Treadwell and Matt Kalil.
However, Pro Football Focus did an analysis of each team’s draft success from 2006-2016, and the outlet found that the Vikings have done pretty well when it comes to finding and developing talent.
An easy way to read the graph and tell that the Vikings have been good at drafting is to look at the times the purple line climbs above the straight line. Just by glancing at the graph that way, you can tell that Vikings draftees are usually on the higher end when it comes to possible outcomes. Besides the Vikings, the Packers are also a team that is good at finding draft success. The Bears are average, and the Lions are, well, the Lions.
Will this stop people from complaining about the Vikings’ draft picks? Probably not.
