Vikings acquire Texans' 1st-rounder in 5-pick trade

The Minnesota Vikings are acquiring the Houston Texans' No. 23 and No. 232 picks in the 2024 NFL Draft in exchange for the No. 42 and No. 188 selections and a 2025 second-round pick, the team announced.

The No. 23 pick is the Vikings' second in the first round: They also own the No. 11 pick after they went 7-10 during the 2023 campaign.

Minnesota could use their pair of first-rounders to target or trade up for a quarterback after longtime starter Kirk Cousins signed with the Atlanta Falcons as a free agent earlier this week.

Houston, meanwhile, no longer owns a pick in the opening round of the 2024 draft. The Texans sent their top pick to the Arizona Cardinals during last year's draft in order to land pass-rusher Will Anderson, the reigning Defensive Rookie of the Year. The No. 23 pick originally belonged to the Cleveland Browns but was sent to Houston as a part of the Deshaun Watson trade.

The 2024 NFL Draft runs from April 25-27.

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