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.
