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J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (MIN)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (MIN)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Mekhi Wingo Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (MIN)
Mekhi Wingo
DT LSU
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (MIN)
Maason Smith
DT LSU
Kiran Amegadjie Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (MIN)
Kiran Amegadjie
OT Yale
Trey Benson Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (MIN)
Trey Benson
RB Florida State
Matt Goncalves Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (MIN)
Matt Goncalves
OT Pittsburgh
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (MIN)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Caelen Carson Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (MIN)
Caelen Carson
CB Wake Forest
Joe Milton III Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (MIN)
Joe Milton III
QB Tennessee
Javon Foster Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (MIN)
Javon Foster
OT Missouri
AJ Barner Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (MIN)
AJ Barner
TE Michigan
Josh Newton Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (MIN)
Josh Newton
CB TCU
Mason McCormick Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (MIN)
Mason McCormick
OT South Dakota State
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (MIN)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
Brevyn Spann-Ford Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (MIN)
Brevyn Spann-Ford
TE Minnesota
Evan Anderson Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (MIN)
Evan Anderson
DL Florida Atlantic
Evan Anderson Head Shot
PICK: 233 RND: 7 (MIN)
Evan Anderson
DL Florida Atlantic
Draft Picks Received
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (LV)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Mekhi Wingo Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Mekhi Wingo
DT LSU
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (WSH)
Maason Smith
DT LSU
Kiran Amegadjie Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (HOU)
Kiran Amegadjie
OT Yale
Trey Benson Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (WSH)
Trey Benson
RB Florida State
Matt Goncalves Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Matt Goncalves
OT Pittsburgh
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (JAX)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Joe Milton III Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (WSH)
Joe Milton III
QB Tennessee
Javon Foster Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (WSH)
Javon Foster
OT Missouri
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (JAX)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
Brevyn Spann-Ford Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (DAL)
Brevyn Spann-Ford
TE Minnesota
Evan Anderson Head Shot
PICK: 233 RND: 7 (DAL)
Evan Anderson
DL Florida Atlantic
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (HOU)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (NE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (LV)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (WSH)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (JAX)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (LV)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (DEN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (LV)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Troy Fautanu Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (TB)
Troy Fautanu
OT Washington
Brennan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (JAX)
Brennan Jackson
DE-EDGE Washington State
Trajan Jeffcoat Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (DEN)
Trajan Jeffcoat
DL-EDGE Arkansas
Players Gained
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Chandler Jones
EDGE
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall A-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesA+ FutureA+
A franchise passer in McCarthy headlines a A- weekend for the Vikings.

Call it belief, call it a gut call, but Joe Milton III at slot 139 is 61 spots clear of consensus, and that is the headline. Little to argue with here, and the A- says so.

J.J. McCarthy gives the offense a face and a plan, and the grade leans heavily on whether he hits. Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Newton. The phones were where this weekend was really won.

For all the activity, edge rusher went untouched, which is hard to explain.

The kind of weekend a front office frames and hangs on the wall.

Pick Analysis
Pick13 Rnd1 J.J. McCarthy
In the Round 1 slot they get their guy under center for the next decade, reach and all. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick34 Rnd2 Brian Thomas Jr.
A clean, defensible pick in the 34th pick with a little surplus value in Brian Thomas Jr.. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick68 Rnd3 Mekhi Wingo
Mekhi Wingo at Round 3, Pick 4 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick78 Rnd3 Maason Smith
Maason Smith at pick 78 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick86 Rnd3 Kiran Amegadjie
They will replay Kiran Amegadjie at No. 86 for years; that is how good the value is. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick100 Rnd3 Trey Benson
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Trey Benson at pick No. 100. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick103 Rnd4 Matt Goncalves
They liked Matt Goncalves enough to skip the value, taking him in the 103rd pick. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick116 Rnd4 Brenden Rice
Brenden Rice at the 116th overall pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick129 Rnd4 Caelen Carson
A cornerback of that caliber at Round 4, Pick 29 is the definition of value, full stop. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick139 Rnd5 Joe Milton III
A wild overpay on Joe Milton III in pick 139, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick152 Rnd5 Javon Foster
They robbed the room for Javon Foster here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick157 Rnd5 AJ Barner
They paid a round early for AJ Barner in No. 157, more than the board wanted. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick167 Rnd5 Josh Newton
Circle this one: Josh Newton at the Round 5 slot is a fall that decides a draft. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
Pick177 Rnd6 Mason McCormick
Mason McCormick at pick No. 177 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick212 Rnd6 Frank Gore Jr.
They paid up for Frank Gore Jr. at No. 212 when waiting would have done the job. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick216 Rnd6 Brevyn Spann-Ford
Brevyn Spann-Ford at pick No. 216 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. It fills a real need, too.
Pick232 Rnd7 Evan Anderson
This one needs a full-page explanation: Evan Anderson in Round 7, Pick 12, miles early. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick233 Rnd7 Evan Anderson
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Evan Anderson well ahead of where he belonged. The roster fit checks out.