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  • bobbo DRAFTING FOR THE
    Vikings
Draft Selections
Byron Murphy II Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (MIN)
Byron Murphy II
DL Texas
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (MIN)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Darius Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (MIN)
Darius Robinson
DL-EDGE Missouri
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (MIN)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Trey Benson Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (MIN)
Trey Benson
RB Florida State
Mekhi Wingo Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (MIN)
Mekhi Wingo
DT LSU
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (MIN)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Sataoa Laumea Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (MIN)
Sataoa Laumea
OT Utah
Roger Rosengarten Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 5 (MIN)
Roger Rosengarten
OT Washington
Mason McCormick Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (MIN)
Mason McCormick
OT South Dakota State
Nehemiah Pritchett Head Shot
PICK: 162 RND: 5 (MIN)
Nehemiah Pritchett
CB Auburn
Walter Rouse Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (MIN)
Walter Rouse
OT Oklahoma
Delmar Glaze Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (MIN)
Delmar Glaze
C Maryland
JD Bertrand Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (MIN)
JD Bertrand
LB Notre Dame
Draft Picks Received
Byron Murphy II Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (PHI)
Byron Murphy II
DL Texas
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (ARI)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Darius Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (IND)
Darius Robinson
DL-EDGE Missouri
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (PHI)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Trey Benson Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (GB)
Trey Benson
RB Florida State
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (PHI)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Roger Rosengarten Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 5 (ARI)
Roger Rosengarten
OT Washington
Nehemiah Pritchett Head Shot
PICK: 162 RND: 5 (ARI)
Nehemiah Pritchett
CB Auburn
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (PHI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (GB)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (GB)
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Draft Picks Traded
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (IND)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Chris Braswell Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (GB)
Chris Braswell
LB-EDGE Alabama
Evan Williams Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (TB)
Evan Williams
S Oregon
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (CHI)
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Players Gained
Head Shot
Dennis Daley
OG
Head Shot
J.J. Russell
LB
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureB
The Vikings bet the future on McCarthy. The board says B+.

The search is over. The Vikings handed the keys to J.J. McCarthy, and the whole operation now runs on his development. Call it a sensible B+, earned the boring way.

Every deal seemed to tilt their way, which is not luck. They banked enough surplus on Pritchett to cover a lot of smaller sins. The safety spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

Reaching for Glaze left real value on the table behind him.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick22 Rnd1 Byron Murphy II
In the Round 1 slot they get an anchor for the defensive front. A real need, handled.
Pick27 Rnd1 J.J. McCarthy
In pick No. 27 they get their guy under center for the next decade at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick46 Rnd2 Darius Robinson
Darius Robinson in the 46th pick lands just on the right side of the ledger. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick53 Rnd2 Cooper Beebe
A clean, defensible pick in pick 53 with a little surplus value in Cooper Beebe. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick91 Rnd3 Trey Benson
Good price on Trey Benson in No. 91, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick108 Rnd4 Mekhi Wingo
By-the-book stuff, Mekhi Wingo at the 108th overall pick squarely in line with his ranking. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick120 Rnd4 Johnny Wilson
A market-rate wide receiver, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Johnny Wilson. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick129 Rnd4 Sataoa Laumea
A straight-up fair deal on Sataoa Laumea at Round 4, Pick 29, value and slot in agreement. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick138 Rnd5 Roger Rosengarten
Roger Rosengarten at the Round 5 slot is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick157 Rnd5 Mason McCormick
They let Mason McCormick come to them and pounced at the 157th pick. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick162 Rnd5 Nehemiah Pritchett
Nehemiah Pritchett in pick No. 162 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick167 Rnd5 Walter Rouse
Walter Rouse in pick 167 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick177 Rnd6 Delmar Glaze
Delmar Glaze at slot 177 is a conviction pick that outran the value. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick230 Rnd7 JD Bertrand
Quietly one of the better values of the day, JD Bertrand at Round 7, Pick 10. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.