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Draft 17

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Draft Selections
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (MIN)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (MIN)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Jacob Cowing Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (MIN)
Jacob Cowing
WR Arizona
Sione Vaki Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (MIN)
Sione Vaki
S Utah
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (MIN)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Khristian Boyd Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (MIN)
Khristian Boyd
DL-EDGE Northern Iowa
Jaylen Wright Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (MIN)
Jaylen Wright
RB Tennessee
Javon Baker Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (MIN)
Javon Baker
WR UCF
Jaylan Ford Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (MIN)
Jaylan Ford
LB Texas
Myles Jones Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (MIN)
Myles Jones
CB Duke
Myles Cole Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (MIN)
Myles Cole
DE-EDGE Texas Tech
Fabien Lovett Head Shot
PICK: 255 RND: 7 (MIN)
Fabien Lovett
DL Florida State
Draft Picks Received
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (TB)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Jaylan Ford Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (TB)
Jaylan Ford
LB Texas
Myles Cole Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (TB)
Myles Cole
DE-EDGE Texas Tech
Fabien Lovett Head Shot
PICK: 255 RND: 7 (TB)
Fabien Lovett
DL Florida State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (TB)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (NO)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Laiatu Latu Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (NO)
Laiatu Latu
DL-EDGE UCLA
Players Gained
Head Shot
Logan Hall
DT
Head Shot
Erik McCoy
C
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall A-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureA+
The Vikings found their guy under center in McCarthy: A-.

The Fabien Lovett selection is the head-turner. The Vikings reached 104 spots for him, and it will define how this weekend is remembered. It holds up to a second look, which is why it earns the A-.

Everything downstream of J.J. McCarthy depends on J.J. McCarthy, and the building knows it. The phones were where this weekend was really won. The offensive lineman spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

The Ford pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch.

A strong weekend's work, and a rare one to find this little fault with.

Pick Analysis
Pick26 Rnd1 J.J. McCarthy
In slot 26 they get the arm they will build around, reach and all. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick42 Rnd2 Chop Robinson
Chop Robinson at pick No. 42 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick109 Rnd4 Jacob Cowing
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Jacob Cowing at No. 109 is the proof. The roster fit checks out.
Pick130 Rnd4 Sione Vaki
Sione Vaki at the Round 4 slot is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick145 Rnd5 Ben Sinnott
They paid sticker price for Ben Sinnott in Round 5, Pick 9, and that is fine. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick157 Rnd5 Khristian Boyd
A straight-up fair deal on Khristian Boyd at pick 157, value and slot in agreement. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick166 Rnd5 Jaylen Wright
Jaylen Wright in No. 166 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick179 Rnd6 Javon Baker
Javon Baker in pick No. 179 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It fills a real need, too.
Pick204 Rnd6 Jaylan Ford
The board fumbled Jaylan Ford all the way to the Round 6 slot, and they scooped it up. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick227 Rnd7 Myles Jones
A market-rate cornerback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Myles Jones. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick244 Rnd7 Myles Cole
Myles Cole at the 244th overall pick is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick255 Rnd7 Fabien Lovett
This one needs a full-page explanation: Fabien Lovett in pick 255, miles early. It patches a soft spot without any drama.