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Draft Selections
Jared Verse Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIN)
Jared Verse
DE-EDGE Florida State
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 32 RND: 1 (MIN)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Tyler Davis Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (MIN)
Tyler Davis
DT Clemson
Javion Cohen Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (MIN)
Javion Cohen
OG Miami (FL)
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (MIN)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Josiah Ezirim Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (MIN)
Josiah Ezirim
OL Eastern Kentucky
Marcellas Dial Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (MIN)
Marcellas Dial
CB South Carolina
Draft Picks Received
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 32 RND: 1 (KC)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Draft Picks Traded
Graham Barton Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (KC)
Graham Barton
OT Duke
Keith Randolph Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (KC)
Keith Randolph Jr.
DL-EDGE Illinois
Nehemiah Pritchett Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (KC)
Nehemiah Pritchett
CB Auburn
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
The Vikings drew a line under the quarterback search with McCarthy: B-.

Call it belief, call it a gut call, but Josiah Ezirim at the 179th pick is 63 spots clear of consensus, and that is the headline. It does the job without flash, and the B- reflects it.

J.J. McCarthy gives the offense a face and a plan, and the grade leans heavily on whether he hits. Getting Dial where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class. A whole weekend of picks and safety is somehow still a want.

A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Jared Verse
In pick No. 11 they get a quarterback's worst nightmare at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick32 Rnd1 J.J. McCarthy
A reach on J.J. McCarthy in No. 32; the board had better options right there. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick109 Rnd4 Tyler Davis
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Tyler Davis at the Round 4 slot. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick130 Rnd4 Javion Cohen
They reached into another round for Javion Cohen, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick145 Rnd5 Cedric Gray
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Cedric Gray at the 145th overall pick is the proof. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick179 Rnd6 Josiah Ezirim
A big swing on Josiah Ezirim at slot 179, well ahead of any board in the building. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick227 Rnd7 Marcellas Dial
A top-tier cornerback at a bargain, Marcellas Dial in slot 227, plain and simple. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.