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Draft Selections
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (MIN)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (MIN)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Josh Newton Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (MIN)
Josh Newton
CB TCU
Nelson Ceaser Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (MIN)
Nelson Ceaser
DL-EDGE Houston
Tykee Smith Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (MIN)
Tykee Smith
S Georgia
Daijun Edwards Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (MIN)
Daijun Edwards
RB Georgia
Tahj Washington Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (MIN)
Tahj Washington
WR USC
Draft Picks Received
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (ARI)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (WSH)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Daijun Edwards Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (LAC)
Daijun Edwards
RB Georgia
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (LAC)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (ARI)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (ARI)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (WSH)
Maason Smith
DT LSU
Fabien Lovett Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (LAC)
Fabien Lovett
DL Florida State
JD Bertrand Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (WSH)
JD Bertrand
LB Notre Dame
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (CHI)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall C+
ValueC- NeedA- TradesC FutureC+
The Vikings bet the future on McCarthy. The board says C+.

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 C+ and check back in two years.

That Washington pick is the receipt they will wave around later. McCarthy has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced.

The tight end spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

So much rides on J.J. McCarthy that the real verdict is a season or two away.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 J.J. McCarthy
In Round 1, Pick 4 they get a passer to set the clock by, a steep price for the projection. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick100 Rnd3 Zak Zinter
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Zak Zinter. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick129 Rnd4 Josh Newton
They read the board right and Josh Newton was the payoff at the Round 4 slot. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick157 Rnd5 Nelson Ceaser
Nelson Ceaser at the 157th overall pick jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick167 Rnd5 Tykee Smith
Nothing to complain about; Tykee Smith went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick181 Rnd6 Daijun Edwards
Daijun Edwards in pick 181 is fair value, right on his grade. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick232 Rnd7 Tahj Washington
Somehow Tahj Washington was still sitting there in No. 232, and they pounced on premier wide receiver value. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.