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Draft Selections
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (MIN)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Terrion Arnold Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (MIN)
Terrion Arnold
CB Alabama
Mekhi Wingo Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (MIN)
Mekhi Wingo
DT LSU
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (MIN)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Nehemiah Pritchett Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (MIN)
Nehemiah Pritchett
CB Auburn
Javion Cohen Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (MIN)
Javion Cohen
OG Miami (FL)
Jacob Cowing Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (MIN)
Jacob Cowing
WR Arizona
JD Bertrand Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (MIN)
JD Bertrand
LB Notre Dame
Garret Greenfield Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (MIN)
Garret Greenfield
OT South Dakota State
Draft Picks Received
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (PIT)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (PIT)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (PIT)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Brock Bowers Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (PIT)
Brock Bowers
TE Georgia
Players Gained
Head Shot
Najee Harris
RB
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B+
ValueB- NeedB TradesB+ FutureA
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. Good, not great, and the B+ says as much.

Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Cowing. The edge rusher spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

The Najee Harris pickup adds a known quantity to a class of unknowns.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the edge rusher spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick20 Rnd1 J.J. McCarthy
J.J. McCarthy at the 20th pick jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick23 Rnd1 Terrion Arnold
In No. 23 they get a press-man option on the boundary at fair value. More want than need.
Pick108 Rnd4 Mekhi Wingo
Mekhi Wingo in slot 108 is fair value, right on his grade. The roster fit checks out.
Pick129 Rnd4 Johnny Wilson
A tidy little value on Johnny Wilson in pick 129, a step better than break-even. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick157 Rnd5 Nehemiah Pritchett
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Nehemiah Pritchett at the Round 5 slot. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
Pick167 Rnd5 Javion Cohen
Javion Cohen in the 167th overall pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick177 Rnd6 Jacob Cowing
They will replay Jacob Cowing at pick No. 177 for years; that is how good the value is. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick230 Rnd7 JD Bertrand
A slide stopped in Round 7, Pick 10, with JD Bertrand worth more than the price. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick232 Rnd7 Garret Greenfield
Garret Greenfield at No. 232 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.