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  • Mike the Vike DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (MIN)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (MIN)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Christian Mahogany Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (MIN)
Christian Mahogany
OG Boston College
Anthony Gould Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (MIN)
Anthony Gould
WR Oregon State
Tanor Bortolini Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (MIN)
Tanor Bortolini
C Wisconsin
Decamerion Richardson Head Shot
PICK: 256 RND: 7 (MIN)
Decamerion Richardson
CB Mississippi State
DeVere Levelston Head Shot
PICK: 257 RND: 7 (MIN)
DeVere Levelston
DT SMU
Draft Picks Received
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (CIN)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (DAL)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Christian Mahogany Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (WSH)
Christian Mahogany
OG Boston College
Anthony Gould Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (WSH)
Anthony Gould
WR Oregon State
Tanor Bortolini Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (NO)
Tanor Bortolini
C Wisconsin
Decamerion Richardson Head Shot
PICK: 256 RND: 7 (NYJ)
Decamerion Richardson
CB Mississippi State
DeVere Levelston Head Shot
PICK: 257 RND: 7 (NYJ)
DeVere Levelston
DT SMU
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (DAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (DAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (WSH)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (DAL)
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Draft Picks Traded
Quinyon Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (DAL)
Quinyon Mitchell
CB Toledo
Troy Fautanu Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (CIN)
Troy Fautanu
OT Washington
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (CIN)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
Dallin Holker Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (CIN)
Dallin Holker
TE Colorado State
Dylan Laube Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (CIN)
Dylan Laube
RB New Hampshire
Sione Vaki Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (NO)
Sione Vaki
S Utah
Walter Rouse Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (WSH)
Walter Rouse
OT Oklahoma
Trevin Wallace Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (DAL)
Trevin Wallace
LB Kentucky
Andrew Coker Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (DAL)
Andrew Coker
OL TCU
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (ARI)
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Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall C+
ValueC+ NeedB TradesD FutureB-
McCarthy is the plan now, and the Vikings grade out a C+.

They will call it conviction in the building and a reach everywhere else: DeVere Levelston, 107 picks early at pick No. 257.

Everything downstream of J.J. McCarthy depends on J.J. McCarthy, and the building knows it. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped edge rusher, which is a strange place to end up.

If J.J. McCarthy and a couple of the gambles land, hindsight will be kinder than this grade.

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 J.J. McCarthy
In Round 1, Pick 18 they get their quarterback of the future. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick24 Rnd1 Kool-Aid McKinstry
Kool-Aid McKinstry in pick No. 24 is fair value, right on his grade. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick100 Rnd3 Christian Mahogany
A straight-up fair deal on Christian Mahogany at slot 100, value and slot in agreement. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick139 Rnd5 Anthony Gould
Anthony Gould at No. 139 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It fills a real need, too.
Pick175 Rnd5 Tanor Bortolini
The board had cheaper options than Tanor Bortolini at the Round 5 slot, and it noticed. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick256 Rnd7 Decamerion Richardson
A big swing on Decamerion Richardson at the 256th pick, well ahead of any board in the building. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
Pick257 Rnd7 DeVere Levelston
This one needs a full-page explanation: DeVere Levelston in No. 257, miles early. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.