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My Man McCarthy VII

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Draft Selections
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIN)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Byron Murphy II Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (MIN)
Byron Murphy II
DL Texas
Renardo Green Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (MIN)
Renardo Green
S Florida State
Trevor Keegan Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (MIN)
Trevor Keegan
OG Michigan
Jacob Cowing Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (MIN)
Jacob Cowing
WR Arizona
Isaiah Davis Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (MIN)
Isaiah Davis
RB South Dakota State
Elijah Jones Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (MIN)
Elijah Jones
CB Boston College
Nathaniel Watson Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (MIN)
Nathaniel Watson
LB Mississippi State
Brevyn Spann-Ford Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (MIN)
Brevyn Spann-Ford
TE Minnesota
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Vikings drew a line under the quarterback search with McCarthy: B-.

The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: Elijah Jones, slot 177, roughly 62 picks past where he belonged.

Everything downstream of J.J. McCarthy depends on J.J. McCarthy, and the building knows it. That edge rusher hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

The Spann-Ford reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. The roster is better shaped than it was, with quarterback chief among the fixes.

Good work on the whole, with edge rusher the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 J.J. McCarthy
In the 11th pick they get a passer to set the clock by, even if it was a touch early. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick23 Rnd1 Byron Murphy II
In No. 23 they get an anchor for the defensive front at fair value.
Pick108 Rnd4 Renardo Green
Renardo Green at No. 108 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick129 Rnd4 Trevor Keegan
Trevor Keegan in the Round 4 slot is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick157 Rnd5 Jacob Cowing
Jacob Cowing slid further than he should have, and slot 157 is lovely value for the wide receiver. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick167 Rnd5 Isaiah Davis
Isaiah Davis slipping to the 167th overall pick is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick177 Rnd6 Elijah Jones
Elijah Jones at the 177th pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick230 Rnd7 Nathaniel Watson
A slide stopped in pick No. 230, with Nathaniel Watson worth more than the price. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick232 Rnd7 Brevyn Spann-Ford
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Brevyn Spann-Ford well ahead of where he belonged. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.