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    Vikings
Draft Selections
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 32 RND: 1 (MIN)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (MIN)
T'Vondre Sweat
DT Texas
Caelen Carson Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (MIN)
Caelen Carson
CB Wake Forest
Audric Estime Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (MIN)
Audric Estime
RB Notre Dame
DJ James Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (MIN)
DJ James
CB Auburn
Jaylan Ford Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (MIN)
Jaylan Ford
LB Texas
Layden Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (MIN)
Layden Robinson
OG Texas A&M
Cam Hart Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (MIN)
Cam Hart
CB Notre Dame
AJ Barner Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (MIN)
AJ Barner
TE Michigan
Jalen Green Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (MIN)
Jalen Green
S Mississippi State
Joshua Cephus Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (MIN)
Joshua Cephus
WR UTSA
Draft Picks Received
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 32 RND: 1 (SF)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (LAR)
T'Vondre Sweat
DT Texas
Caelen Carson Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (LAR)
Caelen Carson
CB Wake Forest
Jalen Green Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (LAR)
Jalen Green
S Mississippi State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (SF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (SF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (SF)
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Draft Picks Traded
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (SF)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
Adonai Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (LAR)
Adonai Mitchell
WR Texas
Players Gained
Head Shot
Javon Kinlaw
DT
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B+
ValueC+ NeedB TradesB+ FutureA+
The Vikings found their guy under center in McCarthy: B+.

The one hole that towered over the rest is filled. The Vikings spent their marquee pick on J.J. McCarthy, and for the first time in a while there is a real answer at quarterback. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B+.

If one pick saves this weekend, it is Hart. The Ford pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over.

Spending an early pick on cornerback with edge rusher open is the decision the grade keeps circling back to. They punted on edge rusher, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick32 Rnd1 J.J. McCarthy
In pick 32 they get a passer to set the clock by, though they paid up to get him. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick51 Rnd2 T'Vondre Sweat
A straight-up fair deal on T'Vondre Sweat at Round 2, Pick 19, value and slot in agreement. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick83 Rnd3 Caelen Carson
They barely believed it either: Caelen Carson still on the board at slot 83. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick108 Rnd4 Audric Estime
Audric Estime slipping to the Round 4 slot is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick129 Rnd4 DJ James
A surprising call. With edge rusher still to address, they spent No. 129 on DJ James, a cornerback they were not short of.
Pick148 Rnd5 Jaylan Ford
Jaylan Ford at the 148th overall pick is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick160 Rnd5 Layden Robinson
By-the-book stuff, Layden Robinson at the 160th pick squarely in line with his ranking. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick168 Rnd5 Cam Hart
Somehow Cam Hart was still sitting there in pick No. 168, and they pounced on premier cornerback value. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
Pick179 Rnd6 AJ Barner
AJ Barner at pick No. 179 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick214 Rnd6 Jalen Green
Jalen Green at Round 6, Pick 39 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick230 Rnd7 Joshua Cephus
They paid up for Joshua Cephus at the 230th overall pick when waiting would have done the job. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.