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Draft Selections
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIN)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Jared Verse Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (MIN)
Jared Verse
DE-EDGE Florida State
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (MIN)
T'Vondre Sweat
DT Texas
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (MIN)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Cam Hart Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (MIN)
Cam Hart
CB Notre Dame
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (MIN)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (MIN)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
AJ Barner Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (MIN)
AJ Barner
TE Michigan
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (MIN)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Khristian Boyd Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (MIN)
Khristian Boyd
DL-EDGE Northern Iowa
Drake Nugent Head Shot
PICK: 192 RND: 6 (MIN)
Drake Nugent
C Michigan
Garret Greenfield Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (MIN)
Garret Greenfield
OT South Dakota State
Draft Picks Received
Jared Verse Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DEN)
Jared Verse
DE-EDGE Florida State
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (LAC)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Cam Hart Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (ARI)
Cam Hart
CB Notre Dame
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (NYJ)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Drake Nugent Head Shot
PICK: 192 RND: 6 (NO)
Drake Nugent
C Michigan
Garret Greenfield Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (NO)
Garret Greenfield
OT South Dakota State
Draft Picks Traded
Jalyx Hunt Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (ARI)
Jalyx Hunt
S-EDGE Houston Christian
Andrew Coker Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (ARI)
Andrew Coker
OL TCU
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (MIA)
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PICK: RND: 5 (MIA)
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PICK: RND: 5 (MIA)
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Players Gained
Head Shot
Quinn Meinerz
OG
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D.J. Reed
CB
Players traded away
Head Shot
Kirk Cousins
QB
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T.J. Hockenson
TE
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall F
ValueC NeedB+ TradesF FutureF
The Vikings left with their quarterback, and a F to match.

There was a run on nobody at that position, and the Vikings started one anyway for J.J. McCarthy, 35 picks ahead of schedule.

The trade table is where this weekend went wrong. They have staked the next five years on J.J. McCarthy, which is the only story that really matters here. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through safety.

Spend now, pay later; the math only works if this class delivers.

There is no soft landing here: they fought the board and left safety open, and the grade is the bill.

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 J.J. McCarthy
In Round 1, Pick 11 they get a franchise quarterback, though the board says they badly overpaid. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick12 Rnd1 Jared Verse
In the Round 1 slot they get a double-digit-sack hope at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick42 Rnd2 T'Vondre Sweat
A straight-up fair deal on T'Vondre Sweat at pick No. 42, value and slot in agreement. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick69 Rnd3 Cooper Beebe
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Cooper Beebe. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick90 Rnd3 Cam Hart
They paid sticker price for Cam Hart in No. 90, and that is fine. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick109 Rnd4 Braelon Allen
No drama and no debate, Braelon Allen went about where he belonged in pick 109. The roster fit checks out.
Pick112 Rnd4 Cedric Gray
Cedric Gray at slot 112 is a conviction pick that outran the value. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick130 Rnd4 AJ Barner
They talked themselves into AJ Barner at Round 4, Pick 30, and the board did not agree. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick166 Rnd5 Luke McCaffrey
Luke McCaffrey in the 166th pick is fair value, right on his grade. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick179 Rnd6 Khristian Boyd
No edge and no loss on Khristian Boyd in the Round 6 slot; it is a wash and a sensible one. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick192 Rnd6 Drake Nugent
They paid a round early for Drake Nugent in No. 192, more than the board wanted. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick230 Rnd7 Garret Greenfield
Garret Greenfield at the 230th overall pick is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.