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  • Viking28 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Vikings
Draft Selections
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (MIN)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (MIN)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Tyler Nubin Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (MIN)
Tyler Nubin
S Minnesota
Bralen Trice Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (MIN)
Bralen Trice
DE-EDGE Washington
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (MIN)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (MIN)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (MIN)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Jha'Quan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (MIN)
Jha'Quan Jackson
WR Tulane
Myles Harden Head Shot
PICK: 257 RND: 7 (MIN)
Myles Harden
CB South Dakota
Draft Picks Received
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (NO)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (ARI)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Tyler Nubin Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (NO)
Tyler Nubin
S Minnesota
Bralen Trice Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (NYG)
Bralen Trice
DE-EDGE Washington
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (SF)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (WSH)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (CAR)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Jha'Quan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (SF)
Jha'Quan Jackson
WR Tulane
Myles Harden Head Shot
PICK: 257 RND: 7 (NYJ)
Myles Harden
CB South Dakota
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (CAR)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (DEN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Michael Penix Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (WSH)
Michael Penix Jr.
QB Washington
Nate Wiggins Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (SEA)
Nate Wiggins
CB Clemson
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (ARI)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
Theo Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (SF)
Theo Johnson
TE Penn State
Brennan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (DEN)
Brennan Jackson
DE-EDGE Washington State
Kamal Hadden Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (WSH)
Kamal Hadden
CB Tennessee
Delmar Glaze Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (DEN)
Delmar Glaze
C Maryland
M.J. Devonshire Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (NYJ)
M.J. Devonshire
CB Pittsburgh
Josiah Ezirim Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (DEN)
Josiah Ezirim
OL Eastern Kentucky
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (ARI)
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Players Gained
Head Shot
Brandon Allen
QB
Head Shot
Bryan Bresee
DT
Head Shot
Nate Landman
LB
Head Shot
Sterling Shepard
WR
Players traded away
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DeWayne McBride
RB
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Trishton Jackson
WR
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureD
A franchise passer in McCarthy headlines a B weekend for the Vikings.

The Vikings bet big and early on Frank Gore Jr., 88 picks ahead of the board. Bold does not always mean right. It does the job without flash, and the B reflects it.

Everything downstream of J.J. McCarthy depends on J.J. McCarthy, and the building knows it. The Harden pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged.

The dealing alone would carry a lesser class. Leaving tight end unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick14 Rnd1 J.J. McCarthy
In the 14th pick they get a long-term answer under center, reach and all. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick27 Rnd1 Kool-Aid McKinstry
In No. 27 they get a lockdown presence outside. Need was not the driver here.
Pick45 Rnd2 Tyler Nubin
Fair-plus on Tyler Nubin, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick70 Rnd3 Bralen Trice
Bralen Trice in slot 70 lands just on the right side of the ledger. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick133 Rnd4 Christian Jones
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Christian Jones. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick139 Rnd5 Frank Gore Jr.
Frank Gore Jr. at Round 5, Pick 3 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick166 Rnd5 Luke McCaffrey
Luke McCaffrey at pick No. 166 is money in the bank, a wide receiver taken below his worth. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick211 Rnd6 Jha'Quan Jackson
Steal is underselling it; Jha'Quan Jackson at the Round 6 slot is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick257 Rnd7 Myles Harden
They barely believed it either: Myles Harden still on the board at the 257th overall pick. Stacking talent where they were already deep.