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Draft Selections
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIN)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (MIN)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (MIN)
Maason Smith
DT LSU
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (MIN)
James Williams
LB Miami (FL)
Braiden McGregor Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (MIN)
Braiden McGregor
DE-EDGE Michigan
Jordan Travis Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (MIN)
Jordan Travis
QB Florida State
Tanor Bortolini Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (MIN)
Tanor Bortolini
C Wisconsin
Trevin Wallace Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (MIN)
Trevin Wallace
LB Kentucky
Johnny Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (MIN)
Johnny Dixon
CB Penn State
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
The Vikings found their guy under center in McCarthy: B-.

After circling the position for what felt like forever, the Vikings committed. J.J. McCarthy is the quarterback now, and the roster gets built to his timeline.

If one pick saves this weekend, it is Dixon. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through safety. If McCarthy pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 J.J. McCarthy
In pick No. 11 they get their quarterback of the future, a steep price for the projection. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick23 Rnd1 Chop Robinson
In No. 23 they get a quarterback's worst nightmare. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick108 Rnd4 Maason Smith
Maason Smith at pick 108 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick129 Rnd4 James Williams
James Williams at the 129th overall pick nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick157 Rnd5 Braiden McGregor
Braiden McGregor at the Round 5 slot jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick167 Rnd5 Jordan Travis
Jordan Travis in the 167th pick is fair value, right on his grade. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick177 Rnd6 Tanor Bortolini
Tanor Bortolini at Round 6, Pick 2 is a conviction pick that outran the value. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick230 Rnd7 Trevin Wallace
By-the-book stuff, Trevin Wallace at slot 230 squarely in line with his ranking. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
Pick232 Rnd7 Johnny Dixon
Johnny Dixon in the Round 7 slot should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.